Imran Mulla (2024-07-08). UK: University of Leicester criticised for event with Israeli Supreme Court justice. middleeasteye.net

Lee Camp, BreakThrough News. (2024-07-08). US Elections 100% Bought Off! popularresistance.org US elections are the most bought-off in the world. How did we get here? Most people know that it has something to do with the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision. But most do not know it actually goes back more than a hundred years before that to an 1886 Supreme Court decision. But it gets worse — The statement that made corporations people (and therefore able to buy elections) wasn't even in the actual Supreme Court decision. It was in the "headnote" by the court reporter. Comedian Lee Camp dives deeper into the last hundred years of corporate money corrupting every inch of our elections.

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-07-08). Julian Assange Freed By The Prospect Of Justice. popularresistance.org The sudden announcement that Julian Assange would be freed after a plea agreement came as a great and very welcome surprise. Assange and the Wikileaks team were targets of United States persecution and prosecution by three different presidential administrations because they revealed secrets that the state wanted to keep hidden. | Wikileaks revealed war crimes committed during the George W. Bush administration in their Iraq War Logs and Afghanistan War Logs. Private Chelsea Manning leaked the Collateral Murder video, which shows the deaths of civilians, including two Reuters reporters, as they were gunned down by…

ecns.cn (2024-07-08). CITIC Group unveils its AI plans. ecns.cn CITIC Group will strive to come up with over 50 in-depth applications powered by artificial intelligence to nurture specific foundation models for different industries, said the State-owned financial conglomerate during the four-day 2024 World AI Conference underway in Shanghai since Thursday.

Kevin Rennie (2024-07-08). 'Free at last': Aussies respond to Julian Assange homecoming. globalvoices.org Wikileaks founder's release from prison brings mixed reactions down underOriginally published on Julian Assange home in Australia. Screenshot from 7.30″ on the

presstv.ir (2024-07-08). 'He's the devil', Trump critics speak out against Supreme Court immunity ruling. presstv.ir Protesters gathered at the US Supreme Court after it recognized that ex-presidents have immunity from prosecution for certain actions taken in office.

Kate Litman (2024-07-08). The Weekly Round-Up: universities share intelligence with police and US presidents have immunity from prosecution. ukhumanrightsblog.com In UK news An investigation by Liberty Investigates and Metro found that a number of UK universities have been providing intelligence on pro-Palestine student protesters to the police. The investigation described "varying degrees of cooperation and intelligence sharing" in correspondence between universities and police forces. A manager at Queen Mary University of London wrote to …

Maxime Duriez (2024-07-08). Julian Assange is free. fidh.org

Guest Blogger (2024-07-08). Energy, Business Groups Ask Supreme Court To Stop California From Forcing EVs On the Rest of America. wattsupwiththat.com Numerous trade associations are asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision that effectively allowed California to push electric vehicles (EVs) on the rest of the U.S.

William Hartung (2024-07-08). Automated Warfare Is Risky and Really Motivated by Wealth. fairobserver.com Venture capital and military startup firms in Silicon Valley have begun aggressively selling a version of automated warfare that will deeply incorporate artificial intelligence (AI). Those companies and their CEOs are now pressing full speed ahead with that emerging technology. They are largely dismissing the risk of malfunctions that could lead to the future slaughter…

UMMID (2024-07-08). As Saudi Arabia rings in Islamic New Year 1446, Kaaba adorned with new Kiswah. ummid.com Muharram 2024 Moon Sighting Live Updates: The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia and the Moon sighting committees in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, Iraq, Qatar, Morocco, Iran and other Muslim states have appealed the local residents to sight the New Moon of the Holy month of Muharram al Haram today i.e. Friday 29th of Dhul Hijjah 1445 AH corresponding to July 05, 2024.

hindustantimes (2024-07-08). Relief For Trump In Classified Documents Case; Biden Interview Was Staged? | US Election Update. hindustantimes.com 2024 US Election updates: A federal judge temporarily halted certain filing deadlines in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Trump faces accusations of taking classified materials from the White House and obstructing government efforts to retrieve them. The judge referenced a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity regarding some of Trump's actions. Meanwhile, fresh controversy surrounds President Biden over a radio interview done in the aftermath of the disastrous debate with Trump. In other developments, Vice President Kamala Harris steered clear of addressing the question…

Walter Mendenhall, Next City. (2024-07-03). Under-Resourced Neighborhoods Can Be Incubators For Future Entrepreneurs. popularresistance.org In 2016, I walked into a school's career day on the west side of Chicago and met a great young man. This honor roll student played basketball and was respected by his peers. But despite these wonderful qualities, he sold drugs to pay for the things he desired. | He was one of thousands of young Black men in Chicago who have the ambition, intelligence and leadership acumen to become successful, legitimate entrepreneurs but have no idea how to find that path, let alone follow it. There are tens of thousands more like him in cities across the country. Some put their entrepreneurial drive and leadership skills to des…

Sierra Dickey, Scheer Post. (2024-07-03). Multiple States Are Building New Women's Prisons; Can They Be Stopped? popularresistance.org Tiff Harrington spent 15 years of her life under Department of Corrections (DOC) supervision in Vermont, where she gave birth to two children while incarcerated at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility—a prison with a particularly bad reputation. | In 2019, Vermont DOC came under fire when Seven Days, a local independent newspaper, reported that guards at Chittenden Regional engaged in drug use and sexually abused the incarcerated women they oversaw. Public outcry only grew when an incarcerated woman named Penny Powers filed a whistleblower complaint against former Chittenden Regional "shift supervisor…

