The Guardian Monday reported that the UK Home Office will offer asylum seekers two options: a return flight to the conflict zone the refugee escaped from or removal to Rwanda. In a document issued to a group of UK asylum seekers and obtained by the Guardian, the Home Office said refugees have the option to leave [...]
The US Treasury Department Monday imposed sanctions on two senior officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina for allegedly threatening the stability of the region and democratic processes. Under Executive Order 14033, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina President Marinko Cavara and Republika Srpska Minister of Health and Social Welfare Alen Seranic have been sanctioned. Both Cavara and [...]
The US Justice Department Monday charged former leaders of the Proud Boys with seditious conspiracy relating to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Enrique Tarrio, a former chairman of the Proud Boys, was previously indicted on charges of conspiracy for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol on March [...]
A Russian investigative journalist Monday wrote on social media that Russia’s securities agencies froze his bank accounts and that he was placed on Russia’s wanted list. Andrei Soldatov said that the case against him was initiated on March 1, 2022 and is presumably being investigated by the Investigative Committee of Russia. Russia’s Ministry of Internal [...]
The environmental advocacy group Last Beach Cleanup Monday issued a public statement regarding two lawsuits it filed Friday against California-based retailers Gelson’s Markets and Stater Bros. Markets. Last Beach initiated these two lawsuits against the California retailers because the companies are allegedly “illegally selling plastic shopping bags in California because they are not ‘recyclable in [...]
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Monday enjoined the use of a new congressional redistricting map that included one majority-black district. A coalition of black voters and organizations, including the NAACP, filed a lawsuit after Louisiana’s legislature overturned Governor John Bel Edwards’ veto and passed the maps. According to the plaintiffs, [...]
Kosovo police used pepper spray Monday to disperse a crowd of war veterans protesting a failed bill that would raise the minimum wage for the public sector but exclude veterans. According to the police, Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans began to gather in front of the parliament for a planned rally and attempted to push into [...]
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued warrants Monday for the seizure of a Boeing 787-8 aircraft and a Gulfstream G650ER aircraft, worth over $400 million, both owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The court found that the airplanes are subject to seizure and forfeiture “based on probable cause of [...]
The Federal Court of Australia ordered Google to pay politician John Barilaro, A$715,000 Monday in a landmark defamation case. The court determined that YouTube videos from content creator Jordan Shanks, also known as “friendlyjordies,” calling Barilaro “corrupt” and mocking Barilaro’s Italian heritage violated Australia’s defamation laws. According to the ruling, Shanks statements led to “relentless, [...]
The US Supreme Court Monday held unanimously in Siegel v. Fitzgerald that Congress’ enactment of a significant Chapter 11 bankruptcy fee increase in 48 states, exempting some debtors in two states, violated the Bankruptcy Clause’s uniformity requirement. This case originated because increased fees for Chapter 11 debtors in Trustee Program districts in 2017. The 2017 Act [...]
