Tag: informant

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal From Media Over Quebec Secret Trial

The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear an appeal from the media over a so-called secret trial involving a police informant held in Quebec. The high court said today it has agreed to hear the appeal brought by media organizations including Radio-Canada, La Presse, the Montreal Gazette and The Canadian Press, which had…


Rancher Offers Musk 100 Acres of Free Land to Relocate Twitter; Trump Investigation Informant Found Dead | NTD Evening News

A Texas rancher is offering billionaire Elon Musk 100 acres of land for free in the Lone Star state. The rancher says he wants Musk to move Twitter to the Lone Star state. An informant who worked with federal authorities in its investigation of former President Donald Trump was found dead in Los Angeles. …


UK Judge Blocks BBC From Revealing ‘Misogynist MI5 Informant’

A British High Court judge has blocked the BBC from naming an alleged MI5 informant the news outlet claims to be a “dangerous extremist and misogynist.” The BBC planned to broadcast a report revealing the identity of a man they say used his status as an agent to abuse and coerce a former partner. Attorney General…


Judge Agrees With DOJ About Credibility of White Supremacist FBI Informant

A Seattle federal judge has denied a motion to suppress evidence in an ongoing domestic extremism case, ruling that the FBI was not required to disclose more than $82,000 in payments to an alleged white supremacist serving as a confidential informant. Judge John Coughenour’s Aug. 30 decision is the latest development in the case of…


Has Dobbing Become a New Cultural Phenomenon in Australia?

Commentary An interesting side effect of COVID-19, which has largely been lost in the avalanche of information and disinformation surrounding the vaccine debate, is that, increasingly, more Australians are tipping off police about alleged breaches of public health orders. There is no doubt that the pandemic has accelerated the trend of “dobbing-in” (also known as…