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  1. Win! A NSW Supreme Court judgment has clearly distinguished criticism of Israel from antisemitism, settling important questions about the IHRA conflation and its weaponizing by governments and institutions.

    “The IHRA core text is so verbose and imprecise that it could not realistically be attributed to the ordinary, reasonably informed member of the Australian public,” Justice Fagan says. The examples, he says, “indicate that the IHRA wording is not intended to give effect to the extant common understanding of antisemitism” but is directed to grafting “onto the community’s abhorrence of antisemitism, understood as hostility to Jews for their Jewishness, a parasitic rejection of protest against Israel. Seen in that light, the IHRA proposal is detached from the reality of the common usage and understanding of antisemitism in this country.”

    pearlsandirritations.com/post/ @palestine

    #freeSpeech #confusion #conflation #IHRA #proZionism #antisemitism #AusPol #publicLaw #NSW

  2. Win! A NSW Supreme Court judgment has clearly distinguished criticism of Israel from antisemitism, settling important questions about the IHRA conflation and its weaponizing by governments and institutions.

    “The IHRA core text is so verbose and imprecise that it could not realistically be attributed to the ordinary, reasonably informed member of the Australian public,” Justice Fagan says. The examples, he says, “indicate that the IHRA wording is not intended to give effect to the extant common understanding of antisemitism” but is directed to grafting “onto the community’s abhorrence of antisemitism, understood as hostility to Jews for their Jewishness, a parasitic rejection of protest against Israel. Seen in that light, the IHRA proposal is detached from the reality of the common usage and understanding of antisemitism in this country.”

    pearlsandirritations.com/post/ @palestine

    #freeSpeech #confusion #conflation #IHRA #proZionism #antisemitism #AusPol #publicLaw #NSW

  3. Win! A NSW Supreme Court judgment has clearly distinguished criticism of Israel from antisemitism, settling important questions about the IHRA conflation and its weaponizing by governments and institutions.

    “The IHRA core text is so verbose and imprecise that it could not realistically be attributed to the ordinary, reasonably informed member of the Australian public,” Justice Fagan says. The examples, he says, “indicate that the IHRA wording is not intended to give effect to the extant common understanding of antisemitism” but is directed to grafting “onto the community’s abhorrence of antisemitism, understood as hostility to Jews for their Jewishness, a parasitic rejection of protest against Israel. Seen in that light, the IHRA proposal is detached from the reality of the common usage and understanding of antisemitism in this country.”

    pearlsandirritations.com/post/ @palestine

    #freeSpeech #confusion #conflation #IHRA #proZionism #antisemitism #AusPol #publicLaw #NSW

  4. Win! A NSW Supreme Court judgment has clearly distinguished criticism of Israel from antisemitism, settling important questions about the IHRA conflation and its weaponizing by governments and institutions.

    “The IHRA core text is so verbose and imprecise that it could not realistically be attributed to the ordinary, reasonably informed member of the Australian public,” Justice Fagan says. The examples, he says, “indicate that the IHRA wording is not intended to give effect to the extant common understanding of antisemitism” but is directed to grafting “onto the community’s abhorrence of antisemitism, understood as hostility to Jews for their Jewishness, a parasitic rejection of protest against Israel. Seen in that light, the IHRA proposal is detached from the reality of the common usage and understanding of antisemitism in this country.”

    pearlsandirritations.com/post/ @palestine

    #freeSpeech #confusion #conflation #IHRA #proZionism #antisemitism #AusPol #publicLaw #NSW

  5. Win! A NSW Supreme Court judgment has clearly distinguished criticism of Israel from antisemitism, settling important questions about the IHRA conflation and its weaponizing by governments and institutions.

