The Daily Populous

Friday July 29th, 2022 day edition

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Michigan Supreme Court: Law bans discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Michigan law bans businesses, landlords and others from discriminating based on whether a person is gay, transgender or otherwise identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community, according to a landmark ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court.

"Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation necessarily constitutes discrimination because of sex," wrote Justice Elizabeth Clement, a Republican, for the court's majority.

"Regardless of whether one defines 'sex' expansively or narrowly, the result of the textual analysis is the same: discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation necessarily involves discrimination because of sex in violation of (state law).".

More: Nessel to Supreme Court: Michigan law clearly bans discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Arguing before the state supreme court in March, she said it's impossible to discriminate against someone based on sexual orientation without also discriminating against them based on gender.

Justices in the majority heavily relied on this federal ruling in their justification for why state law already bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. »

Infowars star at Alex Jones trial admits he failed to verify story that defamed Sandy Hook dad

Authored by newstimes.com

AUSTIN, Texas — The defense of Alex Jones at a defamation awards trial where parents are seeking $150 million in damages featured an Infowars video of Jones saying he believed children died in the Sandy Hook massacre but questioned media accounts of the crime.

“Did you hear Alex Jones say on the video, ‘I believe children died at Sandy Hook’?”

“As a corporate representative for Infowars, what is the company’s position as to what it was trying to do with its coverage of Sandy Hook?” »

Judge: Wisconsin probe found 'absolutely no' election fraud

Authored by yahoo.com

“I think the people of the state of Wisconsin have been punished enough for this case," Bailey-Rihn said.

An Associated Press review of Wisconsin and other battleground states also found far too little fraud to have tipped the election for Trump.

"We have absolutely found out from this case there was absolutely no evidence of election fraud.”. »

The Geopolitics of China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative

Authored by tandfonline.com

China’s “One Belt, One Road” project is comprised of two components: the Maritime Silk Road Initiative (MSRI) and the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB)—that were announced separately in 2013.

”35 At the start of 2016, Beijing and Cairo signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on Jointly Promoting Construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

Amitendu Palit’s contribution, “India’s Economic and Strategic Perceptions of China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative,” looks at the MSRI through more economic lenses, though it is cognizant of geopolitics. »