He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.
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Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any money from the state.
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#News #Louisiana #Law #CriminalJustice #CivilRights #Justice #Legal
A co-author of the first NSW Coastal Protection Act says 50 years of research is being undermined by courts allowing people to protect their own properties at select locations.Cath Adams (ABC News)
#Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret #Louisiana #DataCenter Deal
A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.
#law #tech #regulations #electricity #energy #scam #Zuckerberg #ClimateChange
nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technol…
Ummmm, no.
#Trump admin cancels #school #SexEducation programs designed to prevent #TeenPregnancy, now it will focus on #Marriage & Starting #Families 🤯🤬
[oh & in case you forget they outlawed #abortion]
#law #policy #education #PublicHealth #WomensRights #TradWives #MaleSupremacy #indoctrination
nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/poli…
In my conversations with President #Trump since then, I have stressed that we do not need to share the same worldview to pursue a mutually beneficial relationship between our countries. After all, we lead the two largest #democracies & economies in the #Americas.
#Lula #Brazil #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #trade #economy #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro
A year ago, I was taken aback by the publication, on a digital platform, of a letter from President Donald #Trump imposing a 50% #tariff on Brazilian goods. Its very first paragraph referred to former president #JairBolsonaro — who was #convicted last year for attempting a #coup d’état in #Brazil & is now under house arrest — making the political motivation behind the measure explicit.
#Lula #Brazil #law #InternationalLaw #trade #economy #sovereignty #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie
#Lula to #Trump∶ ‘No one will defeat us through #lies’
Opinion by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of #Brazil.
#US #geopolitics #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #trade #economy #tariffs #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro
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Nearly 150,000 #MailBallots rejected in #California primary despite efforts to count every vote.
Lawmakers concerned about #USPS #postmark changes.
In January, a group of mostly Democratic US senators sent a letter to the USPS, alarmed that mail-processing changes might affect postmark dates for mail-in ballots during an #election year that will determine control of #Congress.
#law #ElectionLaw #VoterSuppression
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Website to recommend #tools to avoid supporting #ChatControl (available in EN, FR, DE and NL)
source: exitchatcontrol.org
#tool #utility #software #encryption #communication #eu #europe #law #surveillance #spy #chat #messenger #freedom #humanrights #democracy #politics #society #help #support #tutorial #knowhow #knowledge #security #cybersecurity #news
Exit Chat Control · Become Ungovernable
🎙️ Kristian Bygnes, one of noyb's former legal trainees, takes a look back at his time in Vienna.
💼 Interested in a traineeship? Learn more via noyb.eu/en/traineeship
#privacy #law #dataprotection #europe #opportunity #trainee #eu #throwback
#meme #politics #usa #fail #ice #humanrights #kill #society #justice #law #humanity
♲ headrift - 2026-07-14 21:49:37 GMT
Ministry of Truth must have its hands full
A Microsoft Windows device identifier known as a Global Device Identifier (GDID) proved critical in linking 19-year-old Peter Stokes to a string of ransomware and extortion attacks tied to the Scattered Spider hacking collective.Tamilselvan (Cyber Security News)
Footage Shows #Cop #Stalking Woman He Met on a TV Set After #Surveilling Her With a License Plate Reader
source: 404media.co/footage-shows-cop-…
Roman told investigators that he saw the woman as a “shiny thing” and knew that using surveillance tools to track her was illegal, according to police records. He told investigators that “I knew that when I put [her into DAVID], I’m like ‘fuck’ and that’s why I stopped right after and nothing else.” But that wasn’t the end of it; he investigated the woman then used a powerful license plate tracking database to find her location and chase her down. In doing so, he also “almost cause[d] a head on collision while passing as a white truck traveling northbound had to veer off the roadway to avoid a collision.”
#police #news #policestate #surveillance #spy #fail #crime #abuse #problem #ethics #omg #wtf #usa #justice #law
A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Penn State Dickinson Law is seeking a visiting professor to teach contracts and sales in Spring 2027. I teach contracts and sales, so take it for me, this is a sweet gig!
#ICE agent fatally shot a motorist in #Houston, #Texas Tuesday during an attempt by officers to stop the man's vehicle, according to ICE [so, probably BS].
The man shot to death was identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, described by ICE as a Mexican national & "illegal alien" who attempted to evade arrest during a "targeted enforcement operation" by federal immigration officers.
