Courts

Historic Battle Brewing In NYC Over Lawyers’ Committee Grand Jury Petition

March 25, 2020 Staff, Lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org Resist! Courts, Lawyers, New York (NY)

TODAY in New York City a legal battle for the integrity of the Grand Jury process and the First Amendment Right to Petition for Redress is being waged. On Friday night March 20, 2020 Lawyers’ Committee Litigation Director, Mick Harrison, and his co-counsel, Lawyers’ Committee Board Director John O’Kelly...

Judge Blocks Rule That Would Have Kicked 700,000 People Off SNAP

March 16, 2020 Maria Godoy, Npr.org Resist! Courts, Food stamps, Public Services, Reform

Critics had called on the Department of Agriculture to suspend implementation of the new food stamp restrictions, especially in light of the economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. A federal judge has issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from adopting a rule change that would force nearly 700,000 Americans off food stamps...

Court Rules That Google Can Legally Manipulate Searches To Influence Political Results

March 14, 2020 By Shane Trejo, Bigleaguepolitics.com Educate! Courts, Electoral Politics, Google

A court has ruled that Google has the right to legally manipulate searches in order to cause electoral interference and influence political results, rebuking a legal challenge from Democrat Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard sued the tech giant after Google bottled up her campaign as it was rising following a strong performance in a presidential debate.

District Court Judge Deals Blow To Las Vegas Pipeline Plan

March 11, 2020 Benjamin Spillman and Reno Gazette, Rgj.com Educate! Courts, Las Vegas, Pipelines

Rupert Steele says he’s looking forward to his next trip to Nevada’s rural Spring Valley. That’s because Steele, chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, will be bearing good news for his relatives. He was talking about a recent ruling by District Court Judge Robert Estes that dealt a severe blow to a proposal to pipe groundwater from the Spring Valley and other spots in eastern Nevada to Las Vegas.

Federal Appeals Courts Agree: Trans People Belong In Schools

February 24, 2020 Gabriel Arkles, Aclu.org Educate! Courts, Education, LGBTQ Rights, Schools

On Wednesday, yet another federal appeals court ruled that allowing a transgender boy to use the boys’ restrooms and locker rooms does not violate the rights of cisgender students or parents. The decision is a resounding victory for trans youth and all who care about gender justice in schools and beyond. At this point, two federal appeals courts have rejected the arguments from those who want to keep transgender people out of public life...

John Pilger: It Is Time For Julian Assange To Be Saved, Not Betrayed

February 20, 2020 John Pilger, Thegrayzone.com Resist! Australia, Courts, Julian Assange, Repression

This February 22, there will be a march from Australia House in London to Parliament Square, the centre of British democracy. People will carry pictures of the Australian publisher and journalist Julian Assange who, on 24 February, faces a court that will decide whether or not he is to be extradited to the United States and a living death.

Medicaid Work Requirements Struck Down By Unanimous Federal Court Of Appeals

February 17, 2020 Joan Alker, Ccf.georgetown.edu Resist! Courts, Health Care, Medicaid, Reform

In a decision which warmed my heart on a cold Valentine’s Day here in Washington, the federal Court of Appeals issued an unanimous opinion striking down the Arkansas work requirements waiver. In doing so, it upheld district court Judge Boasberg’s decision vacating the Arkansas’ Section 1115 waiver (including most famously Medicaid work requirements) because it was “arbitrary and capricious” and therefore violated the Administrative Procedures Act.

Bayer On The Edge As Jury Awards $265 M To US Peach Farmer Over Illegal Dicamba Drift

February 17, 2020 Staff, Sustainablepulse.com Resist! Chemicals, Courts, Food and Agriculture, Monsanto

A jury on Saturday awarded US$ 250 million in punitive damages to a southeastern Missouri peach farmer who argued that weedkiller dicamba that had drifted onto his orchards from other farms had severely damaged his trees — an award that could bode well for over 140 other farmers suing the chemical’s makers – Bayer (Monsanto) and BASF. The punitive damages awarded to farmer Bill Bader, of Campbell, came a day after the jury awarded him $15 million in actual damages...

Journalist Abby Martin Sues State Of Georgia Over Law Requiring Pledge Of Allegiance To Israel

February 13, 2020 Alan Macleod, Mintpressnews.com Resist! Courts, Georgia, Israel, Journalism, Lawsuit

After refusing to sign a pledge of allegiance to the state of Israel, the state of Georgia shut down a media literacy conference featuring journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin at Georgia Southern University. Martin had recently released a documentary critical of the Israeli government called “Gaza Fights for Freedom.” Now she is suing the state, claiming the decision is a violation of the First Amendment.

Embassy Protectors Will Not Be Able To Tell Jury Guaido Is Not President, Or Mention International Law

February 8, 2020 Ajamu Baraka and Bahman Azad, Defendembassyprotectors.org Educate! Activists, Courts, Regime Change, Repression, Venezuela

On February 4, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell issued a ruling on what the jurors will be allowed to be told in the trial of the Embassy Protectors scheduled to begin on February 11. She granted most of the government’s requests to prevent the jury from hearing important facts about the case, leaving the protectors with little in the way of a defense. The courtroom will not be an oasis of truth in Washington, DC. The fact that Nicolas Maduro is the lawful president of Venezuela, not the coup leader Juan Guaido, cannot be uttered in that courtroom.

Brazilian Judge Delays “For Now” Decision On Indictment Of U.S. Journalist Greenwald

February 7, 2020 Anthony Boadle , Reuters.com Resist! Brazil, Courts, Journalism, Repression

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge indicted six people accused of hacking the phones of prosecutors in the country’s biggest corruption case on Thursday, but held off “for now” on accepting cybercrimes charges against U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald. The judge, Ricardo Soares Leite, said the Supreme Court had to rule first on an earlier injunction shielding Greenwald from investigation before he could decide on the indictment, which charges Greenwald.

‘We Will Continue to Fight,’ Protesters Vow After Canadian Court Dismisses Indigenous Challenge to Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

February 7, 2020 Jessica Corbett, Commondreams.org Resist! Canada, Courts, Indigenous Peoples, Pipelines, Protests

"It is alarming that Canada is so dead-set on pursuing the TMX when oil prices are declining, forests are burning, and more and more animal species are on the edge of extinction." Climate and Indigenous activists reiterated their dedication to blocking the planned expansion of the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline after Canada's Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday unanimously rejected four challenges from First Nations in British Columbia to the government's approval of the project.

Judge Reverses Convictions Of No More Deaths Volunteers

February 5, 2020 Staff, Nomoredeaths.org Resist! Activists, Animals, Courts, wildlife

TUCSON, AZ – On January 31st, United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez reversed the convictions of four No More Deaths volunteers. The volunteers were convicted in January 2019 of multiple misdemeanor charges stemming from their humanitarian aid work on the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR) during the summer of 2017 in an area known as the “trail of death.”

Iranian Student Deported From Boston Despite Court Order; Federal Judge Dismisses Case

January 23, 2020 By Shannon Dooling, Wbur.org Educate! Boston, Courts, Deportations, Iran, Students

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at Logan International Airport denied entry to an Iranian national who was set to study economics this spring at Northeastern University. Despite a federal court order to delay the man's removal, CBP placed him on a plane Monday night. Kerry Doyle, an attorney for Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein Abadi, said the 24-year-old was traveling to the U.S. with a valid F1 student visa before he was held for secondary questioning by CBP at the Boston airport.

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