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Prominent human rights attorney quits international court over failure to prosecute Venezuela

MIAMI — A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government for crimes against humanity, The Associated Press has learned. In a harshly worded email last month to Khan, Grossman said his …

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On Thursday, the Supreme Court passed up an opportunity to implode the United State tax code on the basis of bogus facts. Grossman and Rivkin therefore claimed that the tax violated the 16th Amendment, which authorized federal “taxes on income, from whatever source derived.” They insisted that the amendment is implicitly limited to “realized” income, meaning money that’s been paid …

Rebecca Grossman, second from left, walks into court with her husband, Dr. Peter Grossman, left, and daughter, Alexis, in February. Instead of taking a “modicum of responsibility,” the wife of Grossman Burn Centers head Dr. Peter Grossman has blamed others, including the victims — wrongly claiming the boys were out of the crosswalk — their mother for walking with them …

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Monday rejected Rebecca Grossman’s bid to overturn her murder convictions in the killing of two young brothers in a Westlake Village crosswalk, saying the facts and circumstances presented at trial justified the verdict. Judge Joseph Brandolino upheld the decision in the September 2020 murders of Mark and Jacob Iskander, saying the evidence …

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a request by Rebecca Grossman’s legal team to dismiss murder charges against her in the 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two boys, as prosecutors rested their case Friday. California Rebecca Grossman floored gas pedal, struck 2 boys at ‘freeway speeds,’ investigators say Rebecca Grossman floored her high-powered Mercedes SUV on a quiet residential street, …

Rebecca Grossman, right, holds her husband Peter’s arm as she exits Van Nuys Courthouse West on Jan. 23. Grossman’s lead attorney, Tony Buzbee, has throughout the trial taken every opportunity to argue it was Erickson’s black SUV — not his client’s white Mercedes — that first struck the children. His lawyer, Mark Werksman, said he does not plan to address …

Oops! The Supreme Court Heard Another Case Built on Shameless Lies.

This is part of Opening Arguments, Slate’s coverage of the start of the latest Supreme Court term. The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in Moore v. United States, an effort to preemptively kill a future wealth tax before it can even be enacted. Related From Slate The Supreme Court’s Fake Praying Coach Case Just Got Faker That’s a lie. And …

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Ex-Tory MP and businessman hid true source of political donations, court told

Ex-Tory MP appears in court charged with breaching party donation rules

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss murder charges against Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman, whose vehicle allegedly struck two boys in a crosswalk while it was going more than 70 mph. Judge Joseph Brandolino rejected a motion to dismiss two counts of murder, finding there was probable cause to determine that Grossman acted with …