The US Supreme Court Friday ruled that the Navy and Department of Defense can reassign Navy SEALs who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Earlier this month, the Pentagon asked the Supreme Court to allow it to stop the deployment of unvaccinated SEALs. The court’s decision temporarily blocks the January ruling from a Texas federal [...]

The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Friday that would ban the death penalty on individuals diagnosed with specific mental illnesses. Under House Bill 269, defendants who show a documented history of mental illness at the time of the offense are immune from capital punishment. The defendant must show a diagnosis from a mental health professional. [...]

A jury for the US District Court for the District of Colorado Friday found that the Denver police used excessive force against protestors during the 2020 George Floyd protests and awarded a $14 million verdict to 12 protestors. This decision comes from a three-week trial that began on March 7. This lawsuit was a consolidation [...]

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, post-secondary education institutions rapidly shifted to virtual learning environments: They quickly adopted virtual technology platforms and, as the pandemic oscillated in intensity, established functional, effective and integrated bimodal learning platforms (i.e., in-person lectures with an option to participate remotely). University faculties prided themselves on these rapid transitions, which allowed them [...]

The no-knock warrant — a search warrant that authorizes police officers to enter certain premises without knocking and announcing their presence or purpose before entering — is a source of contention in America today. Its element of surprise and extirpative effects makes it a powerful yet contemptible militarized tactic. In this respect, reference is made [...]

The US Treasury Department, in coordination with the governments of Canada and the UK, issued additional sanctions Friday against five Myanmar individuals and five Myanmar entities for their roles in procuring weapons and equipment for the military regime. The sanctions were leveled just days prior to Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day, March 27. On Armed Forces [...]

Spain’s National Court suspended the extradition of Venezuelan ex-military officer Hugo Armando ‘El Pollo’ Carvajal Barrios to the US Friday following Carvaja’s appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Carvajal, former Director of Venezuela’s Military Intelligence (DIM) and former politician, faces illicit drug trafficking and firearms trafficking charges in the US. According to the US [...]

A Maryland circuit court judge Friday struck down the state’s new congressional district map, calling it an “extreme gerrymander.” The new district map was drawn by the Democratically-controlled state general assembly last year but was vetoed by Republican Governor Larry Hogan. That same day the general assembly overrode Hogan’s veto and enacted the map. Maryland [...]

Former US President Donald J. Trump Thursday sued Hilary R. Clinton, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and others for conspiring “to vilify Donald J. Trump” through nefarious “political stratagems,” claiming damages in excess of $24,000,000. Trump filed suit in the US District Court Southern District of Florida. Trump’s complaint accuses Clinton and other defendants of [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) updated its report Friday of confirmed civilian casualties in the conflict in Ukraine. Covering the period from 4 AM on February 24th to midnight Thursday, the report places civilian casualties at 2,788. This figure includes 1,081 killed and 1,707 injured. The report further breaks [...]