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☆ Opinion: Trump should go to jail if he violates judge’s gag order again
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Opinion Norman Eisen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Merchan sanctioned Trump for violating his gag order for nine posts and reposts on his Truth Social site and campaign website, targeting witnesses and jurors in his Manhattan prosecution. In his written order, summarized from the bench at the start of the trial on Tuesday, the judge also warned Trump that if he persists in violating the gag order, he faces jail time. Perhaps the new sanctions — or those likely to come in response to the newest four allegations of gag order violations — will be the end of it. As I have previously explained, Trump’s argument that the gag order infringes his First Amendment rights is specious. In any event, even if Trump believes those things, that is no excuse under New York law to violate a court order.

Persons: Norman Eisen, “, Donald Trump, Norm Eisen, Juan Merchan, Merchan, Trump, ” Trump, incarcerate, Nelson Mandela, it’s, —, ”, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, Liberal, New, White House Locations: Manhattan, New York

☆ Could Trump go to jail? Questions about Trump’s trial, answered
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

If Trump were sent to prison, would he still have his presidential Secret Service protecting him in jail? The judicial process is built around the idea that defendants are there to answer charges, and New York law requires that a defendant be present at trial. The felony charge here, which is the lowest level felony under New York law, is falsifying business records to further some other crime. His federal trial on classified documents is proceeding slowly in Miami. While Trump, under New York law, has a right to know their names, their identities will be kept from public view.

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☆ As Truce Appears to Hold, Israeli Leaders Face a Tough Choice
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Golden Matonga | John Eligon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Ms. Tamimi comes from a family of prominent Palestinian activists and has protested the Israeli occupation of their village of Nabi Saleh for much of her life. Ms. Tamimi made headlines as a child for physically confronting Israeli forces, who have wounded, imprisoned and killed many of her relatives. A video of one such episode, in which she slapped an Israeli soldier, went viral and transformed Ms. Tamimi into an international symbol of Palestinian resistance. The Israeli military estimates that it has arrested 1,800 people in the occupied West Bank since Oct. 7. “This form of detention has been systematically used by the Israeli authorities to subjugate and silence Palestinians, including writers, for decades,” he added.

Persons: Ahed Tamimi, Nariman, Ahed, Nariman Tamimi, Tamimi, Mahmoud Hassan, ” Mr, Hassan, we’re, Hitler, Nabi Saleh, Bassem, Ofer, “, ”, Mina Thabet Organizations: West Bank, Random, Human Rights, Palestinian Prisoners Society, PEN International Locations: Israel, East, North Africa

☆ Elon Musk says Israel should try to thwart Hamas with 'conspicuous acts of kindness' in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Musk said that Israel should display "conspicuous acts of kindness" toward Gaza. Musk told Fridman that there's "no easy answer" to solve the conflict, but he did have some suggestions for Israel. Musk suggested that Israel should do something "counterintuitive" and try to "thwart" Hamas with "conspicuous acts of kindness." AdvertisementAdvertisementBut Musk told Fridman that Israel should also focus on "unequivocal" acts of kindness during the conflict. Musk told Fridman.

Persons: Elon Musk, podcaster Lex Fridman, Musk, —, Lex Fridman's, Fridman, Israel, you've Organizations: Hamas, Service, New York Times, Washington Post Locations: Israel, Gaza, Palestine

☆ Will Trump’s Barbs Land Him Behind Bars?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

It was a historic and jarring event when FBI agents searched former President Donald Trump's home last year to look for classified documents he was accused of hoarding. "Courts and prosecutors have to become normalized to the idea of detaining Trump – if he continues to violate gag orders and/or if he is convicted at trial," Signorelli says. Less-powerful defendants have been punished with time behind bars for being in contempt of court (including violating gag orders) or threatening authorities. Sam Bankman-Fried, the former billionaire crypto trader, was put behind bars in August weeks before his fraud trial after giving a media outlet private writings by a witness. While courts are sensitive to First Amendment protections – especially for someone running for president – Trump is pushing the legal envelope, Eisen says.