Binoy Kampmark (2024-07-03). The US Supreme Court Outs the Imperial Presidency. dissidentvoice.org The US Supreme Court has much to answer for. In the genius of republican government, it operates as overseer and balancer to the executive and legislature. Of late, the judges have seemingly confused that role. In contrast to its other Anglophone counterparts, the highest tribunal in the US professes an open brand of politics, with …

ACLU of Northern California (2024-07-03). Supreme Court Decision Guts Key Civil Rights Protection for Unhoused People. indybay.org ACLU lawsuit challenging San Francisco' costly and ineffective response to homelessness will continue…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2024-07-03). The US Supreme Court Outs the Imperial Presidency. globalresearch.ca

Peter Bach (2024-07-03). Letter from London: Attempts at the Apolitical. counterpunch.org A number of times over the past five years I have woken up in the middle of the night wondering how Julian Assange was getting on in nearby Belmarsh Prison. (I have written about this here before.) I wondered again last week, only to discover — like one of those dramatic slam cuts in a

Melvin Goodman (2024-07-03). The Trump Supreme Court's War on the Environment. counterpunch.org

greenleft.org.au (2024-07-03). The release of Julian Assange: plea deals and dark legacies. greenleft.org.au

latintimes (2024-07-03). Wisconsin Supreme Court To Review Challenges To 175-Year-Old Abortion Law. latintimes.com The contested statutes, enacted in 1849, were largely interpreted to prohibit abortions except to save the mother's life.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-07-03). China praises UN resolution on artificial intelligence. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) China noted the importance of the recent approval of a key resolution on cooperation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the United Nations, at the proposal of Beijing and supported by more than 140 countries.

WSWS (2024-07-03). Democrats downplay Supreme Court immunity ruling, while Trump doubles down on plans for dictatorship. wsws.org The chilling implications for the working class of the Supreme Court's legal counterrevolution have already begun to emerge in the immediate aftermath of the 6-3 ruling by the court's far-right supermajority.

greenleft.org.au (2024-07-03). Whistleblower Richard Boyle loses his appeal to be protected. greenleft.org.au

Reuters (2024-07-03). AI deals lift US venture-capital funding to highest level in two years, data shows. scmp.com Investors' ongoing excitement around building and adopting artificial intelligence has fuelled the recovery of venture-capital funding in the world's largest economy.

Associated Press (2024-07-03). Judge delays Trump's hush money sentencing until at least September 18 after immunity ruling. scmp.com Former US president is seeking to have conviction overturned after Supreme Court ruling granting immunity to presidents. He had been expected to face sentencing on July 11.

greenleft.org.au (2024-07-03). Julian Assange: Free at last. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-07-03). Julian Assange's release a victory for those fighting for truth, against war. greenleft.org.au

noemail (2024-07-03). Supreme Court Urged to Form Expert Committee for Hathras Stampede Probe. devdiscourse.com A plea filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday calls for the formation of a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired apex court judge to investigate the Hathras stampede incident that resulted in 121 fatalities.

Press Associates (2024-07-03). First Amendment victory: Oklahoma Supreme Court vetoes public dollars for religious 'charter school'. peoplesworld.org OKLAHOMA CITY (PAI)—The AFT (Teachers) and its Oklahoma affiliate are cheering an overwhelming 7 to 1 State Supreme Court ruling outlawing funneling public taxpayer dollars to a religiously established charter school. The justices ruled on June 25 that the state's charter school board violated both the state and federal constitutions by trying to funnel public …

greenleft.org.au (2024-07-03). Assange returns to Australia to the resentment of hacks. greenleft.org.au

The Independent (2024-07-03). Trump's sentencing date in hush money case postponed to September. independent.co.ug NEW YORK, THE UNITED STATES | Xinhua | The sentencing date for former U.S. President Donald Trump in the hush money case was postponed on Tuesday to Sept. 18 from July 11, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity. Trump's attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove on Monday sought leave to file a …

Plus News (2024-07-03). 15 Suspected Robbers Netted After Nabweru Attacks. plusnews.ug Up to 15 suspected machete attackers have been arrested days after an attack that left several people injured in Nabweru. They were arrested in an operation conducted by the Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) together with teams from Nabweru and Kawempe police stations. Denis Bbosa, one of the victims of the attacks said machete-wielding men …

Maxime Duriez (2024-07-03). Julian Assange is free. fidh.org

Mark Gruenberg (2024-07-03). EMERGENCY: To save democracy, unions say Supreme Court reform an immediate necessity. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's majority ruling giving Donald Trump almost total absolute immunity forever from federal prosecution, unions and more than 100 progressive allies revived a dormant campaign to get Congress to change the court. Organized by Demand Justice, the United for Democracy coalition — which includes the nation's two big …

Kenny Cooper (2024-07-03). How a Supreme Court ruling empowers Pa. towns — and threatens unhoused people. whyy.org

newarab (2024-07-03). Germany steps up Lebanon invovlement amid Israel war threats. newarab.com Germany has dispatched the deputy chief of its intelligence service to Lebanon to meet with Hezbollah, days after According to Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, which is close to Hezbollah, the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) Deputy Director Ole Diehl met Hezbollah's second in command Sheikh Naim Qassem in Beirut's southern suburbs on 29 June. Berlin and Hezbollah n…

presstv.ir (2024-07-03). 'He's the devil', Trump critics speak out against Supreme Court immunity ruling. presstv.ir Protesters gathered at the US Supreme Court after it recognized that ex-presidents have immunity from prosecution for certain actions taken in office.