Growing up in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of South Philadelphia, Shawmar Pitts never thought twice about the oil refinery looming in the background, spewing toxic fumes in plain sight. It wasn’t until years later that he finally made the connection between the refinery and exposure to chemicals that put his community at high risk for … Read more
Books & the Arts / September 18, 2024 A recent history revisits the Tokyo trial. Ad Policy Former general and Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo during his trial.(Getty) The Nazi war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg had already been underway for months by the time its counterpart in Tokyo began in March 1946. The staggered start … Read more
The discharge of the ultimate report of the inquiry into the Grenfell fireplace dominates the paperwork. Metro says the report discovered that every one 72 deaths from the fireplace have been avoidable and that warning indicators have been ignored all through the “26-year countdown to catastrophe”. In accordance with the Monetary Occasions, the report is … Read more
Victims of the Grenfell Tower hearth say they’re nonetheless ready for justice after a damning report blamed a series of failures by “dishonest” corporations and governments. A cladding producer “intentionally hid” hearth dangers, whereas the Coalition and Conservative governments “ignored, delayed or ignored” considerations, the ultimate report of a six-year public inquiry concluded. Grenfell United, … Read more
EPA A minister has mentioned that going through the problem of speedily punishing rioters will make it tough for the federal government to rebuild the justice system. Writing within the Observer, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood mentioned the influence of days of chaos fueled by on-line misinformation following the Southport assault “shall be felt for months … Read more
For Justice Department employees who had spent weeks contemplating the possibility of two-time federal criminal defendant Donald Trump returning to the presidency, Joe Biden’s decision to drop out and endorse Kamala Harris offered a sense of relief. Former and current Justice Department employees believe that a future president Harris, a former prosecutor, unlike Trump, would … Read more