British Columbia’s (BC) attorney general introduced two bills on Monday that effectively ban protests near schools and places of public worship in order to preserve public access and maintain public safety. In a press conference, BC Premier David Eby said the bills come in response to “disturbing events targeting Jewish and other religious communities.” Currently The post British Columbia to ban protests near schools and places of worship appeared first on JURIST – News.

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic sued the US Defense Department (Department of War) Monday after the department declared the company a supply chain risk to protect national security. Filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the complaint alleged that the designation violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), First Amendment, and The post Anthropic sues US Defense Department over ‘supply chain risk’ designation appeared first on JURIST – News.

Istanbul mayor and Turkish opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu went on trial Monday after being accused of establishing an “İmamoğlu criminal organization for profit” that operated parallel to and was concealed by his official duties. İmamoğlu faces charges including corruption, defrauding public institutions, bribery, extortion, and laundering proceeds of crime. His hearings are part of a The post Trial begins for Istanbul mayor amid political influence concerns appeared first on JURIST – News.

A federal judge ruled Saturday that all of Kari Lake’s official actions in her brief appointment as CEO of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) “shall have no force or effect.” The motion for summary judgment ruling was a victory for the employees of Voice of America, a government-funded media broadcaster that sued after The post US federal judge invalidates all official actions of Kari Lake as USAGM chief appeared first on JURIST – News.