As the U.S. weighs sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) over potential arrest warrants for Israeli officials, some experts have questioned the value of the court, given its track record since its founding. “[The ICC] has been around for over two decades, [but] it has less than 10 successful prosecutions,” Orde Kittrie, a senior fellow at the Foundation for …
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Clarence Thomas takes aim at 'judicial power' in landmark Brown v Board of Education decision
Justice Clarence Thomas, in the court’s latest decision upholding a GOP-drawn redistricting map in South Carolina, took aim at a key, decades-old civil rights decision, calling it an “extravagant [use] of judicial power.” On Thursday, the Supreme Court sided with the Republican-led South Carolina legislature after it was challenged for alleged racial gerrymandering in drawing new redistricting maps. In a …
Read More »NCAA to allow Power 5 conferences to pay players in unprecedented agreement
For the first time in the history of college sports, the NCAA has agreed to allow its Power Five conferences to pay players directly. Law firm Hagens Berman and Winston & Strawn LLP announced jointly with the NCAA and the Power Five conferences — the Big Ten, SEC, Pac-12, Big 12 and ACC — a “landmark antitrust class-action settlement” that …
Read More »Experts slam ICC for quick case against Israel while ignoring brutal regimes: 'Totally politically driven'
The International Criminal Court (ICC) drew anger over its consideration to issue arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials, prompting critics to highlight cases of rogue nations where leaders appear to escape the court’s scrutiny. “While the ICC has been around for over two decades, it has less than 10 successful prosecutions,” Orde Kittrie, a senior fellow at the Foundation …
Read More »Colorado skier tracks down alleged hit-and-run snowboarder on social media, sues over catastrophic injuries
A snowboarder who fled after allegedly plowing into an Aspen skier and leaving her crumpled in the snow before months of physical therapy, was identified using his social media presence and distinctive gear, according to a lawsuit. Anne Cassidy, a mother of four and an “expert skier” familiar with Aspen Mountain, said she was chatting in plain sight on her …
Read More »SCOTUS urged to hear Mexico's lawsuit blaming US gun makers for cartel violence
A cohort of 27 top Republican prosecutors have filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court, asking it to take up a case brought by the Mexican government that seeks to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for gun violence at the hands of the cartels. On Tuesday, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with GOP colleagues, asked the court to …
Read More »Judge Judy has scathing message for cities engulfed in brazen crime, pinpoints 'ridiculous' policies
EXCLUSIVE – Actor Steve Buscemi was recently attacked in broad daylight in New York City, a brazen assault the likes of which wasn’t a surprise to Judge Judy Sheindlin because she knows exactly how America reached this point. “Oh I know how we got here,” Sheindlin told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. “We got here because a small …
Read More »Former Israeli leader urges 'dismantling' of ICC over arrest warrants: 'Political tool'
FIRST ON FOX — Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett added his voice to the growing condemnation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after a prosecutor announced he would request arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials. “It’s a shameful moment for the ICC,” Bennett told Fox News Digital. “It’s a total joke because they’re taking the leader of a …
Read More »Angelina Jolie ally says Brad Pitt using winery case to 'punish her for leaving' as she's ordered to show NDAs
A Los Angeles judge ruled Angelina Jolie must provide non-disclosure agreements for an eight-year period as part of the legal battle over the French winery she co-owned with Brad Pitt, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. While Pitt, 60, was victorious in the courtroom, a source close to Jolie, 48, said the move may be a fruitless endeavor …
Read More »West Virginia transgender athlete defeated girls in track events over 700 times, new legal filing says
A new court filing in a lawsuit against the Biden administration for its overhaul of Title IX claims that a transgender track-and-field athlete at a West Virginia middle school displaced girls in competition over 700 times in three seasons. On Thursday, the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) a nonprofit civil rights firm, filed a motion asking the 6th Circuit Court of …
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