George Nyavor
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A Kenyan woman sentenced to death in Vietnam is at the center of growing diplomatic and humanitarian appeals, as Amnesty Kenya and other advocates urge the Kenyan government to intensify efforts to prevent her execution. Margaret Nduta, 37, was convicted on March 6, 2024, of drug trafficking after being arrested at Ho Chi Minh City…
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Introduction Often described as a cornerstone of American constitutional law, Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) established the federal government’s broad authority over interstate commerce, shaping the balance of power between state and federal governments. Argued before the U.S. Supreme Court at a time when America was still in its infancy, the case pitted two steamboat operators—and,…
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Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has officially severed ties with the Democratic Party, announcing her new independent political affiliation ahead of the release of her upcoming book. The memoir, titled “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines”, is set to hit shelves in October and promises a searing…
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A tense exchange during a CBS News interview with David Pogue appears to have triggered Elon Musk’s resignation from his post as Director of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Trump administration. The billionaire entrepreneur, best known for leading Tesla and SpaceX, was asked a range of policy questions during the recorded conversation, including about tariffs,…
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A former hotel security guard took the stand Tuesday in federal court and testified that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs paid him $100,000 in cash to suppress a 2016 surveillance video that captured Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura, inside the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. The video — now a critical piece of…
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Starting July 1, 2025, criminal defendants in Georgia will have the legal right to recover attorney’s fees if their case is tainted by prosecutorial misconduct. Advocates say the law provides a new but long-overdue protection for wrongfully accused persons. Signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp on May 14, Senate Bill 244 introduces a new…
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Case Study: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) — Expanding the Right to Counsel in State Criminal Trials Introduction In the pantheon of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Gideon v. Wainwright stands as a powerful affirmation of due process and equal protection under the law. Decided in 1963, the ruling cemented the principle that the Sixth Amendment’s…
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The sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs continued Monday, June 2, with testimony from a former assistant, identified only as “Mia”. She told a federal court that she attempted to block out the abuse she allegedly suffered while working for Combs from 2009 to 2017. Testifying under a pseudonym to protect her…
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U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL), an attorney and former public finance litigator, raised serious legal and public health concerns this week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly terminated a $190 million federal grant to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), a move that immediately eliminated 140 full-time positions across county…
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In a significant legal rebuke to the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, a federal judge on Friday halted the government’s attempt to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 5,000 Venezuelan nationals, preserving their right to live and work in the United States—for now. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen of the Northern District of California ruled…
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