• FBI improperly surveilled Americans 278,000 times in 2021 — targeting political donors and protesters, court filings reveal

    A recently unsealed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court filing revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation improperly surveilled Americans more than 278,000 times in the year ending November 2021.According to a 127-page court filing from April 2022 that was unsealed Friday, the FBI improperly used warrantless surveillance powers to target individuals who protested at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and during the George Floyd riots in the summer of 2020. The agency also surveilled...

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    Top EU court rules Poland's court reforms 'infringe law'

    The total bill for the Polish government for not amending its disciplinary scheme for judges is €556m. The EU Commission has already deducted €360m from transfers of EU funds to Poland.

  • Auschwitz museum criticizes use of death camp in politics after ruling party uses it in political ad

    The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial museum has denounced a political spot by Poland’s ruling party that uses the theme of the Nazi German extermination camp to discourage participation in an upcoming anti-government march

  • Auschwitz museum criticizes use of death camp in politics after ruling party uses it in political ad

    The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial museum has denounced a political spot by Poland’s ruling party that uses the theme of the Nazi German extermination camp to discourage participation in an upcoming anti-government march.

  • Prince Harry court case live: Duke accused of wasting court time after missing first day

    The Duke of Sussex has been accused of wasting court time after missing the first day of proceedings because he celebrated his daughter’s birthday.

  • When politics creeps into sports

    THE war in Ukraine has cast its shadow even in the French Open. Well, it has in many sporting events where Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from participation. The exception has been the UFC that makes no distinction about nationalities or even politics; just pure mixed martial arts

  • Politics and Sports Don't Mix

    Here’s my message to professional sports: y’all need to make a decision and NOW. Either you support your athletes having social and political opinions or you don’t. You don’t get to pick and choose! I’m Tomi Lahren, more next. Earlier this week my friend, Blue Jays Pitcher Anthony Bass posted a reel to Instagram regarding the Christian boycott of Target and other child sexualizing brands and stores. In short order, he was all but forced to make a statement of apology to the LGBTQ community...

  • Political Pablum at Princeton

    It took some chutzpah for Princeton University president Christopher Eisgruber on Tuesday to scold the Republican Party for suppressing campus speech.

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    The administration of New York's courts

    June 5, 2023 - New York State Bar Association President Richard Lewis discusses the role of the state's chief administrative judge and shares his thoughts on the job's new occupant, Joseph Zayas, a former appellate judge.

  • The unseen consequence of political violence

    the threat of violence is yet another reason our best and brightest are running away from public service at a time when we need all the help we can get.

  • Political comment: Matey with Modi

    Since becoming Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese has shown that he likes being publicly associated with popular figures, regardless of their negative associations for some Australians. Examples include Kyle Sandilands, Piers Morgan, and most recently the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

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    Supreme Court Rules Against the Teamsters

    The Supreme Court is wrapping up its session and issuing opinions all month. Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), talks about today's decision in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters. In an 8-1 decision, the Court ruled against the union.