America’s Lawyer E88: Jon Stewart returned to the Daily Show recently and immediately drew the wrath of Democrats who don’t want to hear any criticism of President Biden’s age. We’ll tell you why ignoring this problem isn’t going to make it go away. Corporate media outlets are preparing for a big pay day with election […]
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Legislation has been introduced that would limit the amount of weapons and military equipment the United States can sell to Saudi Arabia. Then, Farron Cousins is joined by Mike Papantonio, along with attorney Chris Paulos, to discuss Pap’s new book, “Suspicious Activity,” which is a continuation of his Law and Disorder series. Click here to order a copy of Mike […]
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In late December, President Biden signed a new defense bill that included an extension of a controversial domestic spying program that allows the government to spy on US citizens without having to obtain a warrant. Also, Harvard University appears to already be having problems with their latest interim president after it was revealed that he […]
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More and more states are joining a major lawsuit to hold the makers of Insulin liable for price gouging American consumers for decades. Plus, a new book on its way in mid-March called, “Suspicious Activity,” that highlights the relationship between banks and terrorist organizations. That book is authored by Mike Papantonio, along with attorney Chris Paulos, who served as […]
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Congressional stock trading is at an all time high, and members of Congress are so good at trading stocks that they routinely beat the average market returns. Then, new polls show that the American public isn’t just sick of Biden and Trump – they have grown disgusted by the entire political process in this country, […]
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Several conservative media outlets have filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s State Department, alleging that they are actively trying to censor them by having the government label them “misinformation.” Plus, experts are ringing the alarm bells about A.I. creating deep fake videos, sound clips, and images that could have a significant impact on the […]
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Deke and his colleagues set out to uncover the deceit and bring the white collar criminals to justice. With the help of Michael’s friend, war veteran and whistleblower, Joel Hartbeck, the Deketomis team quickly discovers that they may have tackled more than they bargained for. A dangerous right wing paramilitary group might be involved in […]
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Insurance companies have started hiring doctors with long histories of medical malpractice claims against them to DENY claims of their policy holders. Most of the major insurance companies in this country are using doctors that have dismal records to tell YOU that your prescriptions or medical procedures won’t be covered by insurance. Also, billionaires have […]
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The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars introduced the concept of IEDs and EFPs that seriously maim or kill. It appears that these bombs are still being made and utilized by terrorists overseas. Who is funding them? Could it possibly be a large global bank with a major branch in New York? Is a reverse money laundering […]
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A new lawsuit claims that the prison system in Alabama is engaged in a form of modern day slavery by leasing out inmates to private businesses and then taking their wages to keep for themselves. Then, Democrats in both the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would prevent Wall Street from owning single-family homes […]
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“Suspicious Activity” is an epic drama of intrigue, suspense, thrills, and legal combat—torn out of today’s headlines. “The purpose of the lawsuit is to fully expose the bank’s willing support to groups that are killing Americans—and others—overseas.” This announcement by attorney Nicholas “Deke” Deketomis sets up the gladiatorial arena between Big Banking and a team […]
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There’s no way around it – Americans are tired of watching the news. A new report says that news consumption for local news, cable news, newspapers, and even online news has gone way down since just last year. Plus, the immigration debate is one that has been going on in America for decades with no […]
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It’s almost common knowledge at this point that banks in the United States and across the globe have been laundering money for terrorists. They take money from terrorist organizations, disguise it in legitimate investments, then return it so the money looks clean. There are lawsuits currently working their way through the courts to help hold […]
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Senator Ron Wyden is asking the Justice Department to investigate how foreign countries could be spying on your phone data through your push notifications. Also, health insurance companies are working alongside drug companies to make sure that you can’t get a good deal on your prescription drugs. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated […]
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America’s Lawyer E87: Welcome to America’s Lawyer, I’m Farron Cousins. I’m not filling in for Mike Papantonio this week. He is actually here with me, along with attorney Chris Paulos, and we’re discussing Pap’s new book, “Suspicious Activity,” which is a continuation of his Law and Disorder series. Click here to order a copy of Mike Papantonio’s […]
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Lawmakers in Illinois have proposed legislation that would ban 5 different chemicals in food – all of which have been linked to serious health problems in human beings, and most of the chemicals were banned overseas decades ago. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so please excuse […]
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A major new report has revealed that the drug makers behind Ozempic and Wegovy are doling out huge sums of money to doctors to get them to increase their prescriptions. Then, Facebook’s parent company Meta wants to sell your child’s data to the highest bidder, and they are prepared to go to court to fight […]
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Washington, D.C., February 20, 2024—As the two-day hearing of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition from Britain to the United States opened in London on Tuesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists warned that extraditing Assange would set a dangerous precedent for media freedom.