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☆ Restorative justice can be cheaper and more effective than jail time at preventing reoffences. An innovative Philadelphia program for youth has a 100% success rate.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Healing Futures is a Philadelphia restorative-justice-diversion program for people under 18. Harvey got a call a few weeks later from Kempis "Ghani" Songster, the program manager for Healing Futures, Philadelphia's first pre-charge program for youth restorative-justice diversion. AdvertisementNone of the youths who have completed the Healing Futures program have recidivated, he said. He's also now one of the 33 youths who've completed the Healing Futures program. September 6, 2023: This story has been updated to include the name of the parent organization of Healing Futures, the Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project.

Persons: Janelle Harvey, Harvey, Kempis, Ghani, Songster, Philadelphia's, hadn't, Felix Rosado, Cheyenne Wade, Daniel, He's, who've, Kendra Brooks, Brooks, Queen, Rosado Organizations: Healing, Youth, Futures, Community Works, SEPTA, Charles Foundation, Philadelphia City Council, Kendra Brooks Healing, Healing Futures Locations: Philadelphia, Chicago , Washington, Queen, Oakland , California, Alameda County

☆ Justice Department will likely try to have Trump incarcerated if he's convicted in Mar-a-Lago case, national security lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Insider Staff | Sarah Gray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

DOJ will seek incarceration for Trump, a national security attorney and former US prosecutor say. McClanahan said evidence in the indictment was laid out to show "that this is a kingpin who knowingly broke the law, endangered national security, endangered nuclear weapon security, endangered other countries' national security." In this case, that looks likely to be US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who Trump appointed. It's more likely that, if convicted, he'd be sentenced to house arrest with an ankle monitor, McClanahan said. "Trump can share that information that is in his head whether he is incarcerated or not incarcerated," she said.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Kel McClanahan, Jack Smith's, McClanahan, Jonathan Turley, Chris Christie, Trump, Sarah Krissoff, Pitney, Krissoff, Aileen Cannon, there's, It's, he'd Organizations: Trump, Service, Department, Justice, George Washington University, Fox News, New, New Jersey Gov, Politico, Pitney LLP, of, DOJ, Department of Justice Locations: New Jersey, Southern, of New York, Bedminster , New Jersey

The Justice Department’s April 20 letter includes guidance for state and local police, prosecutors, judges and probation officers. Joanna Weiss, co-director of the Fines and Fees Justice Center, told me that the DOJ's voice is critical on these issues. The earlier memo included a section that laid out the principle that courts must not use bail practices that incarcerate people solely because they can’t afford a fee. The Justice Department didn't address my specific questions about why the section on bail was nixed. Lauren Jones, legal director at the National Center for Access to Justice, told me that there's clear overlap between cash bail practices and justice system fees.

☆ San Francisco's DA called out Elon Musk for his 'reckless and irresponsible' tweet about Bob Lee's death
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Sarah Jackson | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

San Francisco's DA is calling out Elon Musk for a tweet he made about Bob Lee's death. San Francisco's district attorney says Elon Musk made a "reckless and irresponsible" statement over the recent death of tech executive Bob Lee. She also addressed a tweet from Elon Musk over Lee's death. Many people I know have been severely assaulted," Musk had tweeted about Lee's death last week. Jack Dorsey, who cofounded Twitter, said Lee's death was "heartbreaking."

☆ Bob Lee: Moments following stabbing of Cash App founder captured on video, local news site reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Taylor Romine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The moments following the San Francisco stabbing attack of Cash App founder Bob Lee were captured on surveillance video and in a 911 call to authorities, according to a local Bay Area news portal. The driver of the Toyota pulls the car away and Lee collapses to the ground. Lee manages to get up and walk a bit further before he collapses in front of an apartment building. “No one who commits a violent crime, or who’s a repeat offender are receiving overly lenient plea deals.”Her comments appear to be in response to Twitter’s new owner, billionaire Elon Musk. In total, there were 56 homicides in San Francisco in 2022, the same as in 2021.

