Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine has sparked a strong international reaction, with most states referring to the actions of the Russian army as war crimes. A number of parliaments and heads of states have recognized that yet another international crime—genocide—is being committed by the occupant’s troops. Poland’s parliament—the Sejm—was the first to pass a resolution [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday announced Ghislaine Maxwell received a 20-year prison sentence “for her role in a scheme to sexually exploit and abuse multiple minor girls with Jeffrey Epstein over the course of a decade.” Maxwell must also pay a $750,000 fine and will be supervised for five years upon release. Maxwell [...]
The Michigan Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that defendants charged in connection with the Flint water crisis are entitled to preliminary examinations. Three state employees, Nancy Peeler, Richard L. Baird and Nicolas Lyon, were charged for their roles in the Flint water crisis under Michigan’s “one-man grand jury statute.” The law allows a single judge to [...]
UK Labour MP Stella Creasy Tuesday expressed her intention to propose a provision protecting the right to abortion in a new proposed UK Bill of Rights. Creasy spoke in front of the UK government ministers and asked cabinet member Amanda Milling if she would support a bid to amend the proposed bill of rights to include [...]
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon Tuesday announced a new referendum for Scottish independence to be held in October 2023. Sturgeon made the announcement as the Scottish parliament passed a referendum bill on independence. According to Sturgeon: Independence is about equipping ourselves to navigate the future, guided by our own values, aspirations and interests. Now [...]
A former White House aide Tuesday told the US House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack that former US President Donald Trump encouraged January 6 election protesters to go to the US Capitol despite knowing that some were armed with weapons ranging from rifles to bear spray and spears. Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to [...]
Texas District Court Judge Christine Weems Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order, which blocks the enforcement of Texas’ pre-Roe abortion ban. A temporary injunction hearing is scheduled for July 12, 2022. Weems received a petition asking for a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction to block the enforcement of Texas’ abortion ban. The Plaintiffs argue that [...]
The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday to pharmaceutical giant Bayer and agrochemical subsidiary Monsanto for the second time this year. Bayer has been seeking certiorari for one of many cases surrounding Roundup, a weed killer produced by Monsanto with alleged cancer-causing properties. The case in question, Pilliods v. Monsanto, revolves around a California couple [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday announced that three individuals pleaded guilty to a series of actions related to the US Capitol breach on January 6, 2021. The individuals include Florida man Mitchell Todd Gardner II, Troy Sargent of Massachusetts, and Nathaniel DeGrave of Nevada. Gardner pleaded guilty to “felony charges of civil disorder, obstruction [...]
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Monday signed an executive order designed to protect reproductive health care services in the state. The order protects those who provide abortion services from out-of-state civil or criminal liability. Lujan Grisham signed the order in response to the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, [...]
