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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 27, 2025 at 9:54 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Thursday, March 27, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 27, 2025, 9:54 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/the-morning-read-for-thursday-march-27/ Source link
Home Daily News Prosecutor gets suspension for invading jury’s… Ethics Prosecutor gets suspension for invading jury’s ‘inner sanctum’ By Debra Cassens Weiss March 27, 2025, 10:27 am CDT An Oklahoma lawyer has been suspended for six months for watching real-time jury deliberations on a monitor in a murder case that he prosecuted. (Image from Shutterstock) An Oklahoma lawyer has been suspended for six months for watching real-time jury deliberations on a monitor in a murder case that he prosecuted. The Oklahoma Supreme Court suspended former assistant district attorney Isaac Seth Brantley Shields in a March 25 decision. The Legal Profession…
They are AI-powered drones … The UAE will deploy artificial intelligence (AI) drones to sight the crescent moon that marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Eid Al Fitr 2025. The innovative approach to moon sighting aims to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of the centuries-old tradition that determines the start of the Islamic Holy Month. The Ramadan Crescent Moon Sighting Committee, operating under the UAE Council for Fatwa, has invited citizens and residents to observe the crescent moon on the evening of Saturday, March 19, 2025, (29 Ramadan 1446 AH) If you happen to spot the moon,…
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Donald Trump has said he “couldn’t care less” if carmakers raise prices after his 25% tariffs on foreign-made vehicles comes into effect.Some analysts have warned that Trump’s charges on businesses importing vehicles could lead to the temporary shutdown of significant car production in the US, increase prices, and strain relations with allies.But speaking to NBC News on Saturday, the US president said he hoped foreign carmakers raise prices as it means “people are gonna buy American-made cars. We have plenty”.On Wednesday, Trump announced new import taxes of 25% on cars and car parts entering the US from overseas, which go…
As Muslims in Gaza prepare to mark Eid this weekend and the end of the holy month of Ramadan, families say they’re barely making ends meet, with no food entering the territory for nearly a month. Rania Hegazy, 38, who is currently sheltering in a tent in Gaza City with her husband and three children, was ordered by the Israeli army to evacuate Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza last week.”We’re living on canned food. There is no clean water or proper hygiene,” Hegazy told CBC News freelance videographer Mohamed El Saife on Thursday from the tent encampment.”Last Ramadan was bad, but this one is even…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 28, 2025 at 10:15 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, March 28, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 28, 2025, 10:15 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/the-morning-read-for-friday-march-28/ Source link
Home Daily News Judge accused of using ‘game or jail’ tactic,… Judiciary Judge accused of using ‘game or jail’ tactic, asserting abuse victims get ‘Super Bowl’ neurochemicals By Debra Cassens Weiss March 27, 2025, 3:15 pm CDT Judge Matthew J. Elkin of Howard County, Indiana, allegedly compared the experience of domestic violence victims being beaten to Tom Brady playing in the Super Bowl. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) An Indiana judge has been accused in an ethics complaint of failing to recognize “appropriate ethical boundaries” and making “injudicious statements” to litigants and defendants. Judge Matthew J. Elkin of Howard County,…
Long weekend babay…It’s official – these are the official dates, confirmed dates of Eid Al Fitr this year. It’s set to be a 4-day break for the private sector for Eid Al Fitr 2025.On the evening of Saturday, March 29 the UAE moon sighting committee confirmed that the Eid moon has been sighted, therefore making Ramadan 29 days.The news came shortly after Saudi Arabia also declared that Eid would begin on Sunday, March 30.The holiday had already been declared as Sunday, March 30 to Tuesday, April 1, with the possibility of an extra day on Wednesday, April 2. This extra…
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