Khmer Rouge tribunal issues split decision in appeal against ex-navy commander indictments
The Pre-Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has delivered a split decision in the appeal against co-investigating judges’ conflicting closing orders in the case of former Khmer Rouge navy commander Meas Muth. Muth, who was charged by the ECCC in absentia on March 3, 2015, is believed to have [...]
Cuomo COVID-19 Hypocrisy: A New Level In Neanderthal Thinking
Governor Cuomo is in hot water on three fronts: the COVID-19 limitation of liability for nursing homes order he did, the undercounting/reporting of nursing home deaths, and the sexual harassment in the workplace and otherwise. This note will focus on the hypocrisy with respect to the first of these: the COVID-19 limitation of liability for [...]
US Supreme Court hears arguments in Florida-Georgia water dispute
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday for the second time in Florida v. Georgia, a case about water rights between the two neighboring states. The case involves concerns about water flow in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (ACF Basin), a delta that flows into the Gulf of Mexico from Florida. After hearing Monday’s argument, [...]
LDS Church sued in Arizona for alleged role in Boy Scouts sexual abuse
Seven lawsuits were filed Monday in Arizona against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for allegedly covering up sexual abuse in church-sponsored Boy Scouts of America (BSA) troops. The allegations span more than 30 years, ranging from 1972 to 2009. The lawsuits claim that church officials were told about instances of abuse [...]
A Nevada court Friday dismissed with prejudice a Trump campaign election contest lawsuit. In the suit, the president’s legal team alleged voter fraud in mail-in ballots, voter irregularities in provisional ballots, machine signature matching errors, in-person voter fraud and denial of legal voters, double voting, voter impersonation, late counted ballots, failures in voter roll maintenance, [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit in San Francisco to seize over $1 billion in Bitcoin from the Silk Road. The Silk Road was the largest online criminal marketplace where people went to buy controlled substances. In the process of the investigation, DOJ agents made more than 100 purchases. Silk Road creator Ross [...]
Supreme Court allows deadline extension for Pennsylvania mail-in ballots
In 4-4 decision Monday, the US Supreme Court denied the application by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania for stay of an order by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court extending the deadline for receiving absentee and mail-in ballots. Under the Pennsylvania court’s order, the absentee ballots must be mailed before or on Election Day and received within the [...]
Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers ask Supreme Court to overturn ruling on COVID-19 election measures
Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to block a ruling from the state’s Supreme Court allowing mail-in ballots received three days after November 3 to be counted if they are postmarked on that day. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in June challenging several aspects of the state’s [...]
As we watch the revival of the first wave and anticipate an inevitable second wave, the intentionally inept federal, uneven and dangerous state and local, and self-interested business response to the COVID-19 pandemic is a horrifying experience. As the reality of the situation unfolds, the breach of public trust is breathtaking. The clear indifference of [...]
Joe Biden doesn’t deserve due process and the presumption of innocence with respect to Tara Reade’s sexual assault allegation. Brett Kavanaugh didn’t deserve them with respect to Christine Blasey Ford either. Why? Neither is facing a criminal prosecution — no one has threatened to take their liberty away. The #MeToo movement has inspired people across [...]
