World A Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a late-night vote. Justices struck down his plea for freedom following the high profile conviction of the "Operação Lava Jato" (Operation Car Wash), a massive corruption inquiry that continues to shake up Brazil. Lula’s fate was decided in a 6 to 5 ruling in which Chief Justice Carmen Lucia Antunes Rocha cast the last vote. In deliberations that went past midnight on Thursday, justices voted one by one before deciding that the ex-president's 12-year, one-month prison sentence would not be delayed. Lula is expected to be sent to jail within days after pursuing a petition to appeal his corruption conviction outside of prison. Ahead of the final decision, Mauricio Santoro, a political science professor from Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), told Newsweek that Brazilians felt on the cusp … [Read more...] about Brazil’s Supreme Court Denies Ex-President Lula’s Plea for Freedom
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Dalston law graduate who fought Brexit at supreme court launches free immigration advice service
PUBLISHED: 13:33 23 February 2018 | UPDATED: 14:13 23 February 2018 Sam Gelder Tahmid Chowdhury. Archant Tahmid Chowdhury has, in the last few years, raised £500,000 for a pressure group involved in the Article 50 supreme court case, founded a theatre company, twice been nominated for Forbes 30 Under 30. Infuriatingly, in that time he also finished his A Levels. Now the 23-year-old – who grew up on a Dalston council estate – has done it again with the launch of Here for Good, a not-for-profit company that will offer free immigration services to EEA citizens during and beyond the Brexit process. It launched last week, with the publication of Act Now, a free guide from immigration and public law experts outlining steps people should take to secure their rights in the UK. The advice service, set to launch later this year following a crowfunder, will focus on supporting the most in-need EEA citizens outside of the capital, where there is a huge lack of free … [Read more...] about Dalston law graduate who fought Brexit at supreme court launches free immigration advice service
After passage of new law, Microsoft and US tell Supreme Court that email access case is moot
Home Daily News After passage of new law, Microsoft and US… Privacy Law By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted April 4, 2018, 3:33 pm CDT The federal government and Microsoft have informed the U.S. Supreme Court that their pending dispute over prosecutors’ access to emails stored overseas is now moot. The parties said the case is moot because of a new law signed by President Donald Trump on March 23, report the National Law Journal and the Washington Post. At issue in the case was whether the Microsoft emails are beyond the reach of domestic search warrants issued under a 1986 law, the Stored Communications Act. The new law, known as the Cloud Act, provides that email providers must comply with court orders for data regardless of whether it is stored within or outside of the United States. The government has already obtained a warrant for the emails under the new law. Microsoft says in its Supreme Court brief that it will “evaluate the new warrant as it evaluates all warrants … [Read more...] about After passage of new law, Microsoft and US tell Supreme Court that email access case is moot
Supreme Court sends signal that police ‘can shoot first and think later,’ Sotomayor dissent says
Home Daily News Supreme Court sends signal that police 'can… U.S. Supreme Court By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted April 2, 2018, 12:13 pm CDT A police officer who shot and wounded a woman holding a large knife didn’t violate clearly established law, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a summary reversal. In a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court ruled that Tucson police officer Andrew Kisela was entitled to qualified immunity in an excessive force suit by the woman with the knife, Amy Hughes. The court ruled on Monday, the same day that it accepted the case. (The decision starts at page 10 of the order list.) Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented in an opinion joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The court is sending a signal that officers “can shoot first and think later,” Sotomayor wrote. Kisela had shot Hughes in May 2010 after she emerged from her home with a large knife by her side, stopped about six feet away from a woman in the driveway, and refused to obey … [Read more...] about Supreme Court sends signal that police ‘can shoot first and think later,’ Sotomayor dissent says
Chemerinsky: The travel ban and the Supreme Court
Home Daily News Chemerinsky: The travel ban and the Supreme… U.S. Supreme Court By Erwin Chemerinsky Posted April 2, 2018, 8:30 am CDT Erwin Chemerinsky No case on the docket this year is likely to be more important than Trump v. Hawaii, which involves the legality of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The case will be heard on the last day of arguments for the term, Wednesday, April 25. Before the U.S. Supreme Court is the third effort by President Trump to prevent immigration from several designated countries. Virtually every federal court, trial and appellate, to consider any of these versions has found them to be invalid. The initial travel ban was created by an executive order on Jan. 27, 2017. It barred all immigration from seven designated countries—Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and Iraq—for a period of 90 days. It also suspended the refugee program for 120 days. It applied even to those who had the right to be in the United States … [Read more...] about Chemerinsky: The travel ban and the Supreme Court