☆ San Francisco mayor says the city is 'prioritizing public safety' after Cash App creator's fatal stabbing during visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

San Francisco's mayor called the death of Cash App creator Bob Lee "a horrible tragedy." London Breed said police are investigating, and San Francisco is "prioritizing public safety." Breed pointed to a recent budget supplemental that will put more police in SF neighborhoods. He tagged San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to ask if "the city taking stronger action to incarcerate repeat violent offenders." San Francisco's violent crime rates are relatively favorable compared to other large cities, like Chicago and Los Angeles.

☆ The 'world's coolest dictator' rounded up 60,000 people in a crackdown on MS-13. A shrimp farming community is fighting back.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Danielle Mackey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

SISIGUAYO, EL SALVADOR — On the morning that Walber Rodriguez was arrested last May, he was just two minutes from his home in Sisiguayo, El Salvador. Outside El Salvador, Bukele is best known for adopting Bitcoin as a national currency. All around them in Sisiguayo and the surrounding Bajo Lempa valley, people were arrested with no satisfactory explanation. Residents of the Bajo Lempa who'd been touched by the arrests had begun meeting weekly at a nearby retreat center. A meeting of the Bajo Lempa families on June 17, 2022.

☆ The 'world's coolest dictator' rounded up 60,000 people in a supposed crackdown on MS-13. A shrimp farming community is fighting back.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Danielle Mackey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

☆ Hong Kong democracy activist wins appeal on Tiananmen vigil assembly
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Jessie Pang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Democracy activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung won an appeal on Wednesday against her conviction and sentence over a "banned" candlelight vigil in Hong Kong last year to commemorate victims of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Police banned the annual Tiananmen vigils last year, citing coronavirus restrictions. Chow was the former vice-chairperson of the now disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China. The national security law, punishing subversion, collusion with foreign forces and terrorism with up to life in prison, was imposed by Beijing in 2020. Hong Kong and Chinese governments said the law is necessary to restore stability to Hong Kong after anti-government protests in 2019.

Audiences will see how the battle in the Texas Legislature over gender-affirming care for trans children is far from a mere partisan philosophical argument or campaign talking point for me. That’s the year a flood of anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced in the Texas Legislature — the majority of which directly targeted trans kids and their families. This year dealt Texas trans families a double blow when state Attorney General Ken Paxton delivered a nonbinding legal opinion that gender-affirming care for children was child abuse — followed by a directive from Gov. We acted quickly as a family, breaking the news of our pending out-of-state move to Noah over an unforgettably sad dinner. Despite it all, Texas is where our hearts reside, no matter how many miles might separate us and how directly damaging Republican rhetoric has been.

☆ Former official says Trump ordered staffers to find 'murderers,' 'rapists,' and 'criminals' at the border and 'dump them into Democratic cities'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Miles Taylor said Trump wanted criminals found at the border to be sent to Democrat-run cities. Taylor said Trump specifically wanted "murderers" and "rapists" to be identified and bussed out. "In January and February of 2019, Donald Trump directed us to go and take immigrants from the border and, quote, 'bus and dump them into Democratic cities and blue states,'" Taylor told CNN. "He wanted us to identify the murderers, the rapists, and the criminals, and, in particular, make sure we did not incarcerate them, and we put them in those cities." But put aside the murderers and the rapists and the criminals — could you take people from the border and just dump them into blue states?"

☆ A sentence that never ends: How probation kept a Pennsylvania man locked up through the pandemic — even after his release date
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

He was still a teenager when, a year after his school went under, he graduated to a new form of state supervision. Inmates walk the hallways during a media tour of the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 7, 2015. And such violations have bloated the probation system, with roughly 250,000 people now subject to restrictions on their freedom. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner listens during a press conference announcing Danielle Outlaw as the new Police Commissioner on December 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth was elected in the 2018 "blue wave," defeating the incumbent Republican.

☆ Două persoane, soţ şi soţie, şi-au pierdut viaţa într-un accident rutier, la Iaşi. Momentul impactului (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Două persoane, soţ şi soţie, şi-au pierdut viaţa într-un accident rutier, la Iaşi. Momentul impactului a fost surprins de o cameră de bord. A treia victimă a accidentului, un bărbat în vârstă de 30 ani, care a suferit un traumatism toraco-abdominal, a fost transportat la un spital din Iaşi. O cameră de bord a unui participant la trafic a surprins momentul producerii accidentului rutier din judeţul Iaşi. Impactul a fost unul extrem de violent, fiind două persoane decedate şi pagube materiale.

