The trial of a former SS watchman, aged 94, began Tuesday in a Münster juvenile court. German newspaper Die Welt reports that the man, whose name is not disclosed for legal reasons, is alleged to be complicit in the murders of 65,000 victims of Stutthof Concentration Camp in Eastern Poland when he served there from [...]
The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh on Monday sentenced two people to death for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War. The two convicts, Liakat Ali and Aminul Islam, went into hiding after an arrest warrant was issued against them in May 2016 for allegedly aiding Pakistani troops and murdering over 100 people. [...]
The supreme court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday concerning a Virginia uranium mining ban and authority over Alaskan national parks. In Virginia Uranium v. John Warren, Virginia Uranium is arguing that Virginia’s state law banning uranium mining in the state is preempted by the Atomic Energy Act. In addition to hearing oral arguments [...]
The US Department of Justice announced on Monday its plan for the upcoming Election Day. The Civil Rights Division plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws by deploying personnel to 35 jurisdictions across 19 states. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the efforts are aimed “to protect the rights of millions of Americans to [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Second Amendment challenge to California’s concealed carry law. The original case stems from James Rothery and Andrea Hoffman being denied concealed carry permits by their local sheriff. Under California law, the carrying of firearms loaded or unloaded guns is generally prohibited in public places, but [...]
The US State Department announced Monday that it would reimpose sanctions upon Iran previously lifted by the Obama administration’s nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA). “Starting today, all nuclear cooperation with Iran, except for the limited activities for which waivers are being granted, will be sanctionable,” reads the State Department’s press release. [...]
The Supreme Court declined Monday to review a 2016 case brought by various broadband service providers challenging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) net neutrality protections from the Obama era. The present case comes from the FCC of the Obama Administration issued the 2015 Open Internet Order, which reclassified broadband providers to be “common carriers” obligated to [...]
A UN human rights expert said Monday that Paraguay’s prosecution of three Supreme Court judges undermines the independence of the judiciary and urged Paraguay to drop the suit. The judges are being tried for acquitting 11 peasant farmers jailed over the deaths of police officers during a violent eviction in the Curuguaty Massacre of 2012. The [...]
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in four cases Friday in addition to the Maryland cross case. In Smith v. Berryhill the court will answer the question of “whether the Appeals Council’s decision to reject a disability claim on the ground that the claimant’s appeal was untimely is a ‘final decision’ subject to judicial review under [...]
The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed the trial over the 2020 census inclusion of a citizenship question to proceed, over the objection of the Trump administration. The court issued a brief order rejecting the request of the Trump administration to stay the trial. The trial is set to start Monday in the US District [...]
