The Shadow Knows | Washington Monthly
The Supreme Court’s shadow docket has become Trump’s secret weapon, delivering swift anonymous rulings to hand him wins.| Washington Monthly
In this fabulously written book, Robert Macfarlane journeys to rivers in three very different landscapes -- the cloud-forests of Ecuador, the city of Chennai, India, and the wilderness of northern Quebec -- seeking answers to the question are rivers alive and what would it mean if they were? Continue reading →| Unsolicited Feedback
With law enforcement, emergency powers, and the pardon pen at his disposal, Trump has turned our system of government into an engine of personal vengeance. The post The Retribution Presidency: Trump’s Government of Revenge appeared first on Washington Monthly.| Washington Monthly
‘I, Witold Waszczykowski, do hereby apologise to Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bartosz Kramek for the infringement of their personal rights in the form of good name and dignity, and the Open Dialogue Foundation with its registered office in Warsaw (registration in the National Court Register (KRS) no.: 0000353754) for the infringement of its personal right in […] Artykuł Statement by Witold Waszczykowski pochodzi z serwisu Open Dialogue Foundation.| Open Dialogue Foundation
On 26 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations of states in relation to climate change. The judgment reaffirmed that states have a legal duty not just to reduce carbon emissions, but to protect the environment and respect the human rights of those affected ... Read moreAbout the author/s Bal Kama Dr Bal Kama is in legal practice and consults on Pacific socio-political and legal affairs. He is an Adjunct Assistan...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
The Supreme Court’s shadow docket has become Trump’s secret weapon, delivering swift anonymous rulings to hand him wins.| Washington Monthly
There was a small glimmer of good news on climate change last week: The International Court of Justice ruled that nation states have legal obligations under climate treaties and customary international law to protect "the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.” … Continue reading →| Unsolicited Feedback
On 17 March 2025, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin launched an investigation into the alleged abuse of power by officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) and the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice. The investigation was initiated following an offence notification submitted by Bartosz Kramek, Chair of Supervisory Board of the Open Dialogue Foundation […]| Open Dialogue Foundation
The Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin has opened an investigation into, among other issues, the alleged influence peddling in the Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) and the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) during proceedings led by the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice. The case concerns a businessman who was detained by the CBA in 2017 after, as […]| Open Dialogue Foundation
Threatened by conservative justices, the war on trans rights, and the Trump's hostility to civil rights, can marriage equality survive?| Washington Monthly
Following the change of government in October 2023, the new administration announced that it would restore the independence of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. A key step in this direction was to be an audit of politically motivated criminal cases initiated between 2015 and 2023. However, the Open Dialogue Foundation warns that the course and results […]| Open Dialogue Foundation
Polskie Radio is to issue an apology to the Open Dialogue Foundation for damaging its reputation and to pay compensation of PLN 200,000 by virtue of an order issued by the Regional Court in Warsaw, the ODF announced on Wednesday. The broadcaster will decide how to proceed after receiving the grounds for the judgement. The […]| Open Dialogue Foundation
The Open Dialogue Foundation had filed a lawsuit against Polish Radio for a series of materials defaming the organisation and its leadership during the Law and Justice (PiS) government. On Wednesday, the Foundation revealed that in December, after winning the trial, the court ruled in its favour for PLN 200,000 in compensation and an apology […]| Open Dialogue Foundation
After six years, the President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, Lyudmyla Kozlovska, was finally able to come back to Poland. “We have submitted a complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the abuse of power which was most likely commissioned by Messrs Wąsik, Kamiński and the then head of the Internal Security Agency,” said Bartosz […]| Open Dialogue Foundation
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has leveled serious allegations against the previous administration, claiming that $11 million in cash was illegally sent to Israel to acquire the controversial Pe…| The Realist Juggernaut