“Assange’s lengthy legal battle could come to an end if the U.S. Justice Department halted its dogged attempts to extradite the Wikileaks founder and dropped all charges against him,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg in New York. “Assange’s prosecution in the U.S. would have disastrous implications for press freedom both in the U.S. and globally.”
If extradited and convicted in the U.S., Assange faces up to 175 years in prison on 18 charges under both the Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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An overseas rights group is fighting back against China’s “long-arm” pursuit of dissidents and activists in exile with a free legal advice service.
The Spanish-based group Safeguard Defenders, which has previously warned the world about China’s secret police stations, its network of “consular volunteers” and its targeting of dissidents and activists overseas, has now launched a “one-stop shop” legal advice center to help fight transnational repression by Beijing.
The group’s Information and Help Center is “a one-stop shop primarily aimed at legal practitioners defending individuals from extraditions to China,” but also contains information for use by government officials and journalists, according to its website.
Launched on Feb. 13, the resource center offers help in all six United Nations languages based on the group’s experience in countering extraditions and deportations to China, including appeals to district, appeal and Supreme court level, as well as input from academics specializing in the Chinese criminal justice system.
The group claims a 100% success rate in assisting to block extraditions and deportations in cases it has been directly involved in.
“This new help center is a potential game changer, as it makes incredibly detailed information about China, in particular as it relates specifically to extradition issues, available, for free, in a variety of languages, for all legal counsel as well as the targets themselves,” the group said in a statement launching the center.
Such information was previously only available to people with the means to hire specialized lawyers, it said.
It called on all jurisdictions to end extraditions to China, an issue which sparked a mass popular uprising in Hong Kong in 2019.
“Considering the state of the Chinese criminal justice system, extradition requests should fail when tested against international legal commitments,” Safeguard Defenders said. “Whenever they are approved, those very norms and institutions are weakened. To protect the Rule of Law, extraditions to China must end.”
It added: “It should be up to China to improve its commitment to legally binding minimum standards if it wants the benefits of extradition cooperation, not for the rest of the world to lower theirs.”
China’s extradition treaties
Ma Ju, a Chinese Muslim scholar living in the United States, said China has long made use of international legal mechanisms to pursue dissidents overseas.
“The former president of Interpol was previously the vice minister of public security,” Ma said. “During that period … China took advantage of certain agreements between international organizations to carry out their transnational repression.”
“They have kept a slightly lower profile in the past couple of years, but they haven’t slowed their pace,” he said.
State media reported recently that China now has 60 extradition treaties with foreign jurisdictions across Europe, Africa, Australia, and North and South America, some 40% of which were concluded after ruling Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping took power in 2012.
Since 2012, the country has successfully extradited more than 400 people, according to a China News Service report citing Ma Xinmin, Director of the Treaty and Law Department at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ma Ju cited the repatriation of Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei from neighboring Laos in 2023, which prompted an international outcry.
He welcomed the Safeguard Defenders help center, saying it was sorely needed.
“A lot of countries, including those in Europe and the United States, aren’t yet fully aware of the many facets of China’s transnational repression, or its use of extradition and other methods to target dissidents and ethnic or sexual minorities, any opponents,” Ma said.
“The agreements it has signed still serve the needs of the authoritarian and dictatorial Chinese government.”
Chinese rights attorney Lu Siwei was repatriated to China last September after being arrested in Laos en route to join his family in the United States, along with dozens of other Chinese nationals, activists and relatives said at the time.
U.S.-based rights lawyer Wu Shaoping said the effectiveness of the information center had yet to be tested in practice, but said it would be a “blessing” for anyone being persecuted by China while in another country.
“At least people will be able to provide them with more professional services to prevent them from being extradited by Beijing,” Wu said. “It gives many people threatened with extradition an extra layer of protection.”
Translated by Luisetta Mudie. Edited by Roseanne Gerin.
