Tag: Justice
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It’s time to open up the European Court of Justice
[ad_1] A lot of attention has been paid in recent years to how the European Union regulates different sectors, from renewable energy to digital markets and artificial intelligence. Much less has been given to a crucial tenet of democratic accountability — how the EU institutions regulate themselves. The most recent example is the European Court…
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Azerbaijan’s Justice Ministry opens tender to purchase IT equipment
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How Top Opioid Maker Seeks to Avoid Justice
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published April 10, 2019. In November 2016 then-U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy reported that 78 Americans were dying every day from opioid overdoses — four times as many as in 1999.1 Requesting a nationwide call to action, Murthy asked the country to shift…
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Poland Election: Centrists Poised to Oust Law and Justice Party
[ad_1] Centrist and progressive forces appeared capable of forming a new government in Poland after securing more seats in a critical general election on Sunday, despite the governing nationalist party, Law and Justice, winning the most votes for a single party. Exit polls showing a strong second place finish by the main opposition group, Civic…
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Justice after Kanjuruhan: the law vs justice
[ad_1] On 16 March 2023, a panel of judges decided the outcome of the trial of the five defendants in the Kanjuruhan tear gas case. They were sentenced lightly: two were sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison, one was sentenced to a year, and two were acquitted. Many Indonesians believed that from…
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Justice after Kanjuruhan: lost Lives, lost livelihoods
[ad_1] 1 October 2022 was the last day for Margaretha, a 17-year-old victim of Kanjuruhan football stadium disaster in Malang, East Java. Margaretha was lying lifeless when her family found her in the hospital that night, clutching a bag, and with her identity documents still intact. Margaretha’s mother was psychologically traumatised after the tragedy, always…
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Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rejects GOP Call To Recuse On Redistricting Cases
[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A newly elected liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, who has called Republican-drawn electoral districts “rigged,” declined to recuse herself on Friday from a pair of redistricting lawsuits. Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s decision to remain on the cases increases the chance that Republicans, who control the Legislature and drew the maps, may…
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Justice Department Detains Thousands of Immigrants as Witnesses
[ad_1] Several months ago, as a federal judge worked through a docket of smuggling cases in the bustling border city of Laredo, Texas, three people were escorted into the courtroom. Because they were undocumented immigrants, the judge explained, they would be sent to jail. But they were not being charged with a crime. Instead, they…
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Justice Department Sues eBay Over Unlawful Sales of Pesticides, Other Products
[ad_1] Yves here. What is striking is not that eBay sold illegal and dangerous products. It’s that the numbers in this Department of Justice suit are so big. By Shannon Kelleher. Originally published at The New Lede Online retail giant eBay has been illegally selling hundreds of thousands of harmful pesticides and other unsafe products,…
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10 Years Taken: Bitcoin Icon Ross Ulbricht Is Still In Jail, Still Seeking Justice
[ad_1] It has officially been a decade since Ross Ulbricht, the man behind the popular online marketplace Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His crime: enabling free people to freely trade. In the years since, his case has been a lightning rod for debates about internet freedom, drug…