The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed a civil suit on Monday challenging New York City’s rifle permit law. The case concerned New York City resident Joseph Srour, who was denied permits to possess rifles and shotguns in his home by the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 2019, due to his [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit upheld on Friday the conviction of former Capitol Police officer Michael Riley for obstructing the investigation into the January 6 Capitol riots. The court summarised the lower court’s fact-finding, stating that Riley had tipped off Jacob Hiles, one of the rioters, about potential charges against individuals [...]
The US seized the official aircraft of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday after the Dominican Republic seized and transferred it to the Southern District of Florida in accordance with export controls and sanctions law. The aircraft in question has been identified as a Dassault Falcon 900EX, valued at §13 million at the time of [...]
A coalition of twelve Texas Democrat senators sent a letter to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday requesting an investigation into alleged voters’ rights violations committed by Texas officials. They claim that recent actions by Texas officials, including voter registration cancellations and the targeting of voter registration and political advocacy organizations violate the [...]
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order on Monday requiring state executive agencies to provide a disclaimer on voter registration forms stating that noncitizens are barred from registering to vote and voting. Voting in federal elections is limited to US citizens by federal law. Voting in any elections in Louisiana is also limited by [...]
South Carolina police arrested a sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday for shooting an unarmed suspect and causing his police dog to maul an innocent bystander. Deputy Treyvon Jonathan Sellers was charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault & battery of a high and aggravated nature. According to Sellers’s arrest warrant, “On May 26, 2024, … Sellers attempted [...]
Former US Representative for New York’s Third Congressional District George Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft on Monday. The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York said that from June 2020 to April 2021, Santos fraudulently claimed to be unemployed to obtain federal unemployment assistance during the COVID-19 [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday found that the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan has caused the world’s most serious women’s rights crisis. The Taliban has been the governing body of Afghanistan for around three years after President Joe Biden withdrew the US military presence in Afghanistan. HRW reported, “Afghanistan is the only country where girls are [...]
The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday sentenced California resident David Nicholas Dempsey to 20 years imprisonment for attacking police in the course of rioting at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. On September 9, 2021, Dempsey was indicted on 11 counts of crimes involving disruptive conduct in a restricted [...]
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Governor Jeff Landry announced their intention to request the dismissal of the lawsuit challenging the southern US state’s new legal requirement to display the Ten Commandments in public schools in a press conference on Monday. Louisiana became the first US state to require public school classrooms to display the [...]
