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President Maduro Denounces US Violation Of Right To Defense

February 28, 2026 Orinoco Tribune. , , ,
Through his attorney Barry Pollack, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has denounced the United States for violating his right to a legal defense by attempting to prevent the Venezuelan government from paying his law firm’s fees. In a sworn statement dated February 18 and filed with a federal court in Manhattan, President Maduro clarified that, in accordance with the laws and practices of Venezuela, he has the right to have the government cover his legal costs. The document, signed by President Maduro, reaffirms that the Venezuelan government is prepared to fulfill this commitment.

US Hearing Postponed for Kidnapped Venezuelan President And First Lady

February 20, 2026 TeleSur, Orinoco Tribune. , , , , ,
The federal court in New York rescheduled for March 26, 2026 the second hearing of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores, following an agreement between the prosecution and the defense. The legitimate president of Venezuela and the first lady are being held illegally imprisoned in the United States, following the US military aggression against Venezuela on January 3, which killed 120 people and wounded a similar number of persons, in addition to causing significant material damage.

Palestine Action: Aggravated Burglary Charges Dropped Against 18 Defendants

February 18, 2026 Katherine Hearst, Middle East Eye. , , , ,
Eighteen defendants allegedly involved in a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory in the UK will no longer face charges of aggravated burglary, after six others were acquitted of the same charges. Following the decision to drop the charges, five of the defendants  – William Plastow, Ian Sanders, Madeline Norman, Julia Brigadirova and Aleksandra Herbich – were granted conditional bail. Plastow, Sanders and Norman have been held on remand for the longest period of the 18- spending 18 months in prison. Birgadirova and Herbich has been imprisoned since November 2024.

Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Manual For US Judges

February 18, 2026 Abraham Lustgarten, Pro Publica. , , ,
Under pressure from Republican state attorneys general, the agency that advises the U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges on scientific and technical matters has withdrawn the entirety of its content on climate change from a new judicial reference manual. The move by the Federal Judicial Center leaves judges without any official support on how to weigh evidence about basic weather and climate changes just as numerous climate cases make their way through state and federal courts, including two on the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court for the current term.

High Court Overturns Palestine Action Ban

February 13, 2026 Asa Winstanley, The Electronic Intifada. , , ,
The High Court has ruled Britain’s ban on Palestine Action unlawful. A panel of judges found on Friday that the ban resulted in “very significant interference with the right to freedom of speech and the right to freedom of assembly.” Activists were jubilant. “Elbit Systems: pack up your bags. Palestine Action is back,” lisa minerva luxx said at a press conference outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Elbit Systems is Israel’s biggest arms firm. It has at least six remaining sites in the UK but Palestine Action’s assertive campaigns have shut down four others.

Why The Jury Were Right To Acquit Palestine Action

February 10, 2026 Jonathan Cook, Consortium News. , , , ,
Even before the trial began, the British government had done its utmost to prejudice the proceedings against six Palestine Action activists. It declared that they belonged to a terrorist organisation and that they were engaged in a terrorist enterprise in breaking into an Israeli weapons factory in Filton, Bristol – one, British officials avoided mentioning, that makes drones used to kill children in Gaza. In the months before the trial, the home secretary of the time, Yvette Cooper, explicitly said her decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was, in part, based on the events that had unfolded at the Filton factory.

Michigan, The Auto State, Is Suing Big Oil

February 8, 2026 Emily Sanders, ExxonKnews. , , , ,
Imagine, if you will, a parallel universe. The state of Michigan, home of America’s auto industry, is a thriving hub for electric vehicles. They are not “a fringe technology or a luxury alternative,” but rather, “a common sight in every neighborhood — rolling off assembly lines in Flint, parked in driveways in Dearborn, charging outside grocery stores in Grand Rapids, and running quietly down Woodward Avenue.” That Michigan could have existed by now, a new lawsuit brought by state Attorney General Dana Nessel argues, if four major oil companies and their biggest trade group hadn’t conspired to block it for decades.

Hind Rajab Foundation Files Complaint In US Court Against Israeli

February 5, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Belgium-based NGO, Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), filed a legal complaint in a US court on 4 February, demanding a criminal investigation into Israeli dual-national Adi Karni, a former sergeant in the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion of the Israeli army, over war crimes and genocidal acts committed in Gaza. The filing was submitted while Karni was physically present in the US, where he is scheduled to speak publicly at Boston University. HRF said his presence “directly engages US jurisdiction” and triggers a legal obligation to investigate under federal law.

