Supreme Court hears Trump’s immunity claim
After three hours of hearings in Washington, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared Preparing to Narrow the Scope of a Criminal Case Accuses Donald Trump of conspiring to subvert the 2020 election.
A ruling in the case on whether the former president is immune from prosecution could send it back to lower courts and could postpone any trial Until after the November election. Several Republican-appointed judges have expressed concern about the long-term consequences of allowing future former presidents to be prosecuted for their actions.
Trump has been accused of a campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and he claims he has absolute immunity from the charges. The case is one of four criminal indictments he faces, only one of which is now on trial in New York.
What’s next: A final ruling could come sometime in early summer.if Trump wins, and there’s every reason to think he’ll undermine the prosecution.
New York trial: Former tabloid publisher David Pecker testified How he helped bury scandalous stories Coverage of Trump leading up to the 2016 election, including coverage of porn star Stormy Daniels.
More bodies found in Gaza mass graves
The Palestinian Authority said yesterday They found more bodies in mass graves Inside a hospital in Gaza. They said 392 bodies had been found so far, up from the 283 previously identified.
There are conflicting accounts between Israeli and Gaza authorities about how and when some of the bodies were buried. A New York Times analysis of social media videos and satellite images found that Palestinians had excavated at least two of the three cemeteries weeks before Israeli forces attacked the complex.
hostage: President Biden and leaders of 17 other countries call on Hamas release all hostages Seized during an attack on Israel on 7 October.
Harvey Weinstein’s conviction overturned
new york supreme court Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction overturned The foundational case of the #MeToo era took a stunning reversal yesterday on felony sex crime charges.
The court ruled that Weinstein did not receive a fair trial: It concluded that the judge made a serious error by allowing prosecutors to call as witnesses a series of women who said Weinstein assaulted them, but whose accusations were not against him part of Stan’s accusation. he.
Domaraju Gukesh, 17-year-old Indian grandmaster, created history. He became the youngest player ever to win the Candidates Championship and the youngest player to qualify for the World Chess Championship.
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30th anniversary of the end of apartheid
South Africa will mark the 30th anniversary of its first post-apartheid elections tomorrow.
Just a month later, on May 29, they will vote in national elections that could bring about a major shift: the African National Congress, which has been in power for three decades, could lose its majority for the first time.
“It feels almost impossible to separate an election year from a major anniversary year,” colleague Lynsey Choutel, who reports from Johannesburg, told me.
“This anniversary forces not only political parties but also South Africans to reflect on: what have the past 30 years meant to us?” she added. “‘How do we restore political optimism and economic strength?'”
How does the legacy of apartheid impact life in South Africa today?
Lindsay: If you walk down the streets of a Johannesburg suburb, you can look around and see what has been achieved. This is a leafy suburb. There are cafes on the roadside. People are chatting.
But the majority of people enjoying this progress are white. Most people working server or low-wage jobs are black. Black South Africans have yet to catch up in terms of wealth.
Let’s fast forward to next month’s election. What’s your mood?
The ANC’s support is probably at its lowest, and it has never had to work harder to persuade South Africans to vote for them. Some young people see this vote as crucial as 1994. Many people are deeply disillusioned. High unemployment and corruption scandals have eroded their confidence in politicians.
The opposition stood up and said: “We are finally at a position where we believe we can lead.”
It’s a huge shift from 1994, which felt like an affirmation of Nelson Mandela and his party and the end of apartheid. This year, the sentiment among the voters I spoke to was how do we use elections to get the country back on track and take advantage of post-apartheid freedoms.
