JURIST Deputy News Managing Editor Lou Kettering | U. Pittsburgh School of Law contributed to this report. The US and the UK introduced new sanctions on Wednesday against Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and individuals linked to both groups. This comes as the UK’s second round of October 7 attack-related sanctions and the US’s fourth. The [...]
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George Santos expelled from US House of Representatives over pending fraud charges
The US House of Representatives voted to oust Republican Congressman George Santos (R-NY) on Friday over pending criminal charges. The vote to expel Santos, which met the 2/3 majority required by the US Constitution, was only the sixth such vote in the chamber’s history. In the end, 206 Democrats and 105 Republicans voted to expel [...]
Rep. George Santos survived an expulsion vote in the US House of Representatives Wednesday amid due process concerns with his ongoing criminal charges. The U.S. Constitution Art. 1 Sec. 5 Cl. 2, requires “the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.” The resolution to expel Santos alleges that Santos “engaged in serious financial fraud throughout [...]
The Power of the People: Protests Through the Lens of Kenya and Ghana
Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being light years ahead of your time. If you are right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority, the truth [...]
US lawmaker George Santos pleads not guilty to 23 count superseding indictment
US Representative George Santos (R-NY) pleaded not guilty Friday to 23 federal crimes contained in a superseding indictment. Santos was accused of nine counts of wire fraud, four counts of making false statements, three counts of unlawful money transfers amounting to over $10,000, two counts of falsifying records or documents, two counts of aggravated identity [...]
Former Bank of China chairman arrested on bribery charges in China
Chinese officials arrested former chairman of the Bank of China Liu Liange on corruption charges, Chinese official state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) filed the charges against Liu, who is under suspicion of bribery and providing illegal loans, for his role as leader of the state-owned bank from 2019 [...]
Kenya's Climate Change Amendment Act: Striking a Balance with Carbon Markets
As regions of the world grapple with the devastating impacts of climate change, Kenya’s Climate Change Amendment Act stands as landmark legislation that shifts the trajectory of the nation’s commitment to climate justice. The amendment serves as a comprehensive and forward-looking response to the escalating climate crisis. The Act introduces innovative provisions aimed at aligning [...]
Sharareh Abdolhoseinzadeh is a law student and a PhD in Political Sociology. She files this from Tehran. A few days ago, the Iranian Parliament approved a plan that, if approved by the Guardian Council of the Constitution, would destroy the limited independence of the hundred-year-old Iranian Bar Association. According to this resolution, lawyers’ associations will [...]
France prosecutors charge former president Nicolas Sarkozy with corruption and illegal financing
French prosecutors announced Friday they referred an investigation into former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s alleged involvement with Libyan financiers to court. Sarkozy and his twelve co-defendants will stand trial on charges such as corruption and illegal financing in 2025. Two financial judges endorsed Sarkozy’s transfer to a criminal court for the examination of suspicions regarding [...]
Financial filings reveal Trump-aligned PAC spent millions on legal fees
The Trump-aligned Save America Leadership political action committee (PAC) spent over $20 million on former President Donald Trump’s legal fees out of its total of about $30 million in spending according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings made public Monday. The filing comes as legal woes continue to mount for Trump. The filings reveal that [...]