    “The IHRA core text is so verbose and imprecise that it could not realistically be attributed to the ordinary, reasonably informed member of the Australian public,” Justice Fagan says. The examples, he says, “indicate that the IHRA wording is not intended to give effect to the extant common understanding of antisemitism” but is directed to grafting “onto the community’s abhorrence of antisemitism, understood as hostility to Jews for their Jewishness, a parasitic rejection of protest against Israel. Seen in that light, the IHRA proposal is detached from the reality of the common usage and understanding of antisemitism in this country.”

    pearlsandirritations.com/post/ @palestine

  6. The bills seeking to shield oil companies from lawsuits send the message that “you can pollute with impunity,” said Carly Phillips of the Union of Concerned Scientists. “It’s really a thumb in the eye of places that are affected by climate change.”

    propublica.org/article/climate

    #attribution #publicLaw #climatePolicy #agnotology #cancelCulture #science #energy #oilAndGas #climateChange #climateScience #impunity #USPol #fossilFuels #coal #propublica

  7. The bills seeking to shield oil companies from lawsuits send the message that “you can pollute with impunity,” said Carly Phillips of the Union of Concerned Scientists. “It’s really a thumb in the eye of places that are affected by climate change.”

    propublica.org/article/climate

    #attribution #publicLaw #climatePolicy #agnotology #cancelCulture #science #energy #oilAndGas #climateChange #climateScience #impunity #USPol #fossilFuels #coal #propublica

  8. The bills seeking to shield oil companies from lawsuits send the message that “you can pollute with impunity,” said Carly Phillips of the Union of Concerned Scientists. “It’s really a thumb in the eye of places that are affected by climate change.”

    propublica.org/article/climate

    #attribution #publicLaw #climatePolicy #agnotology #cancelCulture #science #energy #oilAndGas #climateChange #climateScience #impunity #USPol #fossilFuels #coal #propublica

  9. The bills seeking to shield oil companies from lawsuits send the message that “you can pollute with impunity,” said Carly Phillips of the Union of Concerned Scientists. “It’s really a thumb in the eye of places that are affected by climate change.”

    propublica.org/article/climate

    #attribution #publicLaw #climatePolicy #agnotology #cancelCulture #science #energy #oilAndGas #climateChange #climateScience #impunity #USPol #fossilFuels #coal #propublica

  10. The bills seeking to shield oil companies from lawsuits send the message that “you can pollute with impunity,” said Carly Phillips of the Union of Concerned Scientists. “It’s really a thumb in the eye of places that are affected by climate change.”

    propublica.org/article/climate

  11. Carly Phillips @carlyphillips.bsky.social , a senior scientist with the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists, said she saw a "broad attack on attribution science that's been happening for many months," including from Republicans in Congress, who are pushing to outlaw climate accountability lawsuits.
    "Judges need reliable scientific information about climate change so that they can evaluate those cases on their merits".

    france24.com/en/live-news/2026

    #attribution #publicLaw #climatePolicy #agnotology #influence #science #energy #oilAndGas #climateChange #climateScience #impunity

  12. Carly Phillips @carlyphillips.bsky.social , a senior scientist with the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists, said she saw a "broad attack on attribution science that's been happening for many months," including from Republicans in Congress, who are pushing to outlaw climate accountability lawsuits.
    "Judges need reliable scientific information about climate change so that they can evaluate those cases on their merits".

    france24.com/en/live-news/2026

    #attribution #publicLaw #climatePolicy #agnotology #influence #science #energy #oilAndGas #climateChange #climateScience #impunity

  13. Carly Phillips @carlyphillips.bsky.social , a senior scientist with the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists, said she saw a "broad attack on attribution science that's been happening for many months," including from Republicans in Congress, who are pushing to outlaw climate accountability lawsuits.
    "Judges need reliable scientific information about climate change so that they can evaluate those cases on their merits".

    france24.com/en/live-news/2026

    #attribution #publicLaw #climatePolicy #agnotology #influence #science #energy #oilAndGas #climateChange #climateScience #impunity

  14. Carly Phillips @carlyphillips.bsky.social , a senior scientist with the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists, said she saw a "broad attack on attribution science that's been happening for many months," including from Republicans in Congress, who are pushing to outlaw climate accountability lawsuits.
    "Judges need reliable scientific information about climate change so that they can evaluate those cases on their merits".

    france24.com/en/live-news/2026

    #attribution #publicLaw #climatePolicy #agnotology #influence #science #energy #oilAndGas #climateChange #climateScience #impunity

