The US Department of Justice’s bid to dismiss the charges against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, appears to be a “corrupt and politically motivated favor,” according to a reply brief filed Friday by former federal judge John Gleeson. Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about communications with a [...]

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Friday, alleging that Bolivia’s  interim government, led by President Jeanine Anez, uses the judiciary to attack former President Evo Morales and members of his administration. The report claims Anez’s government “has publicly pressured prosecutors and judges to act to further its interests, leading to criminal investigations [...]

Spain’s National Court announced Friday that the former colonel and deputy minister, Orlando Montano Morales, has been sentenced to 133 years and four months in prison on charges of murdering five Jesuits in 1989.  The court found him guilty of five charges of “murder of a terrorist nature” and imposed a sentence of 26 years, [...]

A magistrate for the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York instructed the government of Saudi Arabia to make two dozen Saudi Arabian officials available for questioning in a lawsuit related to the September 11 terrorist attacks. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn filed the order on August 27 and it was made [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill recognizing the role of jail and prison firefighting crews in the state’s ongoing battle against wildfires and facilitating access to future employment in the public sector for people who have served on those crews. The state of California, as well as several of its counties, relies [...]

A Georgia Superior Court judge decided in a hearing held Friday that SB 38 and SB 509, which sought to allow voters to vote on a referendum to abolish the Glynn County Police Department, would not be allowed on the ballot. The Glynn County Police Department was embroiled in controversy when it oversaw the investigation [...]

In a 6-4 decision on Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that felons in the state of Florida cannot have their voting rights restored until they pay all restitution, fines and fees. Chief Judge William Pryor, writing for the majority, first noted the “historic amendment” that Florida voters passed in [...]

A court in Cambodia sentenced activist Pen Mom on Thursday to five years in prison for a plot to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government. A total of 17 activists that oppose the government have been jailed since late July. The court found Pen Mom guilty of conspiring with Sam Rainsy, an opposition party founder, to [...]

Protests against police brutality continued on Thursday in Colombia’s capital city Bogota after the killing of law student Javier Ordonez. A friend filmed Ordonez’s interaction with the police. The footage showed authorities shocking Ordonez with a stun gun multiple times. He was taken to a police station in Villa Luz and later died in the [...]

The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) for the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Wednesday that the interim government of Bolivia sent a referral to Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, asking for an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed by members of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) during protests in August. MAS is led by former president [...]