RonSupportsYouFeb 25
"Chief Justice John Roberts is sending a message not only to Mr. Trump but also to the waiting world. Something along the lines of, 'People, this is what we’re dealing with.' The point being not that some fertilizers are now exempt from reciprocal tariffs but that a reckless president is sowing chaos in America and around the globe":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/opinion/tariffs-trump-john-roberts.html
copy: @renewedresistance #JudicialIndependence #SeparationOfPowers #GoodNews
Opinion | John Roberts Is Losing Patience With Trump

How to read the gratuitous paragraph in the chief justice’s tariff opinion.

The New York Times
Yonhap Infomax NewsFeb 21
President Lee Jae-myung criticized South Korean media for seeking foreign government opinions on domestic judicial rulings, emphasizing the importance of respecting national sovereignty in legal matters.
#YonhapInfomax #LeeJaeMyung #SouthKoreanMedia #JudicialIndependence #ForeignGovernment #YoonSukYeolVerdict #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=106115
NonilexJan 2

What a joke

#JohnRoberts' annual report

The chief justice touted #JudicialIndependence & urged Americans to keep faith in the #Constitution in year-end statement

Focusing on the #DeclarationOfIndependence as the nation turns to its 250th anniversary, Roberts said the #founders chafed at the crown’s control of colonial courts & “corrected this flaw” by setting up a #judiciary that would operate without interference from the other branches.

#law #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/politics/john-roberts-year-end-report

Chief Justice John Roberts pushes for judicial independence in history-heavy report

Chief Justice John Roberts touted the independence of the federal judiciary as a “counter-majoritarian check” and urged Americans rattled by partisan politics to keep faith with the Constitution.

CNN
Show threadNonilexDec 16

His son Sebastien Lai said the family had expected a guilty verdict, “but that doesn’t make it any less devastating.”

“In the 800-page verdict they have there is essentially nothing, nothing that incriminates him,” he told reporters in London. “This is a perfect example of how the national security law has been molded & weaponized against someone who essentially said stuff that they didn’t like.”

#law #JimmyLai #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #FreePress #JudicialIndependence

Show threadNonilexDec 16

#JimmyLai has spent 5 years in custody, much of it in solitary confinement, & his family said his health has declined rapidly.

Lai’s trial, conducted in a #HongKong court without a jury, has been closely monitored by the US, Britain, the EU & political observers as a barometer of #media freedom & #JudicialIndependence in the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

#law #China #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress

Show threadNonilexDec 16

Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security & conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

#JimmyLai was arrested in August 2020 under a Beijing-imposed national security #law that was implemented following massive anti-government protests in 2019.

#law #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress #JudicialIndependence

NonilexDec 16

Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark “national security” trial

#JimmyLai, the pro-#democracy former #HongKong media mogul & outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted Monday in a landmark national security trial, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.

#law #China #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-verdict-collusion-beijing-c2cd16f4c289a52d514591efe4aed389?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-14-Breaking+News

Jimmy Lai convicted in Hong Kong national security trial

Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, has been convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court. Three government-vetted judges on Monday found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Under Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law, Lai could face up to life imprisonment. A mitigation hearing was set for January. His family said they were saddened but not surprised by the verdict.

AP News
Yonhap Infomax NewsDec 4
South Korea's People Power Party warns that the Democratic Party's push for a special insurrection court and new legal offenses could undermine judicial independence and normalize politically motivated appointments, sparking constitutional concerns.
#YonhapInfomax #PeoplePowerParty #SpecialCourt #JudicialIndependence #DemocraticParty #ConstitutionalConcerns #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=93934
People Power Party Criticizes 'Normalization of Special Prosecution—Special Courts Unlikely to End with a Single Case'

South Korea's People Power Party warns that the Democratic Party's push for a special insurrection court and new legal offenses could undermine judicial independence and normalize politically motivated appointments, sparking constitutional concerns.

Yonhap Infomax
Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, LifestyleNov 29

UN warns Pakistan: Constitutional changes threaten judiciary

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1409773/un-warns-pakistan-constitutional-changes-threaten-judiciary/

Yonhap Infomax NewsNov 25
South Korea’s People Power Party plans to file a constitutional challenge against the Democratic Party’s renewed push for a special sedition court, citing concerns over judicial independence and constitutional violations.
#YonhapInfomax #PeoplePowerParty #DemocraticParty #SpecialSeditionCourt #JudicialIndependence #ConstitutionalCourt #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=92311
People Power Party to File Constitutional Challenge Against Ruling Party’s Renewed Push for Special Sedition Court

South Korea’s People Power Party plans to file a constitutional challenge against the Democratic Party’s renewed push for a special sedition court, citing concerns over judicial independence and constitutional violations.

Yonhap Infomax