Very conspicuously, Israel’s Palestinian foes regard “martyrdom” as among the highest expressions of religious sacredness. Nonetheless, there are distinctly prominent disjunctions between the pertinent obligations of faith and those of international law. In essence, only the latter set of obligations can have a properly authoritative place in assessing Palestinian resorts to international force. This is [...]
California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation Saturday intended to block the Trump administration’s move to allow drilling off the coast of his state. SB-834, drafted in January, “prohibits … granted public trust lands from entering into any new lease or other conveyance authorizing new construction of oil- and gas-related infrastructure upon tidelands and submerged lands [...]
The White House announced on Monday that the US will consider imposing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) judges and prosecutors if the ICC opens an investigation into the actions of United States service members and intelligence personnel in Afghanistan. The Chief Prosecutor of the ICC requested an investigation in November 2017 into alleged [...]
The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Jeria voiced concern Monday about abuses worldwide, specifically addressing the US’ separation of migrant families. In an opening statement to the 39th session of the Human Rights Council , Bachelet stated that while the US has halted its “unconscionable practice” of separating immigrant children from their [...]
The Chinese government has been engaging in a systematic campaign of human rights violations against Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang province, Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged in a report Monday. The report presents evidence of these violations, and is “primarily based on interviews with 58 former residents of Xinjiang, including 5 former detainees and 38 relatives of [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Friday ordered 32 Florida counties to provide sample Spanish language ballots in order to help Spanish-speaking citizens vote in the upcoming election. The lawsuit was brought by a Puerto Rican citizen who moved to Florida after Hurricane Maria as well as [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia sentenced former Trump campaign aid George Papadopoulos to 14 days in prison on Friday. Judge Randolph Moss also sentenced Papadopoulos to a year probation, community service and a $9,500 fine. Papadopoulos pleaded guilty last October to lying to FBI officials during the course of the Mueller [...]
Friday, the final day of a four-day public confirmation hearing for Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was filled with witnesses including legal scholars, practiced attorneys, policymakers, advocacy specialists, organization representatives, among others—both in support of and in opposition to Kavanaugh’s confirmation—speaking in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on behalf of Senate majority Republicans [...]
California Governor Jerry Brown signed several bills on Wednesday including AB2343 extending the time tenants are given to respond to an eviction notice. The previous law required landlords to give a three-day notice to tenants to allow them to remedy the any violations or vacate the unit. After that a landlord can file to obtain [...]
A jury failed to reach a verdict Wednesday in the retrial of former Blackwater security guard Nicholas Slatten, ending weeks of deliberation in a mistrial. “We have reexamined our views and continued our discussions about the evidence and determined that individually we cannot ‘surrender honest conviction as to the weight or effect of evidence solely [...]
