Legal

NYC bike path attacker spared death penalty in rare trial The same jurors who convicted Sayfullo Saipov of eight murder counts eligible for the death penalty needed to agree on the penalty unanimously for him to face capital punishment.

(Courthouse News) The Uzbek immigrant who carried out a truck attack on a lower Manhattan bike path in 2017, killing eight, will spend the rest of his life in a U.S. federal prison after a federal jury was divided on whether he […]

Academics & Education

Hamline files motion to dismiss lawsuit from professor fired in Prophet Muhammad controversy University attorneys claim Erika López Prater has failed to state claims upon which relief can be granted.

(KARE) Hamline University is asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by the former adjunct professor who lost her job and was called “Islamophobic” by school officials after showing her art history class a painting of the Prophet Muhammad considered […]

Academics & Education

Lawsuit concerning Hamline adjunct professor, Prophet Muhammad controversy moved back to federal court Erika López Prater claimed religious discrimination, reprisal, and defamation after Hamline dismissed her amid student complaints about a painting shown in class.

(KARE) After already ping-ponging between state and federal court multiple times, the lawsuit filed by former Hamline University adjunct professor Erika López Prater was moved back to federal court last week. López Prater’s suit alleges religious discrimination, reprisal, and defamation after she […]

Government & Politics

EU tells UK its asylum plan ‘violating international law’ Commissioner Ylva Johansson takes aim at Illegal Migration Bill as U.K.‘s Suella Braverman pushes back.

(Politico) The European Union warned Britain its crackdown on Channel migrant crossings violates international law — as the U.K. urged it to read the details. In an interview with POLITICO in Brussels, European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said she had spoken […]

Academics & Education

McKinsey says it canceled sponsorship of Arab Conference at Harvard The consulting giant was a major corporate sponsor of the weekend gathering before learning of the antisemitic views of one of the speakers

(Jewish Insider) The consulting giant McKinsey & Company announced on Monday that it “stepped away” from last weekend’s Arab Conference at Harvard after learning of antisemitic views of one of its speakers. The firm’s statement followed a Jewish Insider report from the […]

Clerics & Preachers

Muslim preacher Mohamed Shaar’s Pride tirade A prominent Muslim preacher has come under fire for a raft of highly [offensive] messages about Australia’s gay community on his social media account.

(News.com.au) A prominent Muslim preacher has come under fire for a raft of highly offensive social media posts about Australia’s gay community. Mohamed Shaar, who works as a natural healer and authorised marriage celebrant at Sydney’s Ruqyah Centre in south-western Sydney, regularly […]

Academics & Education

Family member says student at Halifax school was told to remove traditional scarf on culture day Halifax Regional Centre for Education acknowledges 'incident' but denies ban

(CBC) Some family members at Park West School in Halifax along with local advocacy groups are planning protests after they say children were told they couldn’t wear a traditional Palestinian scarf for the school’s culture day. The school principal and the Halifax […]

Government & Politics

Manchester Arena attack victim’s father intends to sue MI5 for failing to stop bombing Andrew Roussos, father to victim Saffie Roussos, said that the apology from MI5 came too late, and he wishes he could have his daughter back.

(Sky News) The father of the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena bombing intends to sue MI5. Eight-year-old Saffie Roussos was one of the 22 people killed in the attack by suicide bomber Salman Abedi, 22, in May 2017. Now her father, […]