Judge forges ahead with pretrial motions in Georgia election interference case

ATLANTA (AP) — The charges against former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech and advocacy conduct that the First Amendment protects, his lawyers argued in a court filing challenging the indictment. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee plans to hear arguments on that filing and on … Read more

Zimbabwe opposition figure gets suspended sentence after nearly 2 years in pretrial detention

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A Zimbabwe opposition figure who spent nearly two years in pretrial detention is set be freed after a magistrate sentenced him to a suspended prison sentence on Tuesday for inciting violence. Job Sikhala, an outspoken official with the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change party and a former member of parliament, was … Read more

Prince Harry drops libel case against Daily Mail after damaging pretrial ruling

LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry dropped his libel lawsuit Friday against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid following a punishing ruling in which a judge suggested he might lose at trial. Lawyers for the Duke of Sussex notified the High Court in London that he would not continue the suit against Associated … Read more

Bolivia’s opposition chief undergoes medical assessments as his pre-trial detention drags on for months

LA PAZ, Bolivia — The governor of Bolivia’s most populous and richest area was allowed to briefly go away his high-security jail cell Wednesday for medical assessments, highlighting how the politician broadly thought-about the nation’s opposition chief has been governing from behind bars for greater than eight months. Santa Cruz Gov. Luis Fernando Camacho, who … Read more

Wall Avenue Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeals extension of pretrial detention in Russia

Wall Avenue Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed a Moscow court docket’s choice to increase his pretrial detention in Russia till the tip of November ByThe Related Press August 26, 2023, 11:33 AM FILE – Wall Avenue Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom on the Moscow Metropolis Court docket, … Read more