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The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an exclusive report Thursday revealing that UK businessman Ian J. Stones, who spent decades working in China and disappeared from public view in 2018, was actually convicted of espionage and is being held by the Chinese government. The Financial Times questioned Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin about the [...]

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The High Court of Australia ruled against the Victorian Government’s electric vehicle tax under section 7(1) of the Zero and Low Emission Vehicle Distance-based Charge Act 2021 (“the ZLEV Charge Act”) Wednesday, which required registered operators of zero or low emission vehicles to “pay a charge for use of the ZLEV on specified roads.” The [...]

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President of United Auto Workers (UAW) Shawn Fain filed a complaint Thursday against Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), alleging he threatened workers’ ability to strike in violation of US federal labor law. UAW members have been on strike against three major automakers in the US—including Ford, Stellantis and General Motors—for about a week over pay and [...]

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that it secured a $365,000 settlement with General Motors Company (GM) over the company’s alleged discrimination against non-US citizens. The settlement resolves the DOJ’s contention that “there is reasonable cause to believe that engaged in a pattern or practice of unfair documentary practices on the basis of [...]

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This article is the first in a series on attacks on the rule of law. The rule of law is a political philosophy premised on the promise that all citizens, leaders, and institutions are accountable to the same laws, guaranteed through processes, practices, and norms that work together to support the equality of all citizens [...]

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The Canadian Supreme Court Thursday ruled to reinstate a conviction for impaired driving, despite the fact that the sobriety stop that produced crucial evidence was deemed illegal. Ultimately, the court determined that “Admission of the evidence would better serve the truth‑seeking function of the criminal trial process and would not damage the long‑term repute of [...]

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Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya.  The Supreme Court of Kenya ruled last Friday that denying LGBTQ individuals the right to associate in a registered NGO to advance their collective interest was discriminatory. This came after a 10-year battle that began back in 2013 when the lower court originally denied potential members [...]

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Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Tuesday announced a $19.2 million settlement with Ford Motor Co. over false advertising claims. The settlement resolves allegations that Ford falsely advertised the real-world fuel economy of model year 2013–2014 C-Max hybrids and the payload capacity of model year 2011–2014 Super Duty pickup trucks. Miller claimed Ford misrepresented the distance [...]

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