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The Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Leon Marchand drops two events for world championships in Singapore
FOUR -time Olympic champion Leon Marchand has decided to drop two of his usual events at the upcoming world championships in Singapore. The French swimmer will only compete in the 200 and 400 metres individual medley, skipping the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke. His coach, Nicolas Castel, confirmed the decision, stating it was a strategic choice for the post-Olympic season. 'He won't be doing the 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke,' Castel told Franceinfo. The move allows Marchand to focus solely on the medley events without the fatigue of back-to-back races. Marchand, 23, had a stellar performance at the Paris Games, securing gold in the 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 200 IM, and 400 IM, along with a bronze in the 4x100m medley relay. Castel explained, 'He wanted to test this isolated 200m medley and see what he was capable of.' The swimming segment of the world championships will run from July 27 to August 3 in Singapore. - Reuters
Reuters
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
NYC legal aid union defeats lawsuit by Jewish lawyers over Israel criticisms
June 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Monday dismissed, opens new taba lawsuit brought by two Jewish lawyers working for New York's Legal Aid Society who said they should not be forced to pay dues to their union after it accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing and genocide" in Gaza. Arnold Levine and Allen Popper alleged in their lawsuit that their constitutional rights were violated by being required to pay dues to support advocacy they opposed by state-supported organizations. But U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel said that the union and Legal Aid Society are private entities that are not subject to the attorneys' civil rights claims. The U.S. Supreme Court and the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals "have repeatedly concluded that public defenders, legal aid societies, and other legal-services providers that rely on public funding do not perform traditional public functions that make them state actors for section 1983 purposes," Castel said in his ruling. Castel also dismissed the lawyers' claims against New York City, finding that the city played no role in hiring Levine and Popper or in the drafting of a December 2023 resolution by the local chapter of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys that criticized Israeli "apartheid" and called for a ceasefire. "We are pleased that in dismissing the complaint, the court agreed with our position that it had no merit," said Twyla Carter, the attorney-in-chief and chief executive officer at the Legal Aid Society. Jeffrey Schwab of the conservative Liberty Justice Center, which represented Levine and Popper, said they plan to appeal. "Our clients who serve New York City as public defenders should not be forced to join or pay a union — especially one that advocates for points of view they find deeply offensive — as a condition of their job," Schwab said in a statement. Spokespersons for the ALAA and the New York City Law Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The ALAA is an affiliate of the United Auto Workers union that represents about 2,700 lawyers working for New York-area groups, including The Legal Aid Society, that represent indigent defendants. New York City contracts with Legal Aid and other groups for those services. In the lawsuit, Levine said he had sought to stop paying dues to the union because of what he perceived as antisemitism by its leadership. ALAA informed Levine that while he could opt out of union membership, he was required to pay so-called agency fees to fund collective bargaining. The ALAA's resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza prompted another lawsuit brought by other union members who said they were retaliated against for opposing it. Those lawyers, who work at the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, slammed the resolution as being "objectively antisemitic." That lawsuit, filed by Ilana Kopmar, Diane Clarke and Isaac Altman, is still pending in Manhattan federal court before U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken.
BBC News
04-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Knives and ivory stolen in 'targeted burglary' of vacant home
Knives, ivory ornaments and a historic telescope have been stolen from a vacant house in Police said the ten ivory items, several knives, a glass paperweight, two vases, and an iron field telescope had been stolen from the Castel home in a "targeted burglary".The force said it had asked local and UK militaria dealers and auction houses whether the items had been presented to them, but the items had not been asked anyone who had seen the items or been offered them for sale to come forward. They said the ivory pieces included two elephants, an owl, a bookmark, a pair of boots and five male stolen were a multi-coloured paperweight, a red glass vase, a blue china vase and the telescope which is thought to originate from World War Two, they added.
BBC News
04-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Large granite mushrooms stolen from Guernsey lawn
Guernsey Police are on the hunt after up to five large granite mushrooms were taken from a lawn in the force said they were taken from a property on Route De Cobo without the owner's were stolen some time between Friday 23 and Monday 26 May, said with information was asked to call police or Crimestoppers.
BBC News
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Multiple vehicles vandalised at Guernsey garage
About 20 vehicles were vandalised at a garage in Guernsey during an overnight incident, police have Police said "significant damage" was caused during the incident which took place at Thompson Motors on Route de L'Eglise in Castel at some point between 04:00 BST and 05:00 on force said in a post on Facebook it had already secured CCTV footage from the garage but would like to hear from anyone who might have witnessed the incident or was in the area at the with information has been asked to contact police or the Crimestoppers charity.
