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Self-professed 'Wolf of Airbnb' sentenced to over 4 years in prison for defrauding landlords
Read full article: Self-professed 'Wolf of Airbnb' sentenced to over 4 years in prison for defrauding landlordsA Florida man who boasted that he was the “Wolf of Airbnb” has been sentenced to over four years in prison after defrauding New York City landlords and a federal pandemic-relief government program.
Australian online watchdog drops court case against X over stabbing video
Read full article: Australian online watchdog drops court case against X over stabbing videoAustralia’s online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court case aimed at forcing X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed.
Malaysia's top court invalidates state's Islam-based laws on incest, sodomy and other offenses
Read full article: Malaysia's top court invalidates state's Islam-based laws on incest, sodomy and other offensesMalaysia’s top court has struck down Shariah-based criminal laws in an opposition-run state, saying they encroached on federal authority.
Recent DACA ruling creates uncertainty, state of limbo
Read full article: Recent DACA ruling creates uncertainty, state of limboA policy designed to shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation has again been declared illegal by a federal court judge. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, was created by Pres. Barack Obama in 2012 and has been under legal fire for years. A judge ruled the policy illegal because it circumvents immigration law set by Congress.
Australia's highest court finds Qantas illegally fired 1,700 ground staff during pandemic
Read full article: Australia's highest court finds Qantas illegally fired 1,700 ground staff during pandemicQantas Airways has lost its challenge to a court ruling that the Australian flag carrier had illegally fired 1,700 baggage handlers, cleaners and other ground staff at the height of pandemic travel disruptions.
Hearing set in lawsuit over Texas’ deployment of buoys on the Rio Grande
Read full article: Hearing set in lawsuit over Texas’ deployment of buoys on the Rio GrandeGovernor Greg Abbott gave several GOP Governors a tour of the Texas border Monday afternoon. The tour comes on the eve of a federal court hearing involving a lawsuit challenging Texas’ authority to deploy nearly a thousand feet of buoys near the Camino Real bridge in Eagle Pass.
New Hampshire is sued over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leader
Read full article: New Hampshire is sued over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leaderSupporters of a former historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist from New Hampshire who also led the Communist Party have sued the state.
Malaysia top court upholds ex-PM Najib's graft conviction
Read full article: Malaysia top court upholds ex-PM Najib's graft convictionMalaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has begun a 12-year prison sentence after losing his final appeal in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund, with the top court unanimously upholding his conviction and sentence.
Australia's highest court upholds foreign interference law
Read full article: Australia's highest court upholds foreign interference lawAustralia’s highest court has rejected a challenge to foreign interference laws in a case that involved a U.S. conservative political organization and free speech arguments.
Australian court upholds ban on most international travel
Read full article: Australian court upholds ban on most international travelAn Australian court has rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so they don’t bring COVID-19 home.
In court, Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to new charges
Read full article: In court, Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to new chargesGhislaine Maxwell has faced her trial judge in person for the first time as lawyers squabble over exactly when she should be tried on sex trafficking charges alleging that she procured teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse at his posh residences.
Drive-thru voting locations to be limited to Toyota Center only in Harris County on Election Day
Read full article: Drive-thru voting locations to be limited to Toyota Center only in Harris County on Election DayHOUSTON – A federal judge issued an order to uphold Harris County drive-thru voting but stated that the tents being used to house most drive-thru voting centers will not qualify as “buildings,” which are required for Election Day polling locations. Instead of 10 drive-thru locations, the Toyota Center will be the only drive-thru voting center available in Harris County on Election Day because of the new order. In order to allow for drive-thru voting on Election Day while ensuring that all votes will be counted, the only drive-thru voting center on Election Day will be at Toyota Center. Woodfill said he would immediately appeal the decision, accusing Harris County officials of using their office to help Democrats win Tuesday. Harris County had originally offered 10 drive-thru locations as an option for its nearly 5 million residents amid worries of spreading the coronavirus.