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A Top U.N. Judge Has Resigned Over ‘Shocking’ Interference From the White House and Turkey
A top judge in one of the United Nations’ international courts in The Hague has quit over what he termed “shocking” political interference from the White House and Turkey, the Guardian reports.
The judge, Christoph Flügge, alleged that Turkey used its veto to end the tenure of a Turkish judge in one of the U.N. courts, setting a dangerous precedent for intervention.
“Every incident in which judicial independence is breached is one too many,” he said. “Now there is this case, and everyone can invoke it in the future. Everyone can say: ‘But you let Turkey get its way.’ This is an original sin.”
Turkish judge Aydın Sefa Akay was removed over alleged connections to a Turkish cleric living in the U.S. named Fethullah Gülen who Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan blames for a failed coup against him in 2016.
Flügge cited White House interference as well. He said the U.S. had threatened judges over an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the conduct of American soldiers in Afghanistan.
https://currentnewsvista.news.blog/2019/01/29/a-top-u-n-judge-has-resigned-over-shocking-interference-from-the-white-house-and-turkey/
De Blasio staffer who resigned over sexual harassment didn't mention he was previously fired for sexual harassment
Kevin O’Brien — who was allowed to resign last year after City Hall substantiated two complaints of sexual harassment against him — was fired from his prior gig at the Democratic Governors Association for the same reason, the New York Times reported Monday.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-deblasio-kevin-obrien-sexual-harassment-background-check-20190129-story.html
Campaign Cash Paid Trump Foe's Legal Bills After #MeToo Fall
AP finds New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman used nearly $340,000 in campaign cash to pay a high-powered Manhattan law firm to defend him after he resigned amid abuse allegations.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2019-01-29/schneiderman-used-campaign-cash-to-pay-340k-in-legal-bills
Democrat Susan Bucher resigns as Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections, ending what could have been a fierce partisan battle
https://www.floridaphoenix.com/2019/01/29/democrat-susan-bucher-resigns-as-palm-beach-supervisor-of-elections-ending-what-could-have-been-a-fierce-partisan-battle/
Colorado Supreme Court won’t reconsider oil and gas decision
DENVER
The Colorado Supreme Court refused to reconsider its ruling that oil and gas regulators do not have to make health and environmental protection their top priority.
The court offered no explanation in its announcement, dated Monday and made public Tuesday.
Seven young plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit seeking stronger health and environmental rules had asked the court to revisit the Jan. 14 ruling. The plaintiffs include Hispanics and Native Americans, and they argued that a lower court judge who had a hand in the case may have been biased against them.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article225237200.html