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Netherlands Takes Imam to Court and Deserves West’s Support

Today, September 2nd, is a historic day: it marks the first time that a Muslim cleric has been put on trial for issuing a fatwa for assassination. In a few weeks it will be 20 years since policemen in bulletproof vests and carrying machine guns came to my house. They had me pack in 10 […]

Brazil Supreme Court upholds judge’s decision to block X across country

RIO DE JANEIRO — A chamber of Brazil's Supreme Court has upheld a judge's decision to block billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform “X” nationwide, the court's website said. The widespread support among the judges is a blow to Musk and his supporters, who have sought to portray Judge Alexandre de Moraes as a renegade […]

Jan. 6 sentences under fresh scrutiny as Supreme Court fallout persists

The larger impact of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the obstruction count used in the Jan. 6 attacks will face new scrutiny on Wednesday, when the court tests whether the resentencing of rioters should result in shorter sentences in such cases. Since the Supreme Court's June ruling, numerous rioters have asked the judge […]

Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's open to an 'enforceable' Supreme Court code of ethics

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in a new interview that she would consider upholding an “enforceable” mechanism for the Supreme Court's ethics code. CBS' Norah O'Donnell asked Jackson in an interview that aired on TV. “CBS News Sunday Morning” On whether she thinks President Biden has a problem with supporting binding rules for […]

Brazil's Supreme Court orders suspension of X

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday ordered the immediate nationwide suspension of social media platform “X” after the platform refused to appoint new legal representatives in an ongoing dispute. Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered internet service providers and app stores to block X in Brazil within five days, and imposed a fine of 50,000 […]

Shapiro hails Pennsylvania court ruling protecting mail ballots

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) praised the state court's ruling on Friday, saying it protects the voting rights of Keystone State residents. A Commonwealth Court ruling eliminated the requirement that all mail-in ballots in the state have a handwritten date on the envelope; the original rule said that envelopes containing ballots with unclear dates would […]