The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday that a SWAT team member must face First Amendment and battery claims from reporters he tear-gassed while they were covering public unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in 2014. SWAT team member Michael Anderson claims that the reporters had [...]
The German Federal Court of Justice, der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), ruled Thursday that war crimes committed abroad can be tried in the German courts. The decision comes from a case involving an officer in the Afghan army who was accused of coercion, mistreatment of three captured Taliban fighters, and desecrating the body of a Taliban commander [...]
The Moscow Regional Court on Thursday rejected an appeal against detention by Alexei Navalny, a leader of the Russian opposition and well-known critic of President Vladimir Putin’s government. Navalny had been detained by the authorities for 30 days on January 17 for parole violations. The arrest took place immediately upon his return to the country [...]
Germany’s federal competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt, announced Thursday that it is extending the scope of proceedings against Facebook in relation to the link between Oculus and Facebook after changes to German competition law. The extension will include an assessment of whether Facebook is subject to new legislation under the German Competition Act, and, if so, [...]
The Kenosha Police Department announced Wednesday that the two officers involved in the arrest of Jacob Blake that resulted in his fatal shooting have returned to duty. The Kenosha Police Department explained that Officers Vincent Arenas and Brittany Meronek were on administrative leave since August 23 and returned to full duty on January 20. The [...]
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Robinhood Thursday after the company barred purchases of GameStop securities (GME) throughout the entire day trading period. The complaint requests an award for damages and an injunction to immediately remove restrictions on purchases. It states, “Robinhood purposefully, willfully, and knowingly the stock ‘GME’ from its trading platform in the [...]
An independent review of Australia’s environmental legislation, released Thursday, found a need for “fundamental reforms,” citing “a decline of iconic places.” The long-awaited government-commissioned review by Professor Graeme Samuel AC makes 38 recommendations for reform. In particular, it focuses on the centerpiece of Australia’s environmental legislative framework, the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. [...]
UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet raised concern over increasing human rights violations by state and military officials in Sri Lanka in a UN report published on Wednesday. Bachelet also suggested the imposition of sanctions on military officials in Sri Lanka accused of war crimes and several human rights violations. The report highlights the negative impact [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted three members of Oath Keepers, a far-right militia organization, on Wednesday for conspiring to storm the Capitol in an attempt to obstruct Congress as it certified the vote of the US Electoral College. Jessica Watkins, Donovan Crowl and Thomas Caldwell were charged with conspiracy, obstruction of an official [...]
US President Joe Biden signed two health care-focused executive orders Thursday seeking to reopen the enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), strengthen Medicaid and protect reproductive health care access. The first executive order directors the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to open a special enrollment period for the ACA and Medicaid [...]
