Tag: SUPREME COURT

  • BOLSONARO APPEAL BEGINS AS BRAZIL SUPREME COURT WEIGHS 27-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR COUP PLOT

    BOLSONARO APPEAL BEGINS AS BRAZIL SUPREME COURT WEIGHS 27-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR COUP PLOT

    ‎Brazil’s Supreme Court has begun reviewing former president Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal against his 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup to block Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office. Two judges have so far voted to uphold the conviction, including Alexandre de Moraes, who led the original trial. Moraes dismissed the defence’s claims of…

  • U.S SUPREME COURT APPROVES PLAN FOR TRUMP TO SCRAP DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    U.S SUPREME COURT APPROVES PLAN FOR TRUMP TO SCRAP DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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    U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to proceed with its plan to significantly weaken the Department of Education, lifting a lower court order that had blocked mass layoffs and the transfer of key functions. This move is part of Trump’s effort to reduce the federal government’s role in education and transfer responsibilities to…