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E&E News
4 days ago
- Business
- E&E News
Judges block Trump tariffs; appeals court intervenes
The legal case against President Donald Trump's tariffs is mounting, with two federal courts ruling that his novel approach of imposing sweeping tariffs on imported goods is illegal. Late Wednesday, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade issued an order permanently blocking Trump's tariffs. 'There is no question here of narrowly tailored relief; if the challenged Tariff Orders are unlawful as to Plaintiffs they are unlawful as to all,' the trade court wrote in an unsigned opinion. Advertisement But the effect of the decision is on hold, after a federal appeals court Thursday temporarily blocked the decision from going into effect.
Sky News
4 days ago
- General
- Sky News
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan 'will return to UK' to face rape charges, lawyer says
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate will return to the UK to defend themselves against charges of rape and other offences, a lawyer representing the siblings has said. Andrew Ford, who represents Andrew and Tristan Tate, has confirmed in a statement by firm Holborn Adams that once proceedings for separate charges the brothers are facing in Romania are concluded, "The Tates will return to face UK allegations". Andrew Tate, 38, faces 10 charges, including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain, relating to three women. His brother Tristan Tate, 36, faces 11 charges relating to one woman - including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking. The charges were authorised in January 2024, but full details have only been released now. Bedfordshire Police issued an international arrest warrant for the brothers over allegations, which they "unequivocally deny", said to have occurred between 2012 and 2015. Andrew and Tristian Tate's legal team alleges that there is "a vast amount of misinformation" about the allegations faced by their clients, which they say could impact their clients' right to a fair trial. The lawyers have also accused the Crown Prosecution Service and police of refusing to "engage with us in any meaningful way". "UK prosecutors refuse to give even the most basic information to allow our clients to understand the allegations which they face," Holborn Adams said. "These are historic allegations and our clients are not even being told who the supposed victims are, this is not a typical approach and demonstrates a different approach on the basis of the profile of our clients." They added: "As and when the time presents itself, we will rigorously defend our clients. "Until that situation, we observe with interest an apparent, and unprecedented, press vendetta against our clients and the interplay between this and the ability of our clients to have a fair trial." The Tate brothers are facing separate allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering in Romania. They are also accused of human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women in a different case, which has been sent back to prosecutors. Prosecutors have submitted a request to authorities in Romania for the brothers to be extradited following the conclusion of proceedings in Romania. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
Washington Post
4 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
US scholar leaves Thailand after charges of insulting monarchy are dropped
BANGKOK — Thailand's attorney general's office has confirmed that it will not prosecute an American academic arrested in early April on a charge of royal defamation, his lawyer said Thursday. The offense is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Paul Chambers, who had been employed as a political science lecturer at Naresuan University in the northern province of Phitsanulok, departed Thailand after the ruling, said his lawyer, Akarachai Chaimaneekarakate, who declined to reveal his destination.
Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Zaid Ibrahim, two lawyers lose defamation suit against Malaysian Bar over Najib SRC appeal
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Three lawyers, including Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim, today lost their suit against the Malaysian Bar over defamatory statements alleging that they abused and defamed the justice system while handling Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's final appeal in the SRC International Sdn Bhd fund case. This followed a decision by High Court Judge Roz Mawar Rozain in dismissing the suit by Mohd Zaid, Liew Teck Huat and Rueben Mathiavaranam against the Malaysian Bar and its former president, Karen Cheah Yee Lynn, on the grounds that the plaintiffs failed to prove that the statements were defamatory. According to the judge, the plaintiffs themselves, before publication, made various public disclosures including media interviews, social media posts and comments admitting their lack of preparation, criticising their former lawyers and applying for an adjournment which was ultimately rejected by the Federal Court. 'This court finds that on Aug 19, 2022, the plaintiffs' reputation had been determined by the facts that were already in the public domain. In these circumstances, the disputed statements, although strongly worded, no longer significantly harm the plaintiffs' reputation beyond what had already occurred,' she said. She said the court acknowledged that professional reputations deserve protection, but the legal threshold for a defamation claim is not met if the primary effect of a statement does not add to the reputational damage that has already occurred as a result of events and exposures that are not directly related to the disputed statements. 