CENSORSHIP ROW Brazil judge orders probe of Elon Musk as censorship row erupts 08-04-2024 11:01 Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes opens investigation into comments by Elon Musk after X owner criticises him in row over censorship.
UNITED STATES Billionaire Joe Lewis’ habit of tipping off staff and lover lands him in court 25-01-2024 14:15 British billionaire Joe Lewis, owner of 12,000 hectares of land near Lago Escondido, pleads guilty to charges that he gave associates non-public inside information for stock trades
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Mariano Cúneo Libarona: ‘The necessary and urgent right now, the debatable goes to the Omnibus bill’ 20-01-2024 06:55 Javier Milei’s justice minister on the president’s controversial decree, the ‘Omnibus Law’ and “a process of revolutionary change” in Argentina. by Jorge Fontevecchia
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Rodolfo Barra: ‘Emergency decrees are for when the going gets tough’ 13-01-2024 06:41 Argentina’s new Treasury attorney defends President Javier Milei’s emergency decree in a feature-length interview that also touches on protest rights, the Supreme Court and his Nazi past during adolescence. by Jorge Fontevecchia
HUMAN RIGHTS Inter-American court to hear first abortion rights case 22-03-2023 11:26 Woman, identified as "Beatríz", squaring off against El Salvador for case on the legality of denying access to abortion services
And that reminds me… Court between a rock and a hard place 21-01-2023 06:56 Both the 1947 and the 2002-2003 purges accomplished their missions but we may well be taking current events too seriously if we expect a similar outcome now.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Ricardo Lorenzetti: ‘We’ve passed from a democracy of projects to vetocracy’ 15-07-2022 08:00 Supreme Court justice discusses his experience in and the future of the Judiciary, ecology and the environment, and the problems facing Argentina and the wider world. by Jorge Fontevecchia
And that reminds me Supreme Courts are caught, not tort 29-04-2022 17:03 Phobias against independent justice are far from being a uniquely Kirchnerite vice. by Michael Soltys