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When most people think of human trafficking, they likely immediately think about sex trafficking. But there’s another form of human trafficking taking place right here in this country, and some of the biggest companies in America are taking advantage of it. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, […]
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The largest power company in the state of Alabama has purchased their own “news websites” to help spread propaganda and to downplay the health risks of the toxins that they are dumping in the state. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so please excuse any typos.
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New York, February 16, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Russian authorities to reconsider designating international freedom of expression group Article 19 as “undesirable” and cease using the country’s “undesirable” law to intimidate organizations that report on press freedom violations in the country.
On January 23, the Russian general prosecutor’s office outlawed Article 19 by designating it an undesirable organization, according to the register of “undesirable” organizations published by the Russian Ministry of Justice and a Thursday statement by Article 19.
The Ministry of Justice added Article 19 to its register on February 8, and local media reported about the designation on February 12.
Organizations that receive the undesirable classification are banned from operating in Russia, and anyone who participates in them or works to organize their activities faces up to six years in prison and administrative fines. The designation also makes it a crime to distribute the outlet’s content or donate to it from inside or outside Russia.
“CPJ stands with Article 19 and condemns its designation as an ‘undesirable organization’—a decision which only underscores how much Russian authorities fear being held to account for their repeated and long-standing violations of press freedom,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Authorities should immediately repeal the legislation on undesirable organizations instead of using it to stifle information they deem uncomfortable.”
Founded in 1987, Article 19 defends freedom of speech and information around the world. It is named after Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that “everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.”
“The new designation for Article 19 means that any Russian who dares to hold a relationship with us, through partnership or programme work, or access materials we produce through media and the internet, is considered a threat to national security,” the organization said in its statement.
Since 2021, Russian authorities have labeled dozens of media organizations “undesirable,” including exiled broadcaster Dozhd TV (TV Rain), independent news outlets Meduza, Novaya Gazeta Europe, as well as investigative outlets iStories, The Insider, Bellingcat, and Proekt.
CPJ emailed the Russian Ministry of Justice for comment but did not receive a response.
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Washington D.C., February 16, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern on Friday about Israeli government plans to make it illegal to publish leaked details from security cabinet meetings without approval from the military censor, saying this restriction would severely damage press freedom.
“We urge Israel to drop this plan and ensure that the media can report freely. The Israeli government must not hide information about its conduct in the Israel-Gaza war,” said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Sherif Mansour. “We need press freedom in time of war and in time of peace. It is our firewall for democracy and our antidote to the fog of war. Censorship must end both in Israel and Gaza.”
CPJ has documented numerous cases of censorship, threats, and intimidation against Israeli and Palestinian journalists since the start of the war.
Israeli forces have killed an unprecedented number of journalists since October 7, refused to give any guarantees to international news organizations regarding the safety of their employees in Gaza, and only allow foreign media to enter Gaza on escorted military tours provided they agree to submit pre-publication coverage for military approval. In January, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected a petition by the Foreign Press Association for military authorities to allow foreign journalists to report inside Gaza.
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America’s Lawyer E86: Illinois could become the latest state in the country to enact what is called a “Skittles Ban”, which is legislation that would ban harmful chemicals from popular foods and candies. The largest power company in the state of Alabama has purchased their own “news websites” to help spread propaganda and to downplay […]
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is getting into the real estate business, and that’s VERY bad news for home buyers. Plus, a major settlement has been reached between the companies responsible for PFAS contamination and the state of Ohio, with the companies agreeing to fork over more than $100 million to help cover the damage caused […]
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A recent investigation found that Tesla vehicles are failing at an alarming rate, and now the Senate is demanding answers from the company about what they knew and when they knew it. Also, scientists at the EPA have been pressured for years to approve a dangerous pesticide that poses massive health risks to humans, animals, […]
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A new report has found that at least 40 members of Congress have violated conflict of interest laws in the last 12 months. And because nobody ever gets punished, we could see that number grow even larger this year. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so please […]
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Social media companies have been operating with little oversight and virtually no regulations for far too long, and it is past time that we start holding them accountable for what they do both on their sites and behind the scenes. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so […]
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America’s Lawyer E85: If you want to know why politicians never do anything to help you, all you have to do is follow the money. A new report has found that lobbyists spent a record amount of money last year to stop progress on the issues that matter to you. Social media companies have gotten […]
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