  15. Carly Phillips @carlyphillips.bsky.social , a senior scientist with the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists, said she saw a "broad attack on attribution science that's been happening for many months," including from Republicans in Congress, who are pushing to outlaw climate accountability lawsuits.
    "Judges need reliable scientific information about climate change so that they can evaluate those cases on their merits".

    france24.com/en/live-news/2026

  16. Partisan school board candidates must check their politics at the school door | Editorials

    This November, Indiana will become just the fifth state to allow school board members to affiliate with a…
    #Politics #garybyrne #indianaschoolboardsassociation #jeanettejaquish #juliavaughn #juliehollingsworth #mikebraun #northcarolina #publiclaw #terryspradlin
    europesays.com/3150704/

  17. “A key factor in the rapid acceptance of #ecocide law is the definition itself, which resulted from a drafting program commissioned in 2021. The definition focuses on the level of harm, not on specific activities or sectors. Similar to how criminal law works, a murderer is defined by the outcome, not the method. The ecocide definition emphasizes the harm caused rather than forbidding particular activities. It does not prohibit industrial fishing or mineral mining; rather, it outlines a threshold of harm that should not be crossed. This approach encourages best practices without alienating any sector, which has been hugely helpful in facilitating constructive dialogue. So, while there are countries that are not ready to support ecocide, we have not encountered many that openly oppose it.”

    A conversation with Stop Ecocide International’s CEO Jojo Mehta: gjia.georgetown.edu/dialogues/

    #law #publicLaw #fossilFuels #climatePolicy #policy #StopEcocide

  18. “A key factor in the rapid acceptance of #ecocide law is the definition itself, which resulted from a drafting program commissioned in 2021. The definition focuses on the level of harm, not on specific activities or sectors. Similar to how criminal law works, a murderer is defined by the outcome, not the method. The ecocide definition emphasizes the harm caused rather than forbidding particular activities. It does not prohibit industrial fishing or mineral mining; rather, it outlines a threshold of harm that should not be crossed. This approach encourages best practices without alienating any sector, which has been hugely helpful in facilitating constructive dialogue. So, while there are countries that are not ready to support ecocide, we have not encountered many that openly oppose it.”

    A conversation with Stop Ecocide International’s CEO Jojo Mehta: gjia.georgetown.edu/dialogues/

    #law #publicLaw #fossilFuels #climatePolicy #policy #StopEcocide

  19. “A key factor in the rapid acceptance of #ecocide law is the definition itself, which resulted from a drafting program commissioned in 2021. The definition focuses on the level of harm, not on specific activities or sectors. Similar to how criminal law works, a murderer is defined by the outcome, not the method. The ecocide definition emphasizes the harm caused rather than forbidding particular activities. It does not prohibit industrial fishing or mineral mining; rather, it outlines a threshold of harm that should not be crossed. This approach encourages best practices without alienating any sector, which has been hugely helpful in facilitating constructive dialogue. So, while there are countries that are not ready to support ecocide, we have not encountered many that openly oppose it.”

    A conversation with Stop Ecocide International’s CEO Jojo Mehta: gjia.georgetown.edu/dialogues/

    #law #publicLaw #fossilFuels #climatePolicy #policy #StopEcocide

  20. “A key factor in the rapid acceptance of law is the definition itself, which resulted from a drafting program commissioned in 2021. The definition focuses on the level of harm, not on specific activities or sectors. Similar to how criminal law works, a murderer is defined by the outcome, not the method. The ecocide definition emphasizes the harm caused rather than forbidding particular activities. It does not prohibit industrial fishing or mineral mining; rather, it outlines a threshold of harm that should not be crossed. This approach encourages best practices without alienating any sector, which has been hugely helpful in facilitating constructive dialogue. So, while there are countries that are not ready to support ecocide, we have not encountered many that openly oppose it.”

    A conversation with Stop Ecocide International’s CEO Jojo Mehta: gjia.georgetown.edu/dialogues/

  21. “A key factor in the rapid acceptance of #ecocide law is the definition itself, which resulted from a drafting program commissioned in 2021. The definition focuses on the level of harm, not on specific activities or sectors. Similar to how criminal law works, a murderer is defined by the outcome, not the method. The ecocide definition emphasizes the harm caused rather than forbidding particular activities. It does not prohibit industrial fishing or mineral mining; rather, it outlines a threshold of harm that should not be crossed. This approach encourages best practices without alienating any sector, which has been hugely helpful in facilitating constructive dialogue. So, while there are countries that are not ready to support ecocide, we have not encountered many that openly oppose it.”

