The Supreme Court of Canada held Friday that the maintenance logs for breathalyzers used in drunk-driving stops and charges are only disclosable in court if a defendant can show such records are relevant to the defendant’s case. The defendant Awashish was charged with impaired driving and driving “over 80” and requested documents related to her [...]
Four immigrant rights organizations filed suit in federal court in the Pacific Northwest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tuesday alleging that ICE has been singling out immigrant activists in particular for deportation. Northwest Detention Center Resistance (NWDC), Detention Watch Network, The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild and the Coalition of [...]
The US Justice Department unsealed a criminal complaint on Friday charging Russian national Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova for her role in a conspiracy to interfere with US elections, starting in 2014 and through the upcoming November 6 midterms. The charges allege Khusyaynova took part in a massive Russian influence campaign, through her role as chief accountant [...]
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered US Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to begin enforcement of a student loan forgiveness fraud protection rule for for-profit college graduates. By statute, a 2016 rule update to the 1994 Borrower Defense Rule, prohibits students who are harmed by a school that processes federal aid’s violation of certain [...]
The US government announced Tuesday that it reached a $480 million agreement with financial services group Nomura Holdings to resolve federal civil claims that Nomura misled investors in connection with the marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities from 2006 to 2007 that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. “This settlement holds Nomura accountable for [...]
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Wednesday temporarily blocked three decisions of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York that required two Trump officials to appear for depositions regarding a controversial 2020 Census citizenship question. US Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Justice official John Gore were ordered [...]
The US Senate voted on Friday morning to end discussion and advance Brett M. Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination in a key procedural vote. Next, a final confirmation vote will happen, possibly as soon as Saturday. The 51-49 Senate vote had one defection from each party — Democratic Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia voted to [...]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter Tuesday that he has directed the city’s Department of Finance to “immediately investigate tax and housing violations and to work with NY State to find out if appropriate taxes were paid” hundreds of millions of dollars US President Trump inherited from his father. De Blasio [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases: Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, and New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira . In Knick v. Scott Township , petitioner challenges a doctrine that requires state remedies to be exhausted in constitutional takings before being allowed to file a federal lawsuit. Knick, the owner of land in [...]
The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution Friday that calls for an independent mechanism to collect evidence of the serious international crimes committed in Myanmar. The resolution reflects a council decision to “establish an ongoing independent mechanism to collect, consolidate, preserve and analyze evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of international [...]
