2021-08-16: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-08-16). US Supreme Court blocks part of New York eviction moratorium. wsws.org The Supreme Court agreed to partially lift a ban on evictions in New York, which is set to expire at the end of the month.

Ron Ridenour (2021-08-16). Setback for Assange in UK Trial Over US Effort to Extradite Wikileaks Founder. counterpunch.org Wikileaks founder Julian Assange lost a high court decision Wednesday, which now allows the U.S. government to expand the grounds for its appeal of a January ruling of Magistrate Vanessa Baraitser. She had at that time denied extradition to the United States to face charges of espionage in a Virginia court, a jurisdiction where whistleblowers never

Guest Contributor (2021-08-16). Challenge to Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme dismissed by Supreme Court. ukhumanrightsblog.com A and B v Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and another [2021] UKSC 27 On appeal from [2018] EWCA Civ 1534 The claimants in the case were victims of human trafficking with unspent convictions in Lithuania. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) provides compensation to victims of crime, apart from where they have unspent criminal convictions …

John Pilger (2021-08-15). A day in the death of British justice. greenleft.org.au For the "crime" of truth-telling, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being relentless pursued by the United States government, determined to secure his extradition at any cost, writes John Pilger.

Isabella Arria (2021-08-15). Assange pierde terreno en su batalla judicial para evitar la extradición a EE.UU. globalizacion.ca El Tribunal Superior británico otorgó a Estados Unidos permiso para ampliar los fundamentos de su pedido de extradición del fundador de Wikileaks, Julian Assange, a quien acusa de espionaje, luego de que una corte inferior había bloqueado la extradición, coincidiendo…

Archishman Raju (2021-08-15). At the brink of a new world system: imperialism, race and caste. mronline.org The U.S. has degenerated to such an extent that is probably one of the least democratic countries in the world. It is ruled by an extremely powerful and undemocratic billionaire class, buttressed by an entrenched bureaucracy and intelligence apparatus, and legitimized by an obsequious media which does not even pretend to be neutral.

ERA Coalition, Women's March, & more (2021-08-15). Saturday 8/28: #Rally4ERA: No Time Limit on Equality Rally at U.S. Supreme Court. indybay.org U.S. Supreme Court or join online rally livestream and actions…

Steve Poikonen (2021-08-15). Ep343: Jay Dyer Exposes the CIA in Hollywood. slownewsdayshow.com Paypal @SlowNewsDayShow | CashApp $SlowNewsDayShow | Follow us on Rokfin

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