The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Thursday ruled in favor of Alphabet Inc.’s Google in a suit filed by Genius alleging unfair competition and breach of contract pertaining to the misuse of Genius’s transcribed lyrics in its search engine. The lawsuit claims that Google used Genius’s song lyrics transcriptions in its [...]

Before February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin had an “off ramp.” He could have withdrawn troops from Russia’s border with Ukraine and slinked away to an island. However, several developments have eliminated the possibility of an “off ramp.” On February 28, 2022, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced he opened an investigation into “alleged war [...]

The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland Friday rejected an appeal by an unnamed Arab businessman to stop Japanese prosecutors from acquiring access to his bank accounts. The Japanese authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into violations of the Companies Act and Financial Instruments and Exchange Act by Carlos Ghosn, the former CEO and Chairman of [...]

The Texas Supreme Court Friday ruled against abortion providers’ federal challenge to a state abortion ban, holding that certain state officials do not have the authority to enforce the law. Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, was passed last year. It bans all abortions after six weeks. Rather than being enforced [...]

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) Friday confirmed that 549 Ukrainian civilians have been killed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The OHCHR said in a press statement that, among those who have been killed, 41 were children. A further 957 individuals have sustained injuries. The conflict that broke out on February 24 has subjected [...]

The High Court of Justice in London found Friday that the Metropolitan police breached organizers’ rights to protest in the way the police handled a planned vigil for Sarah Everand in 2021. Sarah Everand was a girl who was murdered in Clapham Common by police officer Wayne Couzens. Reclaim the Streets (RTS) held a vigil [...]

The Russian Federation Thursday announced its withdrawal from the Council of Europe (“the Council”). The country claimed that EU and NATO countries are using their absolute majority to continue to destroy the Council, of which Russia will no longer will be a part. Russia joined the Council of Europe, a leading human rights organization of [...]

I was 20 years old when I got my first radio job, at KNX Newsradio in Los Angeles, as a runner. A very low-level job, but incredibly exciting, as I got to see the inner workings of one of L.A.’s most powerful AM stations. I went into journalism to try to change the world.  After [...]

The Spanish Parliament voted Thursday overwhelmingly in favor of a proposal to create an independent commission to investigate alleged Catholic Church sexual abuses of minors. Spain’s ombudsperson is set to chair the commission. The final vote count consisted of 286 votes in favor, 51 votes against and two abstentions. Spain’s Catholic Church has been under [...]

After having taken regional peace for granted for almost 80 years, or at least, having conceived war as an external and far away threat to a much-coveted equilibrium, on Thursday, February 26, Europe woke up stunned and dazed by the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. In the framework of a comprehensive and largely unprecedented financial, [...]