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As the supreme court upends precedent again and again, the liberal justices reveal the divisions within the legal bodyOn Friday the conservative-dominated US supreme court handed down a series of important judgments on issues ranging from the power of the judiciary to religious rights in schools. Media attention generally focused on the wording of the rulings and their impact.But the court’s liberal minority of just three justices penned dissenting opinions that were similarly potent, revealing the sharp divisions on America’s top legal body and also showed their deep concern at the declining health of American civic society and the authoritarian

Justice department had been pressuring James Ryan to step down as part of agreement to settle civil rights inquiryUS politics live – latest updatesThe president of the University of Virginia (UVA) has reportedly informed the board that oversees the college that he will resign his position after coming under pressure from the Trump administration over diversity efforts.James Ryan was facing political pressure from Washington to step aside in order to resolve a justice department investigation into UVA’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing three people briefed on the matter. Continue reading... Source link

Médecins Sans Frontières calls on Israeli authorities to end siege on Gaza as Palestinian authorities says Israeli forces have opened fire on people heading towards foodMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said that “the Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid” as it called on the Israeli authorities to end its siege on the devastated territory.Palestinian witnesses and health officials say Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on crowds heading toward desperately needed food, killing hundreds of Palestinian people in recent weeks.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians