Author: Olive Metuge
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: On the Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket, Sharp Partisan Divides (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) — A new analysis prepared for The New York Times by professors Lee Epstein, Andrew D. Martin, and Michael J. Nelson shows that the Trump administration has a notably higher success rate on the emergency docket than the Biden administration did. “[T]he Trump administration [is] prevailing much more often than its predecessor had — 84 percent of the time, compared with 53 percent for the…
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” That quote, often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, kept running through my head as I read social media reactions related to the plea deal of Bryan Kohberger, who was charged with the 2022 murders of multiple students at the University of Idaho. Most of the responses regarding the plea agreement, which spared Kohberger the possibility of a death sentence, revolved around the need for revenge and reciprocated violence—in the name of justice. Despite all parties involved agreeing to the plea, many on social media were outraged. As an…
Roasters, a homegrown specialty coffee brand, has sold the world’s most expensive cup of coffee and earned a Guinness World RecordDubai has made coffee lovers everywhere sit up and take notice as the luxurious coffee was priced at Dhs2,500 and unveiled at the Roasters’ flagship store on The Boulevard, Downtown Dubai on Saturday, September 13.Roasters and Dubai’s coffee sceneStarted in Dubai, Roasters has become one of the UAE’s favourite specialty coffee brands, now with 11 branches across the country. Co-founder and CEO Konstantin Harbuz said the Guinness World Record celebrates the team’s effort and shows Dubai is becoming known for…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights A Special Deal: In a moment of peril, Florida lawmakers allowed its insurer of last resort to take disputes before judges whose salaries it funds. Winning Record: Citizens has taken more than 1,500 insurance disputes to mandatory arbitration, where it wins more than 90% of final hearings. In court it wins just over half the time. Systemic Issues: Citizens says the process is fast, cheap and fair.…
Israel Prime Minister’s OfficeRubio’s visit comes less than a week after Israel attacked the territory of US ally Qatar Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out further strikes on Hamas leaders following last week’s attack in Qatar, saying they would not have immunity “wherever they are”.Speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Netanyahu said every country had the right “to defend itself beyond its borders”.Israel’s decision to target Hamas leaders in Qatar – a close US ally – drew international outrage and criticism from US President Donald Trump. Hamas said six…
Lawyers for a Democratic appointee to the Federal Trade Commission on Monday urged the Supreme Court to allow her to continue to serve despite President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her. “If the President is to be given new powers Congress has expressly and repeatedly refused to give him,” Slaughter’s lawyers wrote in a 40-page filing, “that decision should come from the people’s elected representatives. At a minimum,” they contended, “any such far-reaching decision to reverse a considered congressional policy judgment should not be made on the emergency docket.” The dispute is the latest chapter in Trump’s test of his…
Image from Shutterstock. Surely, lawyers have been in this situation before. Imagine being in a room with a client or a prospective client you really want to land for your law firm. They ask you a question about something that you’re just not ready for, and you start stumbling around or filibustering, hoping to sound like you know what you’re talking about. Or you admit you that don’t know and will get back to them, striking fear into your heart that they might decide they’re going to find a different lawyer—one who will know the answer immediately and not have…
Durban’s Dolphin Coast meets Big Five safari in a single booking and it’s arriving in July 2026Club Med has announced its South African debut: Club Med South Africa Beach & Safari. A new all-inclusive escape on KwaZulu-Natal’s Dolphin Coast that pairs Indian Ocean beach days with a Big Five safari add-on. Opening July 2026, the resort sits about 30 minutes from King Shaka International Airport and folds the brand’s easy, one-price holiday model into one of the country’s most spectacular regions.The concept is a two-for-one adventure. Set on wild beachfront north of of the bustling city of Durban, the main…
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. For years, North Dakota’s mineral owners have said state officials have ignored their pleas for help as companies deduct money from their share of income from oil and gas production. Now, some state lawmakers agree they need to take action. Responding to a recent North Dakota Monitor and ProPublica investigation, more than a half-dozen said a committee should study the issue and propose solutions before the next legislative session in 2027.…
A court in Zambia has sentenced two men to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema.Zambian Leonard Phiri and Mozambican Jasten Mabulesse Candunde were convicted under the Witchcraft Act after being arrested in December with charms in their possession, including a live chameleon.”It is my considered view that the convicts were not only the enemy of the head of state but were also enemies of all Zambians,” magistrate Fine Mayambu said in his ruling.The case has been closely followed in Zambia, as this was the first time anyone was put on trial for…