Locations: Iaşi, ieşeană, Golf, Bacău, judeţul Iaşi

☆ Trei moldoveni, printre care și un copil, au decedat într-un accident rutier care s-a produs astăzi în România
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Trei moldoveni, printre care și un copil, au decedat într-un accident rutier care s-a produs astăzi în RomâniaTrei moldoveni au decedat în urma unui accident care s-a produs în după-amiaza zilei de astăzi, 23 iunie, în apropierea orașului Huedin, județul Cluj. Potrivit Ministerului Afacerilor Externe și Integrării Europene, în accident a fost implicat un automobil și un camion. „Accidentul s-a soldat cu decesul a trei cetățeni ai Republicii Moldova – doi adulți și un minor, un bărbat în vârstă de 28 de ani, o femeie în vârstă de 29 de ani și un copil în vârstă de 6 ani. A patra persoană, cetățean moldovean, din automobilul implicat în accident, în vârstă de 10 ani, a fost transportat la Spitalul Clinic de Urgență pentru Copii Cluj-Napoca. Un băiat de 10 ani, stabil hemodinamic, a fost consultat la fața locului și a fost transportat la spital de către un echipaj SAJ.

Organizations: Externe, Integrării Europene, SMURD Locations: România, Huedin, Cluj, Republicii Moldova, moldovean, - Napoca, Ambasada Republicii Moldova, București, Prut

☆ VIDEO/ Șoferul de TIR care a intrat cu vehiculul pe contrasens și a izbit violent microbuzul care circula pe ruta Chişinău - Iaşi este cetățean al R. Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-17 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Șoferul de TIR care a intrat cu vehiculul pe contrasens și a izbit violent sâmbătă, 15 mai, microbuzul care circula pe ruta Chişinău – Iaşi este cetățean al R. Moldova. Presa română scrie că acesta a condus în şlapi din Italia până la Iaşi și a fost pe punctul de a produce o tragedie în sensul giratoriu de la Vânători. Aflat în drum spre Vama Sculeni, şoferul din R. Moldova care conducea un camion cu remorcă, a intrat în sensul giratoriu dinspre Bogonos, județul Iași. Norocul călătorilor a fost faptul că TIR-ul nu apucase să le iasă cu totul în cale, astfel că şoferul microbuzului a tras de volan în ultima clipă. În urma accidentului, a rezultat rănirea a 10 persoane, toate din microbuz.

Persons: ., Sfântul, prof.univ.dr, Diana Organizations: TIM, SMURD, Sfântul Spiridon Locations: Chişinău, Iaşi, . Moldova, şlapi, Italia, Vama Sculeni, Moldova, Iași, Sculeni, Popricani, Vânători

☆ Șoferul TIR-ului care s-a izbit violent în microbuzul cu moldoveni, este cetățean al Republicii Moldova. Detalii noi despre accidentul produs în județul Iași
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-17 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Ion Ceban | ) unimedia.info time to read: +2 min

Aflat în drum spre Vama Sculeni, şoferul care conducea un camion cu remorcă, a intrat în sensul giratoriu dinspre Bogonos. Norocul călătorilor a fost faptul că TIR-ul nu apucase să le iasă cu totul în cale, astfel că şoferul microbuzului a tras de volan în ultima clipă. În urma accidentului, a rezultat rănirea a 10 persoane, toate din microbuz. În cauză a fost deschis dosar penal în care se continuă cercetările sub aspectul săvârşirii infracţiunii de vătămare corporală din culpă”, au precizat şi reprezentanţii Inspectoratului de Poliţie Judeţean Iaşi. Două femei cu vârsta de 59 de ani implicate în accidentul de la Vânători se află în continuare în stare gravă.