#Trump #immigration #law #UseOfForce #ExtraJudicialKillings #murder #Sturmabteilung #fascism
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The problem with Consent Management Platforms is they are unlawful by design
Every CMP I have looked at in fifteen years sets a cookie before the user has consented to anything. That is a direct breach of Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive, restated by the CJEU in Planet49 (C-673/17), and reinforced by the Belgian decision against the IAB TCF. This piece explains, step by step, what a lawful consent…
thatprivacyguy.com/blog/cmps-u…
#privacy #eprivacy #gdpr #compliance #consent #cmp #cookies #law
Every CMP I have looked at in fifteen years sets a cookie before the user has consented to anything. That is a direct breach of Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive, restated by the CJEU in Planet49 (C-673/17), and reinforced by the Belgian decisio…Alexander Hanff (That Privacy Guy!)
Anthropic secretly installs spyware when you install Claude Desktop
Anthropic's Claude Desktop silently installs a Native Messaging bridge into seven Chromium browsers, including browsers Anthropic's own documentation says it does not support, and browsers the user has not even installed.
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#ai #privacy #eprivacy #compliance #infosec #gdpr #law #cyber #security #anthropic #claude
⚖️ Looking for an exciting path into litigation, #IT #law and digital rights? We’ve got you covered! We are seeking bright new people to support our work for #privacy and #GDPR enforcement from November 2026 onwards. 📆
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A new state tool lets you tell data brokers to stop tracking you. Will they comply? Help us investigate.themarkup.org
"The #SupremeCourt declined to hear Trump’s appeal of the $5 million verdict won by E. Jean Carroll. This means #Trump has officially run out of appeals. There is no more legal path forward for him on this. We can now say, with full and final certainty, that #DonaldTrump has been adjudicated a sexual abuser and found civilly liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll. Pay up, Donald."
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#EJeanCarroll #SCOTUS #Law #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates
Important updates to start your weekBen Meiselas (Meidas+)
"Creating a legal system unto itself.”
Trump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show
"Draft resolution seeks to shield board members and security forces from potential prosecution for work in Gaza"
"The UN-sanctioned Board of Peace announced by Donald Trump earlier this year to rule Gaza is planning a sweeping grant of legal immunity for itself, according to a draft of the resolution obtained by the Guardian. The draft language would also let the organization obtain public property in Gaza “free of charge”."
“It’s creating a legal system unto itself.”
theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/2…
#law #ICJ #liability #accountability #immunity #litigation #civilians
The #Trump admin has also placed other #ICC officials under #sanctions, including the chief #prosecutor, Karim Khan.
Officials under sanction have faced asset freezes, travel bans & restrictions on services from #US companies.
The new lawsuit argues that the sanctions exceeded Trump’s authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act [ #IEEPA ] because they were not based on a national emergency & they conflict with international & federal #law.
The suit also argues that the #State & #Treasury Depts violated the Administrative Procedure Act, which prohibits decisions that are “arbitrary & capricious.” These #sanctions fall into that category, according to the lawsuit, which argues that the State Dept has not even shown that the #judges fall within the category of people against whom sanctions have been authorized.
#law #InternationalLaw #ICC #Trump #imperialism #authoritarianism #tyranny
Ms. Prost & Ms. Bossa also claim that blocking their US-based bank accounts violated the #FifthAmendment, which requires #DueProcess under #US #law.
“Targeting international judges for carrying out their judicial duties is an unprecedented attack on judicial independence & the rule of law,” said James A. Goldston, executive director of the Open Society Justice Initiative, a rights-focused legal organization that is representing Ms. Prost in the case.
…This challenge, if it works, could build on another case, one involving Francesca Albanese, a #UnitedNations official appointed to report on #HumanRights in the #WestBank & #Gaza.
This year, a #US federal judge temporarily blocked the #Trump admin’s #sanctions against Ms. Albanese for her contributions to the #ICC case against #Israel, though an appeals court later halted the injunction while the case is pending.
#law #InternationalLaw #imperialism #authoritarianism #tyranny
The WH said…that #Trump “lawfully” exercised his powers, & that “the administration will continue to vigorously defend the President’s actions — protecting the national security & foreign policy of our country first & foremost.”
In Feb 2025 the State Dept imposed #sanctions over #ICC’s investigations into actions by Israelis & Americans. Neither #Israel nor the #US are members of the court, which…was established in 2002 to prosecute the most serious international crimes, like genocide.
#law
If successful, the lawsuit could curb the #US government’s ability to use #sanctions to punish #judges for making rulings it disagrees with.
Ms. Prost is joined in the suit by Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou from Benin & Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa from Uganda. A copy of the newly filed complaint was provided to The New York Times by one of the judge's lawyers.
