In documents unsealed Monday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) accused former President Donald Trump of engaging in “gamesmanship” in the ongoing legal battle over government documents seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida residence. Trump’s legal team and the DOJ filed the documents previously under seal in response to Special Master Raymond Dearie’s request that both [...]
The Democratic Party of Georgia, Democratic Senatorial Capaign Committee and Warnock for Georgia Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Georgia after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger barred polls from opening for early voting on November 26. The lawsuit seeks immediate relief in the form of a temporary restraining order or interlocutory injunction [...]
The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Tuesday approved articles of impeachment against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. The Republican-controlled committee voted fourteen to eight along party lines to report House Resolution 240 as committed, setting the stage for a full House of Representatives vote on Wednesday. House Republicans first filed articles of impeachment against Krasner on [...]
Several civil rights groups Monday filed a class action lawsuit against the County and City of Los Angeles in addition to Los Angeles law enforcement. The lawsuit challenges Los Angeles’s policy of jailing arrestees who are unable to make bail as set by the county’s uniform “bail schedules.” Since the arrestees are unable to make [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Monday issued a nationwide injunction against the Biden administration’s federal student loan forgiveness plan. The administration is temporarily barred from dispensing loan forgiveness to the millions of student borrowers who already applied to the plan. The injunction will remain in place until the court decides otherwise [...]
The United States Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Monday sanctioned 28 entities and 14 individuals that provide technology to the Russian military. The sanctions, part of a worldwide effort to disrupt Russia’s war in Ukraine, prohibit any transactions with the people or property subject to the sanctions within the United States. Under the [...]
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly Monday approved a resolution calling for Russia to pay war reparations to Ukraine during an emergency special session devoted to the conflict. The resolution outlines the creation of an international mechanism that will compensate states who have sustained damage, loss and injuries due to illegal activity by another state. The [...]
Independent candidates for Victoria, Australia state elections Tuesday announced they will go to the Victorian Commission and Administration Tribunal after the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) determined that the candidates’ how-to-vote cards are “likely to mislead or deceive” voters. According to Hawthorn candidate Melissa Lowe, the VEC informed her that: The VEC is satisfied that the [...]
Amnesty International Monday called for the immediate release of prominent Afghan women’s rights defenders Zarifa Yaqoobi, Farhat Popalzai, Humaira Yusuf and their colleagues. After a November 4 press conference, Taliban officers arrested the activists and press conference attendees, strip searched them and searched their phones. The conference announced the formation of “Afghan Women Movement for [...]
Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 million, multi-state settlement with Google over the company’s location tracking practices. The agreement marks the largest US privacy settlement in history. Authorities allege that Google’s collection of location information violated the participating states’ consumer protection laws because “Google misled its users into thinking they had turned [...]
