(2024-01-08). The Supreme Court Must Allow U.S. Citizens to Challenge Placement on No Fly List. aclu.org 
(2024-01-07). Siddique Kappan's Odyssey: From Incarceration to open prison. muslimmirror.com By Special Correspondent Having spent a staggering 28 months behind bars, from October 5, 2020, to February 2, 2023, Siddique Kappan, despite being released on bail, finds himself ensnared in an oppressive web that still resembles the confines of prison walls. Kappan's 'Crime' ? Merely a pursuit to report on the harrowing tale of a …
(2024-01-07). 'Chilling': Supreme Court Says Idaho Can Jail Doctors for Providing Abortions. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-07). Supreme Court Upholds Idaho Law Jailing Doctors Who Provide Abortions. truthout.org The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday opted to reinstate Idaho's near-total abortion ban, a draconian law that carries up to five years in prison for doctors who perform the procedure outside of extremely narrow circumstances. The high court, which overturned the constitutional right to abortion in the summer of 2022, agreed to hear a Justice Department challenge to Idaho's abortion ban in April. |
(2024-01-08). Judge denies U.S. Department of Justice's motions to dismiss and for early appeal in children's constitutional climate lawsuit Juliana v. Unites States. mronline.org 
On Friday, December 29, 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken issued an order and opinion denying the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) motions to dismiss the second amended complaint in the children's constitutional climate lawsuit Juliana v. United States.
(2024-01-08). US Citizens Push Embassies To Back South Africa's Genocide Charge. popularresistance.org Peace activists across the United States have embarked on a campaign to mobilize global support for South Africa's charge of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). | The campaign, spearheaded by CODEPINK, World Beyond War and RootsAction, aims to rally nations to submit a Declaration of Intervention supporting South Africa's case at the ICJ. | The focus is on holding Israel accountable for alleged genocide in Gaza and putting an end to the tragic suffering of an imprisoned population. Delegations from major cities engaged with U.N. missions, embassies, and consulates from around the…
(2024-01-08). Bill Introduced In House Calls For US To Drop Charges Against Assange. popularresistance.org A resolution introduced in the House last month calls for the US to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited to the US and convicted for journalism that exposed US war crimes. | The bill, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), expresses "the sense of the House of Representatives that regular journalistic activities, including the obtainment and publication of information, are protected under the First Amendment and that the federal government should drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange."
(2024-01-08). Will the American Psychological Association Ever Join the Ceasefire Call? transcend.org 2 Jan 2024 – The shocking numbers of Palestinian civilians, many of them children, subjected to death, displacement, disease, starvation, and more—grow larger every day. Calls for a humanitarian ceasefire still can't be heard in the APA, which failed to oppose the abuse of U.S. war-on-terror prisoners and the involvement of psychologists in that abuse.
(2024-01-07). Argentines sentenced to prison terms in Uruguay for drug trafficking. plenglish.com Montevideo, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan justice acted quickly and sentenced three Argentines to sentences of between four and five years for drug trafficking, it was reported today.
(2024-01-07). Our Disobedience Is a Mission for Peace. pressenza.com At the end of January, we will depart for Russia.: | By Defying Sanctions | Upon arrival, Davide Tutino and Giuseppe Mastruzzo will engage in the exchange of European products for local ones, openly defying commercial sanctions. | For this act, they risk imprisonment of 2 to 6 years and fines ranging from 25,000 to 250,000 euros. | Professors Mastruzzo and Tutino will be accompanied by Marzia di Sessa, a journalist from 9Mq, and Don Diego Minoni, the chaplain of this peace mission. | It is imperative to put an end to these sanctions that adversely affect people and bolster the authoritarianism of warring…
(2024-01-07). Israel Cannot Be A Colonial Power And A Democracy. popularresistance.org Israel's status as a bona fide democracy is often taken to be a self-evident truth, but a more critical look at the history and reality of Zionism calls this into question. After all, how can a democracy exist in a country constitutionally defined as an ethnostate that can only exist through the suppression and gradual elimination of its Others? Israeli historian Ilan Pappé joins The Chris Hedges Report for a discussion on Israel as an inherently colonial, and therefore anti-democratic, project. | Ilan Pappé is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter i…