district court for the district of colorado. she comes to this committee with broad support in my state. we received a flood of letters on her behalf. all of them testified to her character, hard work, and commitment to justice and the rule of law. she learned all of this from her family who join us today. her mom's family knew in justice firsthand. the chairman mentioned during the second world war they were relocated from california to an internment site in wyoming joining over 10,000 people whose loyalty to america was questioned for no reason but their japanese ancestry. her father was a mexican-american who went from living in a railroad boxcar on the south side of chicago to earning a nomination for the nfl hall of fame. her mother became a teacher and administrator in the denver public schools -- education and hardware transformed parents lives and regina has always sought to live up to their example. the ranking member might be interested to know she graduated with honors from the university of iowa and then returned hom

the district court here in hong _ decision. the district court here in hong kong - decision.t here in hong kong has- decision. the district court| here in hong kong hasjust sentenced, around an hour ago, ten months injail tojoshua ten months in jail to joshua wong, ten months injail tojoshua wong, and six months, and four months each for other defendants, so four activists in total. joshua wong you might remember is the key student leader, as well as another student leader, from the protest back in 2014. they have also been actively participating in the protest against the extradition law amendment bill back in 2019, and all the way into early last year, 2020, so this particular case was about the june four tiananmen square crackdown that was held annually in hong kong's victoria park onjune the fourth, and last year the whole of the police force banned the event citing covid—19 emergency laws, they did show up for the event still, thousands of people were there, and they ended up with 24 being unauthorised assembly. joshua wong and three others pleaded guilty, and so today,

the district court here in hong _ courthouse. the district court here in hong kong has- courthouse.here in hong kong has the - here in hong kong has the sentencing for four defendants in this tiananmen massacre vigil, what we know isjoshua has been given ten months in jail and another well—known young activist has been given six months. tiffany yuen got anotherfour months. six months. tiffany yuen got another four months. also, another four months. also, another activist, janelle lau, got four months in prison. we don't know if they are appealing for the sentence but presumably we just have to wait and see what is going on in the courtroom. they have pleaded guilty to the case but they could in theory appealed to the sentences. we are yet to hear from that. but we know that for joshua wong, tiffany yuen and lester shum will be sentenced. two of them are under detention for the democratic primary case under the national security law of subversion. the focus now would be what janelle of subversion. the focus now would be whatjanelle leung will do with her sentence. joshua wong was alr

court so it is a multiple series of complaints which has now been submitted to the minneapolis district court it's now up to the court to decide where to go from here it must be pointed out that the attorney general's office has already issued a statement saying that the court has already addressed many of these issues and has found none of them to be valid and the. attorney general will constand continue to resist. any attempt to change what has been the attorney general contends a complete trial might this what this was such a high profile case the verdict was so consequential not just for the family but for the country as a whole has there been much reaction yet to this appeal well at this particular stage no and because of the fact that it had been predicted that this was going to happen it's not unusual for a defense. using losing a trial like this to bring in a request for a retrial to bring in some kind of protest against a verdict against them so at this particular point it is something that was expected it is not coming as a surprise to many although some of the public may be concern

well eric holder who is chauvinist lawyer has filed this with the minnesota district court he contends in this 4 page appeal to the court that there were multiple problems with the verdict in this particular case now among them is the fact that the judge in the case peter cahill declined to move the venue despite the attorney the publicist ted got in that particular area within minnesota itself but he also makes very serious charges about jury misconduct now this appears to be connected to the fact that one of the jurors in the case has now reportedly to have attended a rally in washington d.c. back in august a george floyd. rally now this according to many legal experts is a critical issue the fact that a sitting juror did attend police protest and did not declare so on his jury form when he sat in this particular case so here we've got an issue with the attorney for derek chauvelin. multiple series of misconduct in terms of the trial this is while the judge is sitting contemplating sentences the sentencings due to come in a few weeks time on the 3 charges of which was convicted but n

so that decision was able by the supple or a district court. so it's not the supreme court. so japan, you know, the, independent, to make this judgement final, this district court decision is to go to high court and then the supreme court. so us, if supreme court court also approved this as the constitutional and then the japanese national diet needs to enact the law which allowed same sex marriage. but does the government at all want to enact a law that legalize the same sex marriage? so for it does not, that's why there, i mean, the national diet, japanese power doesn't have to wait for the supreme court to say that they have to enact a law. they can and knocked same sex marriage today if they want to. but unfortunately, the japanese government doesn't want to have such a law, so that's why we don't have any we don't have the same sex marriage today. what is stopping the japanese government from an acting such a law? yes. well, the depend. i mean, not all the same sex marriage a japan does not have it corporate protection for l g, b to people, for example, in employment or

