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The bank shut down a discussion on an internal website about a five-day return to office policy after dozens of employees criticized the move

Original link: https://www.wsj.com/business/jpmorgan-chase-disables-employee-comments-after-return-to-office-backlash-19199a4a

Jury nullification is the term for when a jury declines to convict a defendant despite overwhelming evidence of guilt. This can be a form of civil disobedience, a political statement against a specific law, or a show of empathy and support to the defendant.

“It’s not a legal defense sanctioned under the law,” said Cheryl Bader, associate professor of law at Fordham School of Law. “It’s a reaction by the jury to a legal result that they feel would be so unjust or morally wrong that they refuse to impose it, despite what the law says.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24702940

By Stephanie Saul Jan. 10, 2025

from #NewYorkTimes #NYT [gift article - link can be shared. Expires in 30 days.]

[This is a very good article, not nearly as "both-sides" as usual.]

The way these tech companies are behaving makes me wonder what they know and what we don't they seem terrified.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24145416

Paywall removed: https://archive.is/3y6CV

On Monday, 6 January, 11 Yemeni Guantanamo prisoners were transferred to Oman after being cleared for release by the United States government.

Days earlier, the Pentagon repatriated Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi, who had been held without charge in Guantanamo since its opening on 11 January 2002, to Tunisia. Three other survivors were also released in mid-December: two sent to Malaysia and one to Kenya.

After 23 years, the prison now holds its lowest population of incarcerated Muslim men, with 15 remaining, including the so-called "9/11 Five".

Moreover, Guantanamo's legacy of imperialism, exclusion and brutality serves as a reminder of the lengths to which the US will go to criminalise different communities, all while continuing to exercise hegemonic power over Cuban territory.

The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he was sworn in for a third six-year term in office.

Rewards have also been offered for information leading to the arrest and or conviction of Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello. A new reward of up to $15m for Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino has also been offered.

The UK also issued sanctions on 15 top Venezuelan officials, including judges, members of the security forces and military officials.

A man who fired an assault rifle inside a Washington, D.C., restaurant in December 2016 while claiming to investigate the "pizzagate" hoax died this week after being fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

When officers recognized Welch and moved to arrest him, he produced a handgun from his jacket and pointed it at one of the officers, police said, and after refusing commands to drop the gun, two officers opened fire on him.