After months of mounting pressure on independent media, academic institutions and NGOs, Serbia's ruling majority has turned its attention to the judiciary. In an expedited procedure, without public debate or consultations and bypassing established legislative standards, the Serbian parliament last week adopted a package of amendments to core judicial laws that critics say threatens the independence of the country's judiciary.
We'll protect the people who shine a light on corruption in the first place, the journalists and activists who shield the public's right to know, he said in his speech at the summit. By stopping the powerful from using abusive lawsuits so-called Slapps' to intimidate reporters, silence investigations, and bury the truth under a mountain of legal threats. Because sunlight is always the best disinfectant.
What's the point in a trademark if it costs so much to defend it? We did everything by the book to protect our brand, but the system isn't set up to support smaller businesses when this kind of thing happens.
Looking behind, she noticed a cyclist following her and filming her backside with his smartphone. Gentsch confronted the man and forced him to delete the footage. She in turn took out her smartphone and filmed the perpetrator. Her own footage shows that this voyeur appears overwhelmed by her determination to hold him accountable. He stammers excuses and claims that "nothing happened," while ultimately blaming her. "Why are you wearing pants like that?"
The plans are designed to restrict the movements of the most serious sexual and violent offenders. Technology, such as electronic tags, would be used to ensure compliance and manage risk.
Californians are enduring excessive financial burdens from an ADA system that, instead of fostering access, has been turned into a mechanism for exploitative lawsuits against small businesses.
