A German court Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe intended to bar Mercedes-Benz from selling cars with combustion engines that emit greenhouse gases after 2030. Deutsche Umwelthilfe claimed that Mercedes-Benz must comply with the Paris Climate Protection Agreement and the German Climate Protection Act regarding reduction in its vehicles’ CO2 emissions. Deutsche [...]
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team Monday filed a response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) most recent court filing asking a judge to lift the preliminary injunction barring the use of documents seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida, residence in the DOJ’s criminal probe. Trump’s team asked the judge to leave the preliminary injunction in [...]
Irish Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman Monday signed an order providing for birth information and tracing services under the new Birth Information and Tracing Act to begin on October 3. The act codifies the right for every Irish person who was adopted, was boarded out or had their birth information illegally [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennet Monday issued a special report indicating the country is experiencing a deepening human rights crisis. Bennet’s report focused on changes which have occurred in the country since the Taliban took power in August 2021. Bennett cited the severe restriction on the rights [...]
Federal agents Monday arrested a Texas woman for allegedly calling and threatening US District Court for the Southern District of Florida judge Aileen Cannon. Cannon currently oversees former President Donald Trump’s legal disputes around documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago, Florida residence and appointed a special master to review documents in the case on September 5. [...]
The Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Monday proposed a 13-point plan to close Guantánamo Bay prison. Co-chairs Claire Finkelstein and Harvey Rishikof complied a diverse analysis of the prison to create a proposal that is both comprehensive and nonpartisan. Among the report’s 13 recommendations are a proposal [...]
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) Monday announced an investigation into Entain Group Pty Ltd (Entain) to review compliance with Australian laws. AUSTRAC is the Australian agency “responsible for detecting, deterring and disrupting criminal abuse of the financial system.” This agency has the aim to stop organised and serious financial crime. Entain’s website [...]
Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. She reports from Nairobi. A war is currently going on Kenya social media. It’s a war between those who are in support of parastatals taking the forefront in Kenya’s economy and those who believe that both parastatals and private owned establishments should work together to further [...]
Human Rights Watch Monday reported that the Egyptian government is severely curtailing environmental groups’ ability to carry out independent policy, advocacy and field work essential to protecting the country’s natural environment. The report comes as Egypt prepares to host the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27) in November. Human Rights Watch conducted interviews with staff members [...]
The Varansi Court ruled Monday that a suit seeking the right to worship Hindu deities inside Gyanvapi Mosque Complex is not barred by any provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The plaintiffs argued the existence of Hindu deities at the land in dispute and that the principle of “first in existence” [...]
