Author: Olive Metuge
I was born and raised in New Jersey, and I live there now (not off of any exit, thank you very much). And, although I resided in the Big Apple for many years, I will always be a Jersey boy. Even the most passionate New Jerseyan, however, may be unaware of the long history of legal battles between their home state and New York, several of which have taken place before the Supreme Court. In this article, I explore the most important of these cases and what, exactly, can be learned from New York’s bullying of its kindly neighbor. …
Home Daily News After PACER hack, judiciary takes ‘special… Judiciary After PACER hack, judiciary takes ‘special measures’ and ‘technical steps,’ DOJ official says By Debra Cassens Weiss August 19, 2025, 9:53 am CDT The federal judiciary is taking “special measures” in cases in which information may have been exposed in a hack of the case management system used to upload case documents. (Image from Shutterstock) The federal judiciary is taking “special measures” in cases in which information may have been exposed in a hack of the case management system used to upload case documents, according to Acting Assistant Attorney General…
To Emirati Women’s Day, What’s On spoke with five inspiring Emirati women shaping the city’s future…In celebration of International Women’s Day, we spoke with a group of inspiring Emirati women who are paving the way in the creative industries and beyond. From the leaders they admire to the legacies they hope to leave, these women shared personal reflections on ambition, leadership, and what it means to uplift the next generation. Their voices echo a shared purpose: to lead with integrity, create with passion, and inspire others to dream without limits.Maha Gorton, Head Women’s Pavilion, Expo City DubaiMaha GortonWO: How do…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. More than two decades after victims of the 9/11 attacks began trying to hold the government of Saudi Arabia responsible for helping the Qaida terrorists who carried out the plot, a federal judge has ruled that a civil lawsuit against the kingdom can go to trial. The decision on Thursday, by Judge George B. Daniels of the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, represents a crucial victory for survivors of the attacks and relatives of the 2,977…
The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) remains in a heated standoff with the Trump administration after the White House announced she had been fired. Susan Monarez – who has only been in the job for a month – refused “to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives” and accused Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr of “weaponising public health”, according to her lawyers.Her lawyer insisted Dr Monarez’s sacking was not legal and only President Donald Trump – not White House officials – could remove her. The reason for her removal was that she was “not aligned with…
South Carolina asked the Supreme Court to pause an order by a federal appeals court that requires a public school in the state to allow a transgender boy to use the boys’ bathroom while he challenges a state law that requires students to use bathrooms based on their biological sex at birth. Describing the school district as “now stuck between an impossible rock and hard place,” the state cited the Supreme Court’s recent decision in United States v. Skrmetti, in which six justices upheld Tennessee’s ban on certain forms of medical treatments for transgender minors, as the basis to put…
By graduation, law students should understand what it means to act professionally: to succeed as a professional in a professional field. This doesn’t seem like a radical or controversial notion. But when looking back at your own legal education, where exactly were you taught the soft skills, norms and insights that underlie professionalism in practice? Was it embedded in the required 1L curriculum? Offered as an upper-level course? Mandated as a graduation requirement? No, probably not. Chances are you were simply thrown to the wolves and expected to figure out how to fit into the pack. No time for questions…
Sponsored: From intimate classes to international festivals – how My Core is putting Dubai on the Pilates mapDubai has no shortage of fitness studios, but few have earned the kind of international recognition that My Core Studio has. Tucked away in the heart of Al Barsha South, Dubai Science Park, the boutique Pilates studio and movement space has become a go-to for anyone serious about strength, posture, and mindful training – and it’s now on the radar of some of the world’s leading instructors.A hidden gem gone globalFounded by Rima Faour, My Core started as a boutique studio offering highly…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with The Texas Newsroom, the Houston Chronicle and The Texas Tribune as part of an initiative to report on how power is wielded in Texas. Reporting Highlights Behind-the-Scenes Efforts: Rep. Wesley Hunt has spent months trying to get officials to hire Elon Musk’s The Boring Co. to build a major flood infrastructure project in Houston. Size Matters: The Boring Co. has pitched building tunnels that are far smaller than what most studies have indicated…
The UK, France and Germany have begun the process of restoring major UN sanctions on Iran – lifted under a 2015 deal – as tensions once again escalate over Iran’s nuclear programme. The move will trigger a so-called snapback mechanism, which could result in the return of sanctions in 30 days.The three countries, participants in the 2015 deal, warned two weeks ago that they were ready to do this unless Iran agreed to a “diplomatic solution” by the end of August. Talks between Iran and the US over its nuclear programme have not resumed since June when the US bombed…