Impeachment Trial Live Updates: Senate to Hear Closing Arguments Ahead of Final Vote to Convict or Acquit Trump
Here’s what you need to know: Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, on Friday, the fourth day of former President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial.Credit…Brandon Bell for The New York Times The Senate is expected to vote on Saturday on whether to convict former President Donald J. Trump of inciting an insurrection — even as […]
UN’s top court says it can hear case brought by Iran against US
ICJ can hear Iran’s case in a bid to end sanctions the Trump administration reimposed in 2018. The United Nations’ highest court has ruled that it can hear a case brought by Iran against the United States in a bid to end sanctions the Trump administration reimposed in 2018 after pulling out of an international […]
Pakistan top court moves to hear #MeToo case against singer Zafar
Activists and lawyers have hailed a recent move by Pakistan’s top court to hear on merit a high-profile sexual harassment case that launched the country’s #MeToo movement, caused a stir on social media, and polarised public opinion. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court agreed to deliberate on whether prominent singer and actress Meesha Shafi’s allegations […]
Alaska court to hear challenge to Arctic refuge oil leases
Conservation groups describe the sale as a last-minute push by the Trump administration to help secure drilling rights Conservationists will try to persuade a US judge on Monday to stop the Trump administration from issuing leases to oil and gas companies in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The video-conference in US District Court in Anchorage […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
A split Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, saying the case must first wind its way through lower courts. The legal defeat on a 4-3 ruling was the latest in a string of losses for Trump’s […]
It’s time for the UK government to hear the plight of gig workers
Abdi is a 40-year-old Somali man who came to the United Kingdom seeking asylum at the age of four. By the time the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Abdi had joined the ranks of London’s 100,000 plus minicab drivers – 94 percent of whom are people of colour – working for Uber and other app-based companies. On a […]
Thousands gather to hear Biden give victory speech in Wilmington #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
US President-elect Joe Biden’s supporters say this is ‘a moment in history’ as first Delawarian president-elect addresses the nation. Wilmington, Delaware – As US President-elect Joe Biden prepared to speak in Wilmington, thousands of people wearing masks walked to the Chase Centre and stood along a fence that blocked them from getting too close. “Do […]
Canada: Court to hear challenge to ‘religious symbols’ law #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
A long-awaited court case gets under way this week in the Canadian province of Quebec, where civil rights groups say a law that prohibits the wearing of religious garb by some public servants violates the country’s constitution. The lawsuit against Bill 21 was filed by the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the Canadian Civil […]
An American lynching: ‘I could hear their screams’ #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Monroe, Georgia – A Confederate monument – a musket-strapped soldier perched atop a marble base – stands tall in the grounds of the historic Walton County courthouse in the city of Monroe, about an hour east of Atlanta, Georgia. Erected more than 100 years ago, it is situated in the centre of the city’s downtown business […]
US Supreme Court to hear two cases on Trump immigration policy #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the US-Mexico border: One about a policy that makes asylum seekers wait in Mexico for US court hearings and a second about the administration’s use of money to fund the border wall. One case will deal with the Trump administration […]
US top court to hear Trump bid to exclude noncitizens from census #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
The census, conducted every 10 years, determines how seats in the US House of Representatives are allocated. The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments in President Donald Trump’s attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from a countrywide population count that determines how congressional seats are allocated. The country’s top court said on […]