'This court found that the statements in the media statement did not affect the plaintiffs' standing in the eyes of the reasonable public. Therefore, the tort of defamation was not proven,' she said. In addition, the judge said the plaintiffs' claim of conspiracy also failed to be proven because there was no evidence of any agreement between the defendants to jointly harm the plaintiff. 'The second defendant (Cheah), as the then President of the Bar, acted within the scope of her powers when making a public statement on an issue of concern to the legal profession,' said the judge, who did not issue any order on costs. In the suit filed on Sept 30, 2022, the plaintiffs claimed that on Aug 19 of the same year, Cheah had wrongfully and maliciously published a press release titled 'Abuse of Process Brings Disrepute to Our Justice System' on the official website of the Malaysian Bar and that the statement was also published by The Edge Markets, Malay Mail and The Star. They claimed that the press release, among other things, meant that they had abused the court process and committed professional misconduct by accepting the case from Najib and having to face disciplinary proceedings for bringing the legal profession into disrepute. The plaintiffs claimed that a complaint of misconduct against them for the handling of Najib's appeal case should have been made and referred first to the Disciplinary Board under Section 99 (1) of the Legal Profession Act, but both defendants breached their statutory duty by issuing the press statement. On July 26, 2022, Najib appointed Messrs Zaid Ibrahim Suflan TH Liew & Partners (ZIST) to represent him in his final appeal against his conviction and sentence in the Federal Court after terminating the services of Messrs Shafee & Co with immediate effect. However, on August 19 of the same year, Najib terminated the services of ZIST as his legal counsel. Najib has been serving his sentence in Kajang Prison since August 23, 2022, after being convicted of misappropriating RM42 million of SRC International funds. The High Court initially sentenced him to 12 years in prison and a fine of RM210 million, and the decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court after dismissing Najib's appeal. The former Pekan MP then filed a petition for royal pardon on Sept 2, 2022, which led to the reduction of his prison sentence from 12 years to six years and a fine from RM210 million to RM50 million. — Bernama
CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
California man's 378-year sentence overturned after judge rules accuser may have made up charges
The hazy skyline of downtown Los Angeles is seen from the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) WOODLAND, Calif. — A Northern California man's 378-year sentence for sexual assault has been overturned by a judge who said there was strong evidence that his adopted daughter made up the accusations to punish him and improve her prospects of remaining in the U.S. Ajay Dev, 58, was released May 23 after 16 years in prison for 76 convictions of sexual assault on a minor and related charges, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday. Superior Court Judge Janene Beronio scheduled a hearing for June 13 for Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig to decide whether to retry Dev. Prosecutors could also appeal the ruling. Reisig's office declined to comment on the case Wednesday. Jennifer Mouzis, who represented Ajay Dev in his appeal, filed the habeas corpus petition seeking to free him in 2018. Dev, an immigrant from Nepal who worked as a water engineer, was visiting the South Asian nation with his wife in 1998 when they decided to adopt 15-year-old Sapna Dev, part of their extended family, and bring her to live with them in Davis, California. In early 2004, Sapna Dev's boyfriend broke up with her, and she accused Ajay Dev of causing the breakup, Beronio said in her ruling. Later she told police that Ajay Dev had had sex with her two or three times a week for three or four years until she moved out of his home, the judge said. Four witnesses who had not been contacted by Dev's trial lawyers testified at a recent hearing that Sapna Dev had told them that her accusations against him were lies or were motivated by her anger at him, the Chronicle reported. One of the witnesses said Sapna Dev told him she made the accusations because she 'was determined to return to the United States and needed to use the criminal charges to do that,' Beronio said. It wasn't clear if Sapna Dev had an attorney who could speak on her behalf, and efforts to contact her were not immediately successful. Deputy District Attorney Adrienne Chin-Perez contended during a hearing last week that Ajay Dev continues to pose a flight risk and a danger to the community, the Davis Enterprise reported. She also read a statement from Sapna Dev, who wrote that she is 'deeply afraid that Ajay will harm me.' The judge's decision 'dismantles the DA's case,' said Patricia Pursell, a member of advocacy group that has held demonstrations in support of Dev. 'We have known from the beginning that Ajay Dev was wrongfully convicted,' she told the Chronicle. 'Judge Beronio was the first judge to really look closely at the evidence and read every document.' Mouzis said much of the prosecution's evidence was based on racial and ethnic bias that would be illegal today under California's Racial Justice Act, a 2021 law barring testimony that appeals to prejudice.