Judge Dismisses Bid To End ‘Occupation’ Of Minneapolis

February 4, 2026 Marjorie Cohn, Consortium News. , , , ,
U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez last Saturday found evidence that ICE and border patrol agents in Minneapolis “have engaged in racial profiling, excessive use of force, and other harmful actions.” Nevertheless, she refused to issue a preliminary injunction temporarily halting “Operation Metro Surge.” The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other immigration officials five days after ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents murdered Renee Good and 12 days before the public execution of Alex Pretti by border patrol agents in the streets of Minneapolis.

Palestine Action Activists Cleared In Elbit Systems ‘Burglary’ Case

February 4, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Six Palestine Action activists were cleared of aggravated burglary charges on 4 February after a jury at Woolwich Crown Court in south London returned not-guilty verdicts. The case centered on a 2024 break-in at a UK facility operated by Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems, leading to the defendants being accused of infiltrating the site with the “intent to use violence.” The action was framed as aggravated burglary, carrying a potential life sentence. After a trial that began in November 2025, jurors acquitted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Zoe Rogers, and Jordan Devlin of aggravated burglary.

Indigenous Nations Extend Legal Personhood To The Colorado River

February 2, 2026 John Ahni Schertow, Intercontinental Cry. , , ,
The Colorado River Indian Tribes took a key step in Indigenous environmental law by designating the Colorado River — the life source for millions across the Southwest — as a “living being” with legal rights under tribal law. The move, approved by the tribal council late last year, reflects both a cultural worldview and a strategic tool to protect dwindling water supplies amid prolonged drought and growing demand. The resolution describes the river as an entity with inherent value and rights comparable to those of a person, a legal concept known as the rights of nature.

Trump Sought To Deport Student Over Pro-Palestine Op-Ed

January 27, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , ,
Newly released court documents confirm that US immigration authorities arrested a Turkish university student in the state of Massachusetts last year over an opinion article she wrote criticizing Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, rather than for “terrorist activity,” CNN reported on 26 January. In March last year, Rumeysa Ozturk, a PhD student at Tufts University, was walking on the street when plainclothes immigration officers suddenly detained her. She was transported to a detention center on the other side of the country, in Louisiana, and held there for six weeks.

Big Win For Students, Trump Education Department Drops DEI Ban

January 25, 2026 Mark Gruenberg, People's World. , , , ,
In what many are considering a big win for the nation’s school kids, and for teachers’ freedom to teach honest history, the GOP Trump administration’s Education Department dropped its attempt to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) teaching in U.S. public schools.  Trump Education Secretary Linda McMahon had her top staffers send a “Dear Colleague” letter almost a year ago to every school district in the U.S.: Stop teaching DEI, certify that you did, or your federal grant money would get yanked. The Teachers/AFT, the American Sociological Association, AFT Maryland, and a school district in Eugene, Ore., challenged the DEI ban in federal court in Baltimore, and won.

Hate Crime Laws Can Chill Free Speech

January 23, 2026 Anne Twomey, Consortium News. , , , , ,
What impact will the criminal hate provisions in the Albanese government’sCombatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Act 2026have on the ability of ordinary Australians to protest? An earlier version contained a criminal offence of promoting or inciting racial hatred. The government dropped this part of the legislation after both the Coalition and the Greens opposed it. However, inciting racial hatred remains relevant to the other key provisions, which permit the banning of “prohibited hate groups”. A group can be prohibited under the new law if the governor-general makes a regulation prohibiting it. The governor-general acts on the advice of the minister for the Australian Federal Police.

President Maduro Addresses New York Court

January 6, 2026 Orinoco Tribune. , , , ,
On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made his first public statements before a New York court following his abduction by US military special forces in an attack carried out on Venezuelan territory two days prior. President Maduro declared himself a “prisoner of war” and categorically rejected the charges against him, reaffirming his status as the legitimate president of Venezuela. “I am the president of Venezuela, and I consider myself a prisoner of war. I was kidnapped in my home in Caracas,” the Venezuelan president declared before the judge, describing the circumstances of his detention as a military action that violates his presidential legitimacy and his country’s sovereignty.
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