Understanding exempt party activity - State and local party committees may take advantage of certain exemptions for activities that benefit candidates, but do not result in contributions or expenditures, provided specific rules are followed. Exempt … Read more
Notes on Egypt - A dispatch from Egypt's new capital city in the desert. $58 billion, Chinese-financed, almost entirely empty.
Minnesota man pleads guilty, avoids federal death penalty in murder of state lawmaker - Vance Boelter, who was accused of murdering Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, pleaded guilty to federal charges Thursday. The plea agreement spares Boelter the federal death penalty. Instead, he will serve two consecutive life terms plus 40 years in prison for the conviction,...
HRW urges accountability for RSF commanders who defected to Sudanese military - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to ensure that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanders who have defected to the Sudanese army are held accountable for their involvement in serious international crimes and human rights violations. RSF, a Sudanese paramilitary force...
HRW: New EU pact undermines right to asylum - Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that the European Union Migration and Asylum Pact, set to come into force on Friday, creates harmful changes to the EU’s asylum system. Originally adopted in 2024, the pact introduces stricter regulations aimed at broadening applicant screening, increasing health...
UN expert urges Pakistan government to protect rights of individuals living with albinism - A UN human rights expert called Thursday for the Pakistani government to strengthen its protection of individuals with albinism, a marginalized group whose life experiences are deeply shaped by discrimination and a lack of social awareness about their condition. Additionally, severe health vulnerabilities...
Father sentenced for murder of daughter forced to live in bathroom - LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Court TV) — A Georgia man has been sentenced to multiple life terms in prison after a jury found him guilty of murder and rape in the death of his daughter. William McCue, 51, was convicted on charges of felony murder, rape, child molestation and incest following the 2022 death of...
Jury Delivers Speedy Verdict in Kevin Lychwick’s Murder Trial - After less than an hour of deliberations, a Wisconsin jury reached a verdict in Kevin Lychwick’s murder trial. Lychwick was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse in the death of his neighbor, Carlos Maldonado. Maldonado’s body was found in an advanced stage of decomposition...
Charlie Kirk Murder Case: Defense Bid to Halt Proceedings Denied - Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, attended an evidentiary hearing on Friday. Among the motions brought up during the hearing was the defense’s motion to stay all further proceedings, which the judge ultimately denied. Robinson’s defense also presented arguments to hold prosecutors...
Kenya Law Society files contempt of court application against government - The Katiba Institute (KI), together with the Law Society of Kenya (the Law Society), filed a contempt of court application in the High Court of Kenya in Nairobi on Wednesday against the Kenyan government for “openly, wilfully, deliberately, and contumaciously disobeying and violating” court orders...
Federal court blocks Texas AG lawsuit against Democratic fundraising platform - The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively blocking Paxton from pursuing a lawsuit against the Democratic party’s fundraising platform, ActBlue. Federal Judge Richard Stearns chided Paxton for suing...
