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Zawya
2 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Saudi ministry names violator for selling non-compliant electrical products in Khamis Mushait
RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce has publicly named a business and its representative following a final court ruling convicting them of violating the Kingdom's Anti-Commercial Fraud Law by possessing and selling substandard electrical products. Inspection teams from the ministry discovered 125 non-compliant electrical extensions offered for sale at the establishment during routine field visits in Khamis Mushait. A final ruling by the Court of Appeals in the Asir region imposed a financial penalty, ordered the closure of the business for three days, and mandated the confiscation and destruction of the fraudulent items. The verdict was also published at the violators' expense. The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing the law and taking action against violators. Penalties under the Anti-Commercial Fraud Law may include up to three years in prison, fines of up to SR1 million, or both, in addition to public naming of offenders. © Copyright 2022 The Saudi Gazette. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
As Democrats walk out, Republicans advance judicial nomination of Emil Bove
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday morning to advance President Donald Trump's controversial judicial nominee Emil Bove amid objections from Democratic senators, who walked out of the hearing in protest before the vote. Bove, a top Justice Department official nominated to serve on U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, must now be approved by the full Senate.
CNN
3 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans advance nomination of former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as Democrats walk out
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, to a federal judgeship, over the loud protests of Democrats. The vote — in which all 12 Republican committee members voted to affirm Bove's nomination — occurred as Sen. Cory Booker railed against committee chair Chuck Grassley and as every Democratic senator walked out. If he is ultimately confirmed by the Senate, Bove, a senior Justice Department official, will hold a lifetime appointment to the bench for the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals. This story is breaking and will be updated.
Wall Street Journal
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Court Quashes Sept. 11 Plea Bargains That Military Judge Had Approved
WASHINGTON—A federal appeals court on Friday quashed plea bargains that would spare three alleged Sept. 11, 2001, conspirators from the death penalty in exchange for confessing guilt, extending the troubled prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other Guantanamo detainees accused of engineering the deadliest terrorist attack in American history. 'The families of the victims and the American public have a strong interest in bringing the perpetrators to justice,' the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in the 2-1 opinion. 'In particular, the judgment about whether respondents should face the death penalty is a grave one that requires political accountability.'
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Yahoo
Oregon appeals court finds gun forensics method is not ‘scientifically valid'
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Major changes could be coming to the way shootings are prosecuted in Oregon after a recent state appeals court ruling. The case centers around the forensic practice of matching markings on bullets to specific guns under the Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE) method. While the method has been used for decades, some critics argue that it is not based on measurable science. 'Just wrong': Oregon advocates say SCOTUS decision targets transgender youth Now, the Oregon Court of Appeals agrees – overturning a case that relied on the method. In a May 29 decision, the appeals court found that the state did not prove the method is 'scientifically valid.' Plaintiff Odell Tony Adams was appealing convictions for unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm and second-degree criminal mischief. BLM warns of 'aggressive' mountain goats along Oregon river As part of his appeal, Adams argued that the court erred by admitting testimony and a report of an expert as scientific evidence. According to court documents, the expert used the AFTE method and 'identified' cartridge cases that were found at the scene of a shooting as having been fired from a gun that was found in Adams' home. Adams argued that the state 'failed to establish that the AFTE method is scientifically valid and thus that evidence based on it is admissible.' The appeals court agreed with Adams. The case stems from a 2018 shooting at the Speakeasy Lounge. At the scene, police found several .40 caliber shell cases on the ground along with bullet holes in two cars parked in the nightclub's parking lot, according to court documents. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Police later obtained a warrant to search Adams' home, where officers seized a Taurus handgun, court documents state. While prepping the state's case against Adams, a forensic examiner used the AFTE method to analyze the gun and the cartridge cases found at the scene, court records say. The examiner determined that the gun seized from Adams' home fired 10 cases found at the scene of the crime. Another AFTE examiner analyzed the gun and agreed with the original findings, court documents state. Feds demand Oregon Health Plan data in crackdown against immigrant coverage Court documents from the appeals court describe scientific evidence, in part, as evidence that 'draws its convincing force from some principle of science, mathematics and the like.' The court explained, 'the state did not meet its burden to show that the AFTE method is scientifically valid, that is, that it is capable of measuring what it purports to measure and is able to produce consistent results when replicated.' The court continued, 'That is so because the method does not actually measure the degree of correspondence between shell cases or bullets; rather, the practitioner's decision on whether the degree of correspondence indicates a match ultimately depends entirely on subjective, unarticulated standards and criteria arrived at through the training and individualized experience of the practitioner.' 'It was scary': Residents near Portland ICE building frustrated with recent protests 'The state did not show that the method is replicable and therefore reliable: The method does not produce consistent results when replicated because it cannot be replicated. Multiple practitioners may analyze the same items and reach the same result, but each practitioner reaches that result based on application of their own subjective and unarticulated standards, not application of the same standards,' the appeals court added. The appeals court noted that Adams was tried on a federal charge from the same incident. In that case, Adams was granted a motion to exclude scientific testimony of an AFTE examiner who analyzed the same gun and cartridge. In response to the appeals court finding, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield's office told KOIN 6 News the office is planning to seek review by the Oregon Supreme Court and is working with law enforcement and prosecutors to determine next steps. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
