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COVID-19 drug has saved lives, experts say; Respected NSW judge Peter Zahra dies after stroke; Morrison and Albanese clash in shouty leaders’ debate; Fears over Russia’s potential war intentions; Queensland braces for record weather event
That’s about it from the 9News breaking news blog for today. The Prime Minister has said he’s ‘very concerned’ about China’s ‘interference and intrusion’ in the South Pacific. Meanwhile, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has vowed he will work with state governments to prioritise health care if he is elected. Shoppers have been warned to brace …
A Florida Judge Won’t Let the Navy Remove a Rule-Breaking, Vaccine-Refusing Ship Commander
A federal judge in Florida has ruled that the Navy cannot do anything to remove a commander of a destroyer, despite testimony that he has flouted the service’s rules for COVID-19 mitigation while seeking a religious exemption from the vaccine. The order is part of a case that aims to be a class-action lawsuit on …
Breaking: Loudoun Judge Orders Reinstatement of Teacher Suspended After Criticizing Draft Transgender Policy
A Loudoun Circuit Court judge today granted a temporary restraining order to a Leesburg physical education teacher who was placed on leave last week, two days after speaking at a School Board meeting to object to a proposed policy on the division’s protocols for transgender students. Following a three-hour hearing Friday, Judge James Plowman concluded …
California gun ruling: A federal judge, who compares an AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife, overturns ban on assault weapons
Assault weapons have been banned in California since 1989, according to the ruling. The law has been updated several times since it was originally passed. “Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment,” Benitez said in the ruling. “Firearms deemed as ‘assault …
Judge denies motion for mistrial in Bahena Rivera conviction
POWESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) — A judge has denied a motion for a mistrial in the first degree murder conviction for Cristhian Bahena Rivera in the death of Mollie Tibbetts. The judge ruled on the motion on Friday. The ruling comes exactly one week after Bahena Rivera was found guilty of killing Tibbetts back in …
Judge has doubts on voter privacy in new Arizona recount
The Arizona Democratic Party and the lone Democrat on the GOP-controlled Maricopa County Board of Supervisors sued the state Senate and the contractor overseeing the election audit, Cyber Ninjas, Thursday. They want the recount of the 2020 presidential election won by President Joe Biden halted unless they get guarantees that voter privacy and ballot secrecy …
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In cases of witness testimony in domestic abuse or for a harassment injunction, for example, in-person attendance is preferred, he said. “Again, to be able to assess people’s credibility, demeanor in court and be able to cross examine those people for the attorneys and litigants, that really means a lot to be in person,” Dougvillo …
Judge denies B.C.’s request for injunction against churches breaking COVID-19 rules
The chief justice of British Columbia’s Supreme Court has denied an application from the province for an injunction against three Fraser Valley churches flouting COVID-19 rules that prohibit in-person services. In a brief hearing Wednesday morning, Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson said he had dismissed the application by B.C.’s attorney general and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie …
Chief Judge Beryl Howell scorches Capitol riot suspects and keeps man who was in Pelosi’s office in jail
“This was not a peaceful protest. Hundreds of people came to Washington, DC, to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power,” Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the DC District Court said in the hourlong hearing for Capitol riot defendant Richard Barnett on Thursday. Howell’s remarks are some of the first from a federal district judge over …
Parler’s attempt to get back on Amazon Web Services rejected by judge
Enlarge / Amazon Web Services (AWS) logo displayed during the 4th edition of the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 17, 2019, in Paris, France. A federal judge today rejected Parler’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Amazon Web Services (AWS), scuttling the social network’s attempt to quickly get …