Persons: Sfântul, prof.univ.dr, Diana Organizations: TIM, SMURD, Sfântul Spiridon Locations: Vama Sculeni, Sculeni, Iaşi, Chişinău, Popricani, Vânători

☆ Detalii despre accidentul produs în județul Iași, în care au fost implicați 16 cetățeni ai R. Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-16 | by ( Daniela Calmis | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Drept urmare a accidentului produs sâmbătă seara, 15 mai, în apropierea localității Vânători, din județul Iași, în care au fost implicați 16 cetățeni ai R. Moldova, mai multe persoane, inclusiv un minor, s-au ales cu traumatisme. Astfel, în total, 13 persoane au fost transportate la spital pentru îngrijiri medicale, dintre care trei au suferit traumatisme mai grave. Reprezentanții Poliției Județului Iași au declarat pentru bzi.ro că a fost deschis dosar penal în care vor continua cercetările „sub aspectul săvârșirii infracțiunii vătămare corporală din culpă”. În cadrul accidentul rutier produs sâmbătă seara au fost implicate trei autovehicule: un TIR, un microbuz și un automobil, șoferul căreia nu a avut de suferit. În cauză a fost deschis dosar penal în care se continuă cercetările sub aspectul săvârșirii infracțiunii de vătămare corporală din culpă“, au declarat reprezentanții Inspectoratului de Poliție Iași.

Organizations: Externe, Integrării Europene Locations: Iași, Moldova

(update) Ministerul Afacerilor Externe și Integrării Europene, prin intermediul Consulatului general de la Iași a fost informat de către autoritățile române despre producerea unui accident în seara zilei de astăzi în apropierea localității Vânători din România. Echipa consulatului general a întreprins demersuri pe lângă autoritățile locale în regim de urgență, pentru informații privind cetățenia, identitatea și starea de sănătate a persoanelor afectate, precum și circumstanțele producerii accidentului. Potrivit presei de peste Prut, microbuzul care venea din Republica Moldova s-a ciocnit cu un TIR. În microbuz se aflau 16 persoane și în TIR doar unul, șoferul. A fost activat planul roșu de intervenție!

Organizations: Externe, Integrării Europene Locations: Iași, România, Republicii Moldova, Prut, Republica Moldova

☆ Patru oameni au murit pe loc după ce mașina în care se aflau a intrat sub un TIR, la Vaslui
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Patru persoane au murit, după ce mașina în care se aflau a intrat violent sub un TIR înmatriculat în Republica Moldova. Teribilul accident a avut loc joi dimineața, între localităţile Tutova şi Priponeşti, la ieşirea din judeţul Vaslui spre Galaţi. De asemenea, s-au trimis de la Tecuci o maşină de descarcerare şi un echipaj SMURD. Din păcate, cele patru persoane au decedat", a declarat purtătorul de cuvânt al Serviciului de Ambulanţă Judeţean (SAJ) Vaslui, Daniel Ungureanu. În cauză, a fost întocmit un dosar penal pentru ucidere din culpă și polițiștii efectuează cercetări pentru a stabili împrejurările în care s-a produs accidentul.

Persons: Daniel Ungureanu Locations: Vaslui, Republica Moldova, Tutova, Galaţi, Galați, Bârlad, Tecuci

Patru persoane şi-au pierdut viaţa, joi, într-un accident rutier produs între localităţile Tutova şi Priponeşti, la ieşirea din judeţul Vaslui spre Galaţi, au informat reprezentanţii Serviciului de Ambulanţă Judeţean (SAJ) Vaslui. "La faţa locului s-au alocat două ambulanţe B2 şi C2 de de la Serviciul de Ambulanţă Judeţean şi un echipaj SMURD de prim-ajutor de la Bârlad. De asemenea, s-au trimis de la Tecuci o maşină de descarcerare şi un echipaj SMURD. Din păcate, cele patru persoane au decedat", a declarat Ungureanu. Poliţiştii efectuează cercetări pentru a stabili în ce împrejurări s-a produs accidentul şi pentru identificarea victimelor

Persons: Daniel Ungureanu, Ungureanu, Poliţiştii Locations: Tutova, Vaslui, Galaţi, Republica Moldova, Bârlad, Tecuci

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