Articles Tagged with operation gideon

A US federal judge delivered an order on Monday allowing the Sunrise Wind project to continue operations off the coast of New York. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth for the District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction requested by Denmark-owned company Orsted in response to President Donald Trump’s stop-work order that [...]

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Thirteen plaintiffs, including an immigration nonprofit, a legal clinic, and American citizens, filed a lawsuit against the US Department of State (DOS) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, seeking to overturn a visa ban recently instituted by President Donald Trump’s administration. The new policy aims to prevent immigration “for nationalities at high risk [...]

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French prosecutors conducted search operations at the offices of social media platform X in France on Tuesday, investigating suspected algorithmic abuse and a wide range of other cyber offences allegedly committed by the platform and its executives. The Prosecutor’s Office of Paris stated that these operations were part of a broader investigation into the alleged [...]

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled last Wednesday that Montgomery County, Maryland, could require teachers to use students’ preferred pronouns and prohibit teachers from sharing information about gender identity with parents. The 2-1 opinion, written by Judge Robert Bruce King, held that the school board’s policy requiring teachers to use the [...]

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The Law Society of British Columbia warned Monday that the provincial government’s intention to amend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) may erode judicial independence and limit access to independent courts. In the statement, the Law Society reiterated that interpreting legislation is a constitutional function of courts. Although the executive government [...]

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The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) on Monday called for an independent investigation into the alleged use of excessive force by Canadian police against a Black defense lawyer. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Bar Association issued a similar appeal last Thursday. On January 23, Sudine Riley, a lawyer who is a Black woman, [...]

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Doctors without Borders (MSF) on Monday denounced the blocking of humanitarian access to opposition-held areas by the government of South Sudan, warning of harm afflicting vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant women and patients with chronic or critical conditions. In a statement, the group warned that at least 23 patients are currently in critical condition and [...]

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A US federal judge in Minnesota on Saturday refused to halt the Trump administration’s massive immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities, denying a request by the state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul for preliminary injunctive relief.​​ District Judge Katherine Menendez held that plaintiffs had not shown a sufficient likelihood [...]

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Hundreds of Danish veterans and supporters staged a silent march on Saturday from the historic Kastellet fortress to the US Embassy in Copenhagen as part of the “No Words” mobilization to protest recent US rhetoric that organizers said demeans Denmark’s combat contributions alongside American forces. Organizers also linked the march to the status of Greenland, [...]

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A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration for a second time from enforcing a policy requiring members of Congress to give seven days’ notice before visiting immigration detention facilities, finding the government’s revised restriction still likely violates federal law. US District Judge Jia M. Cobb granted a temporary restraining order sought by 14 [...]

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