    A conversation with Stop Ecocide International’s CEO Jojo Mehta: gjia.georgetown.edu/dialogues/

    #law #publicLaw #fossilFuels #climatePolicy #policy #StopEcocide

  22. UPDATE: Stabilization efforts of historic Rome courthouse complete following March fire | Local News

    UPDATE: Stabilization efforts of the Historic Floyd County Courthouse in Rome, Georgia, have been completed. According to Flo…
    #Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #Rome #brick #court #courthouse #Crime #disasters #emergencyservices #fire #government #justice #law #Lawenforcement #nationalsecurity #police #Politics #publiclaw #publicsafety #sheriffsintheunitedstates
    europesays.com/italy/16367/

  23. "We show that #climate litigation can lead to the implementation of significant policy changes. The paper concludes by arguing that with each successful climate case taken against a state, the corpus of international jurisprudence grows and reverberates, creating a ‘domino effect’ in climate litigation. Each judgment adds to the resource base of case law that can be cited in the future, serving to intensify the pressure on policymakers."

    iiea.com/publications/taking-g

    #publicLaw #Ireland #NL #Germany

  24. "We show that #climate litigation can lead to the implementation of significant policy changes. The paper concludes by arguing that with each successful climate case taken against a state, the corpus of international jurisprudence grows and reverberates, creating a ‘domino effect’ in climate litigation. Each judgment adds to the resource base of case law that can be cited in the future, serving to intensify the pressure on policymakers."

    iiea.com/publications/taking-g

    #publicLaw #Ireland #NL #Germany

  25. "We show that #climate litigation can lead to the implementation of significant policy changes. The paper concludes by arguing that with each successful climate case taken against a state, the corpus of international jurisprudence grows and reverberates, creating a ‘domino effect’ in climate litigation. Each judgment adds to the resource base of case law that can be cited in the future, serving to intensify the pressure on policymakers."

    iiea.com/publications/taking-g

    #publicLaw #Ireland #NL #Germany

  26. "We show that #climate litigation can lead to the implementation of significant policy changes. The paper concludes by arguing that with each successful climate case taken against a state, the corpus of international jurisprudence grows and reverberates, creating a ‘domino effect’ in climate litigation. Each judgment adds to the resource base of case law that can be cited in the future, serving to intensify the pressure on policymakers."

    iiea.com/publications/taking-g

    #publicLaw #Ireland #NL #Germany

  27. "We show that #climate litigation can lead to the implementation of significant policy changes. The paper concludes by arguing that with each successful climate case taken against a state, the corpus of international jurisprudence grows and reverberates, creating a ‘domino effect’ in climate litigation. Each judgment adds to the resource base of case law that can be cited in the future, serving to intensify the pressure on policymakers."

    iiea.com/publications/taking-g

    #publicLaw #Ireland #NL #Germany

  28. UPDATE: Floyd County approves $520K contract to stabilize historic Rome courthouse after March fire | Local News

    UPDATE: The Floyd County Board of Commissioners has approved a contract to stabilize one of Rome’s most treasured …
    #Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #Rome #brick #court #courthouse #Crime #disasters #emergencyservices #fire #government #justice #law #Lawenforcement #nationalsecurity #police #Politics #publiclaw #publicsafety #sheriffsintheunitedstates
    europesays.com/italy/4348/

  29. National Guard probe finds other 'isolated incidents' of elk-antler airlifts – The Independent Record

    National Guard probe finds other ‘isolated incidents’ of elk-antler airlifts  The Independent RecordMontana National Guard Pilot Plea…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #accountability #allmt #Crime #government #issuesinethics #jury #justice #Law #legalprocedure #Montana #nolocontendere #plea #politics #publiclaw #Science
    newsbeep.com/us/398641/

  30. National Guard probe finds other 'isolated incidents' of elk-antler airlifts – The Independent Record

    National Guard probe finds other ‘isolated incidents’ of elk-antler airlifts  The Independent RecordMontana National Guard Pilot Plea…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #accountability #allmt #Crime #government #issuesinethics #jury #justice #Law #legalprocedure #Montana #nolocontendere #plea #politics #publiclaw #Science
    newsbeep.com/us/398641/

  31. A criminal complaint against German Government officials and arms trade executives was filed yesterday by a collective of lawyers in Berlin with the support of the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) and Law for Palestine.