#law #InternationalLaw #ICC #Trump #imperialism #authoritarianism #tyranny
Legally, the cases are different. Ms. Albanese, who only submitted information to the #ICC, challenged the #sanctions against her on #FirstAmendment grounds.
The lawsuit filed on Wednesday is intended, in part, to push back on what the #judges believe is the punitive way in which the #Trump admin is using sanctions.
#law #InternationalLaw #imperialism #authoritarianism #tyranny
Ms. Prost was at home, standing in her kitchen, when the call came informing she was being sanctioned. It wasn’t a complete surprise, given that many of her colleagues had already been sanctioned, she said during an interview….
Within hours, she said, she had received a message from Amazon canceling her accounts. Before long, Google & her banks got in touch. Over the following days, credit cards ceased to work.
#law #InternationalLaw #ICC #Trump #imperialism #authoritarianism #tyranny
The #Trump admin imposed #sanctions last year against Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the #InternationalCriminalCourt. Now, she & 2 other judges are suing Trump & his admin, claiming the penalties exceeded his authority.
The case, filed in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, is the latest effort to challenge what many experts have described as the Trump admin’s efforts to undermine #InternationalLaw.
#law #ICC #imperialism #authoritarianism #tyranny
nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world/e…
#Iran says it is closing the vital #StraitOfHormuz in response to what it described as #Israel #ceasefire violations in #Lebanon & a failure by the #US to implement the first clause of a tentative agreement to end the #war.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
cnn.com/2026/06/20/world/live-…
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐝⚖️ Two towns in the Peruvian #Amazon granted native stingless #bees legal #rights – a world first for any #insect, allowing #Indigenous groups to defend them in court.
The movement, led by microbiologist Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, gives legal tools to protect the #pollinators against #deforestation and #pesticides.
👉 news.mongabay.com/short-articl…
#peru #conservation #law #rainforest #biodiversity #satipo #nauta #climate #climatechange #insects
Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees the legal right to exist, thrive and be represented in court.Jamie Forsythe (Mongabay Environmental News)
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐝⚖️ Two towns in the Peruvian #Amazon granted native stingless #bees legal #rights – a world first for any #insect, allowing #Indigenous groups to defend them in court.
The movement, led by microbiologist Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, gives legal tools to protect the #pollinators against #deforestation and #pesticides.
👉 news.mongabay.com/short-articl…
#peru #conservation #law #rainforest #biodiversity #satipo #nauta #climate #climatechange #insects
Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees the legal right to exist, thrive and be represented in court.Jamie Forsythe (Mongabay Environmental News)
#meme #politics #propaganda #fake #military #operation #newspeack #fnord #putin #trump #iran #usa #russia #ukraine #war #militaryoperation #conflict #worldorder #law #parliament #democracy #fail #ethics #death #humanrights #collateralDamage #omg #wtf #adventure #president #government #trust #time
An independent expert has urged Australia to "make sure that things are done properly", while Woodside pushed back against her involvement.Alistair Bates (ABC News)
💁🏻♀️ TIL: Between the 13th and 18th centuries, European courts prosecuted #animals for murder and crop damage. 🌾
#Pigs were arrested, jailed, and executed. Lawyers defended #rats by arguing they feared #cats. A #rooster was burned for laying an #egg. Historians say the #trials helped communities restore order after a tragic event. 🐓
👉 livescience.com/animals/animal…
#medieval #history #justice #france #switzerland #law #middleages #europe #culture #philosophy
⚖️ Looking for an exciting path into litigation, #IT #law and digital rights? We’ve got you covered! We are seeking bright new people to support our work for #privacy and #GDPR enforcement from November 2026 onwards. 📆
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abrogation formelle du Code noir
New York City, Photo by Helen M. Stummer, 1976-80
#france #law #history #children #photography #societe
🎙️ Stergios Konstantinou completed his legal #traineeship in 2019. In this video, he takes a look back at his time in Vienna.
#noyb #privacy #law #dataprotection #europe #opportunity #trainee #eu #throwback
#epstein #meme #epsteinfiles #epsteinlist #epsteinfallout #epsteingate #trump #release #crime #justice #epsteinclientlist #fail #usa #law #politics #democracy #government #president #whitehouse #ethics #abuse #children #security #billionaires #finance #money
Five members of the House of Representatives have asked the Department of Justice inspector general to investigate why a federal probe into a prison drugs-for-votes scheme in Puerto Rico was abandoned after the 2024 elections.
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#News #DOJ #Law #PuertoRico #Congress #Trump #Election #Fraud
Led by Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress, five House members have called on the Department of Justice’s inspector general to examine why election fraud charges were not pursued “despite reported findings and evidence.”Raquel Rutledge (ProPublica)
