Former Trump executive Weisselberg gets five months in jail for perjury | Donald Trump News

Former Trump executive Weisselberg gets five months in jail for perjury | Donald Trump News

Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty last month to charges he lied about former President Donald Trump’s finances. A New York judge on Wednesday sentenced former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg to five months in prison for lying about former US President Donald Trump’s finances. Judge Laurie Peterson handed down…

Arizona’s top court allows near-total 1864 abortion ban to go into effect | Courts News

Arizona’s top court allows near-total 1864 abortion ban to go into effect | Courts News

In 1864, the territory of Arizona in the United States passed a law that criminalised nearly all abortions. Arizona was not even a state at the time of the law’s passage. But now, 160 years later, its state Supreme Court has ruled the near-total ban can go into effect in…

Is Germany complicit in Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza

Is Germany complicit in Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza

Nicaragua alleges Germany violated UN Genocide Convention by supplying Israel while aware there was a risk of genocide. Nicaragua has asked the International Court of Justice to order Germany to stop supplying Israel with weapons. The case joins two others involving Israel already before the court. Nicaragua’s case is more…

A knotty question of parent liability in the Crumbley school shooting case | Gun Violence News

A knotty question of parent liability in the Crumbley school shooting case | Gun Violence News

The court cases against Jennifer and James Crumbley have hinged on a thorny question: As school shootings become increasingly common in the United States, can parents be held liable for the actions of teenage gunmen? Juries in Michigan have wrestled with that question in recent weeks, as they grappled with…

‘Fishing’: Judge denies Trump team bid to seize NBC Stormy Daniels material | Donald Trump News

‘Fishing’: Judge denies Trump team bid to seize NBC Stormy Daniels material | Donald Trump News

Judge Juan Merchan criticised the defence team’s attempt to compel NBC to turn over documents related to Stormy Daniels. A New York Judge has blocked an attempt by Donald Trump‘s lawyers to force the NBC news network to turn over materials related to a recent documentary about adult film actor…

Colombia seeks to join Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ | Israel War on Gaza News

Colombia seeks to join Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ | Israel War on Gaza News

Bogota calls on the World Court to ensure ‘the safety’ and ‘the very existence of the Palestinian people’. Colombia has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow the country to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip. In its application to the court…

Indigenous survivors pursue justice at genocide trial in Guatemala | Crimes Against Humanity News

Indigenous survivors pursue justice at genocide trial in Guatemala | Crimes Against Humanity News

Warning: This article contains details of violence that may be upsetting. Guatemala City, Guatemala – Jesus Tecu remembers wrapping his little brother in his arms in an attempt to protect the two-year-old from the horrors unfolding around them. It was March 13, 1982, and their village of Rio Negro —…

US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases | Donald Trump News

US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases | Donald Trump News

Trump has sought to dismiss cases accusing him of election interference in Georgia and of mishandling classified files. Donald Trump has suffered setbacks in two criminal cases against him, after judges in the United States nixed the former president’s efforts to dismiss charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020…

US prosecutors spar with judge over order in Trump classified document case | Donald Trump News

US prosecutors spar with judge over order in Trump classified document case | Donald Trump News

United States prosecutors involved in the criminal indictment of Donald Trump in Florida have questioned a judge’s order that they indicate risks tipping the case in the former US president’s favour. Their 24-page filing was issued late on Tuesday, as part of an ongoing case looking into Trump’s handling of…

Biden denounces Florida abortion ruling as ‘outrageous’ as state vote looms | US Election 2024 News

Biden denounces Florida abortion ruling as ‘outrageous’ as state vote looms | US Election 2024 News

United States President Joe Biden has denounced a Florida Supreme Court decision that allows a six-week ban on abortion to take effect, calling it “outrageous” and “extreme”. In a statement released on Tuesday, Biden lashed out at Republicans for limiting reproductive rights in Florida and other US states, a key…