    Press release: elsc.support/the-time-for-acco
    Video report: aje.io/8v8svm?update=3964388

    #Germany #armsTrade #lawSuit #PIPD #ELSC #ongoingGenocide #IHL #ongoingNakba #publicLaw #complicityInGenocide

  32. A criminal complaint against German Government officials and arms trade executives was filed yesterday by a collective of lawyers in Berlin with the support of the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) and Law for Palestine.

    Press release: elsc.support/the-time-for-acco
    Video report: aje.io/8v8svm?update=3964388

    #Germany #armsTrade #lawSuit #PIPD #ELSC #ongoingGenocide #IHL #ongoingNakba #publicLaw #complicityInGenocide

  33. A criminal complaint against German Government officials and arms trade executives was filed yesterday by a collective of lawyers in Berlin with the support of the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) and Law for Palestine.

    Press release: elsc.support/the-time-for-acco
    Video report: aje.io/8v8svm?update=3964388

    #Germany #armsTrade #lawSuit #PIPD #ELSC #ongoingGenocide #IHL #ongoingNakba #publicLaw #complicityInGenocide

  34. A criminal complaint against German Government officials and arms trade executives was filed yesterday by a collective of lawyers in Berlin with the support of the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) and Law for Palestine.

    Press release: elsc.support/the-time-for-acco
    Video report: aje.io/8v8svm?update=3964388

    #Germany #armsTrade #lawSuit #PIPD #ELSC #ongoingGenocide #IHL #ongoingNakba #publicLaw #complicityInGenocide

  35. 'Three syntactic patterns appear consistently:
    • Passive constructions, such as “Data shall be retained,” which avoid naming the actor.
    • Nominalizations, such as “submission,” which replace verbs like “submit” to obscure who acts.
    • Instruction templates without subjects, such as “Confirm identity before approval,” which issue commands without specifying any agent.

    'Each of these forms is grammatically acceptable and often institutionally adopted. What unites them is that they structurally remove the subject, the speaker, and the agent.

    'Why This Has Consequences

    'Where no one is named, no one is held accountable.
    […]
    'Formality, once a guarantee of procedure, becomes a mask for the absence of responsibility.

    'Documents continue to function. Authority continues to be exercised. Yet no one signs, and no one speaks.'

    agustinvstartari.com/post/who- by @agustinstartari

    #responsibility #accountability #ethics #authority #technique #risks #assessment #algorithms #technocriticism #judicialBias #institutionsDeceive #ethics #justice #law #publicLaw #bias #justiceSystem #judiciary #genAI #generativeAI

  36. 'Three syntactic patterns appear consistently:
    • Passive constructions, such as “Data shall be retained,” which avoid naming the actor.
    • Nominalizations, such as “submission,” which replace verbs like “submit” to obscure who acts.
    • Instruction templates without subjects, such as “Confirm identity before approval,” which issue commands without specifying any agent.

    'Each of these forms is grammatically acceptable and often institutionally adopted. What unites them is that they structurally remove the subject, the speaker, and the agent.

    'Why This Has Consequences

    'Where no one is named, no one is held accountable.
    […]
    'Formality, once a guarantee of procedure, becomes a mask for the absence of responsibility.

    'Documents continue to function. Authority continues to be exercised. Yet no one signs, and no one speaks.'

    agustinvstartari.com/post/who- by @agustinstartari

    #responsibility #accountability #ethics #authority #technique #risks #assessment #algorithms #technocriticism #judicialBias #institutionsDeceive #ethics #justice #law #publicLaw #bias #justiceSystem #judiciary #genAI #generativeAI