A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, threw out a suit challenging the appointment of 12 judges for the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
More than three years after the Jan. 6 attack and Donald Trump’s departure from the White House, a great many rioters have been held accountable for their assault on the Capitol. Far fewer officials in positions of influence, however, have faced meaningful consequences for their roles in orchestrating the anti-election plot. With this in mind, the recent proceedings against John Eastman have been of great interest, and as NPR reported, the Republican lawyer is now being held accountable in...
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination data, marking his first indictment.
SÃO PAULO — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused Tuesday of falsifying his Covid vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store. The federal police indictment released by the Supreme Court alleged that Bolsonaro and 16 others inserted false information into a public health database to make it appear as though the then-president, his 12-year-old daughter and several others in his circle had...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's term wound down in the final days of December 2022, he had decided to skip the ritual of handing over the presidential sash to his successor, and instead made plans to travel abroad. But there was a problem, according to a Federal Police indictment unveiled []
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed a lawsuit challenging a district law that allows noncitizens to vote in local elections, ruling the plaintiffs did not prove the law violates their rights. In an opinion issued Thursday, Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled against a group of seven plaintiffs — all of whom are U.S. citizens and registered
The news followed bombshell revelations that DA Fani Willis and prosecutor Nathan Wade were engaged in a romantic relationship.
Brazil’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted by the country’s federal police on suspicion of fraud over allegations that he falsified Covid-19 vaccination data while he was still president, affiliate CNN Brasil reported Tuesday. Police say the far-right leader allegedly ordered one of his closest aids to enter false vaccination data into the Ministry of Health’s system for himself and his daughter, according to CNN Brasil. “Evidence collected” for the investigation shows Bolsonaro...
A federal judge has rejected an effort by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration to throw out a lawsuit claiming Virginia is violating an 1870 law by automatically taking away people's voting rights after any felony conviction.
Top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents released Friday.
Former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg joins The Weekend to discuss how Judge Aileen Cannon's lack of experience is impacting Trump's classified documents case.
By Kareem El Damanhoury and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN São Paulo, Brazil (CNN) — Former President Jair Bolsonaro presented top Brazilian military leaders with a plan to stage a coup after he lost the 2022 election, newly released court documents have alleged. The country’s Supreme Court released the testimonies from former army commander Marco Antonio Freire