The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana Wednesday challenged a new Indiana bail law in US district court. The ACLU claims that the new law places unconstitutional limitations on charitable bail organizations’ ability to pay bail in violation of organizations’ First Amendment and equal protection rights. The lawsuit references organizations like The Bail Project, [...]
US Attorney General Merrick Garland and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan Thursday announced a new series of government actions to secure environmental justice for Americans. The series includes three actions targeted at providing Americans—particularly communities of color, low income and indigenous populations—a path towards justice. According to a statement from Garland, the new [...]
An Arizona judge Wednesday rejected a death row inmate’s request for clemency based on claims he is mentally incompetent, keeping the execution on track to be the first in the state for nearly eight years. In 2008, Clarence Dixon was convicted of murdering 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1977 and sentenced to [...]
UN chief António Guterres Thursday expressed his support for an African country to be given a permanent seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC). He admitted that Africa as a continent was underrepresented when it came to international matters and thus it would be only fair for an African country to have a permanent seat [...]
Two indigenous communities Thursday asked the government to repeal the state of emergency near Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine but in vain. The Fuerabamba and Huancuire communities had called for the removal of the emergency that suspends civil liberties such as assembly and protest. They were met with a refusal from the office of the [...]
The Department of Justice Wednesday charged Joly Germine for participating in a criminal conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws by smuggling firearms and munitions to Haiti. Germine, also known as “Yonyon,” is a 29-year-old Haitian national and is also believed to be the leader of the notorious 400 Mawozo gang. Three other people were charged: [...]
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Wednesday ruled that Andrew Fahie, premier of the British Virgin Islands, will not face pre-trial detention while awaiting proceedings on charges that he conspired to launder money and traffic drugs into the United States. Judge Alicia Otazo Reyes agreed with Fahie’s attorney that Fahie [...]
European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Juliane Kokott Thursday stated before the court that European Union (EU) citizens may sue their governments for monetary compensation if air pollution levels exceed EU limits and damage their health. The Advocate General gave her opinion in the ongoing Case C-61/21, in which the ECJ is examining state [...]
William Todd Wilson, regional leader of the Oath Keepers, Wednesday pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and obstructing Congress in connection with the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021. Wilson, 44 of Newton Grove, North Carolina, joined the Oath Keepers in 2016 and led an Oath Keepers chapter in Sampson County, North Carolina. A court filing [...]
The European Commission Tuesday moved to establish the European Health Data Space (EHDS), calling the proposed space “a health specific ecosystem comprised of rules, common standards and practices.” It is the European Union’s (EU) first sector-specific set of regulations pursuant to its 2020 European data strategy. The EHDS will provide Europeans with the option to [...]
