impose criminal penalties for sitting, sleeping or lying outside on public property for homeless individuals who cannot obtain shelter. it held at the ordinances were unconstitutional and constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. the matter came before the powerful 9th circuit court, which has jurisdiction for the western united states and all of california. the ninth circuit has been regarded as a progressive bastion, but president trump was able to appoint ten judges to the ninth circuit. it limited what idaho could do with regard to its homeless. this time a three-judge panel similarly ruled against a city s effort to regulate its homeless population. when grants pass then sought to have the matter considered by the entire circuit, it could not get the required vote from all a act tiff members of the bench. that s when all hell broke lose. the denial of a full review drew 16 dissents and many statements. as the oregonen reported, many who dissent
has resumed in full force. and there s no word from mediator qatar that another extension might still be possible. it s a major setback in an eight week global effort to stop the violence in the middle east, a brutal conflict that has already cost thousands of lives and left many more homeless. the cease fire ended two hours ago despite frantic last minute efforts by an international team of negotiators to extend the peace by at least two more days. us secretary of state antony blinken also met thursday with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who and other top officials on his third visit to the region since the start of the war. two months ago, blinken expressed hope for another truce, but he reminded netanyahu that should israel resume its attacks on hamas, it must comply with international humanitarian laws . global support for israel has been waning in view of the suffering palestinian civilians there enduring. shortly after the truce ended, israel s military reig
The House Judiciary Committee is aiming to uncover potentially more dystopian free speech violations from two major government agencies in coordination with five Big Tech companies.
The House Judiciary Committee is aiming to uncover potentially more dystopian free speech violations from two major government agencies in coordination with five Big Tech companies.