mike: eric cotto, chauvin's lawyer, has filed with the minnesota district court. he contends there were multiple problems with the verdict in this particular case. among them is the fact that the judge declined to move the venue , despite, it alleges, the maximum publicity it had gotten in that area within minnesota. it also makes serious charges about jury misconduct. this appears to be connected to the fact that one of the jurors is now reported to have attended a rally in washington, d.c. in august, a george floyd memory rally this -- rally. this, according to many legal experts, is a critical issue, the fact a sitting gerard did attend -- a sitting juror did attend an anti-police protest and did not declare so. we have the attorney for derek chauvin claiming multiple series of misconducts in terms of the trial, while the judge is contemplating sentences. the sentencing is due in a few weeks on the three charges of which children -- on which chau was convictedvin. it is up to the minneapolis distct court to decide whether to proceed with this complaint or inves

court so it is a multiple series of complaints which has now been submitted to the minneapolis district court it's now up to the court to decide where to go from here. israeli forces of attacks demonstrate is in occupied east jerusalem and stopped other protesters from entering the area they were seen forcefully detaining people in the occupied sharon neighborhood there's anger over a court ruling forcing several palestinian families to leave the sheriff jaron neighborhood israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu his mandate to form a government has expired putting his split whole future in question has been meeting opposition leaders in an attempt to secure enough votes to form a coalition syrian state media say the country said fences have intercepted an israeli attack on several malls western areas including the coastal city of latakia israel has recently hit targets inside syria where iranian backed fighters are based voters in madrid have returned the right wing government to power in regional elections conservative party leader isabel d.s.a. uso resisted pressure from the national gov

court so it is a multiple series of complaints which has now been submitted to the minneapolis district court it's now up to the court to decide where to go from here. well still ahead here on al-jazeera 50 days of hunger strike supporters of a detained time protesting to fear 1st health also race to get home one of the world's most populous muslim majority country has announced an internal travel ban ahead of the religious festival of those stories after the break. how live there has been a really lively couple of days across northwestern parts of year up with this massive cloud just swirling through that area of low pressure brought some very strong and gusty winds across the british isles as we went through bank holiday monday typical bank holiday weather this is going to continue making its way further east which across the north sea and on into scandinavia bittering in the winds from a northerly direction behind so still staying pretty cool for the role 9 celsius there for glasgow 12 celsius in london should be about 1617 at this time of the year the blustery showers they will make their

court so it is a multiple series of complaints which has now been submitted to the minneapolis district court it's now up to the court to decide where to go from here. on $10.00 facebook will announce whether it's suspension of donald trump will continue the tech firm down the former u.s. president 4 months ago after he was accused of inciting supporters to attack the capitol building on january the 6th some praised the decision while others accuse the company of censorship and applying double standards to world leaders. well this is a madrid returned the right wing government to power in regional elections conservative party leader is about diaz defying to pressure from the national government to impose covert lockdowns and kept open now the vote saw a record turnout despite the pandemic and tricia poll reports. rewarded for her defiance isabel diaz salusa leader of the rightwing popular party has won madrid's regional elections the p.p. has been in charge of spain's wealthiest region for 26 years i am yet i never got to today's the beginning of a new chapter in the history of spain because

so it is a multiple series of complaints which is now being submitted to the minneapolis district court. it's now up to the court to decide where to go from here. mary moriarty is a former public defender in minneapolis and currently teaches at the university of minnesota law school. she has more on what the appeal means. almost all of the grounds have already been raised throughout the trial some multiple times. and so there really isn't a lot new there. one thing that is new is they are alleging germ misconduct. and that is very vague. in fact, the, the defense asked the judge for more time to develop the points that they've made here. because some of them are so vague, they're hard to know what they're specifically referring to. but one of the reasons they're bringing up your misconduct is because one of the jurors has been getting interviews publicly and had talked about going, or he actually hadn't talked about. it did participate in march in washington dc in august. and when he was asked on the questionnaire or whether he had participated, typically in any protests, over police br

so japan, in the, in depend to make this document final, this district court decision is to go to high court and then the supreme court. so us, if supreme court court also approved this as a, as. c the constitutional and then the japanese national diet needs to enact a law which allowed same sex marriage. but does the government at all want to enact a law that legalize the same sex marriage so far? it does not. that's why they're the national diet. japanese power doesn't have to wait for the supreme court to say that they have to induct a law. they can and knocked same sex marriage today if they want to. but unfortunately, the japanese government doesn't want to have such a law. so that's why we don't have any we don't have same sex marriage today. what is stopping the japanese government from an acting such a law? yes. well the depend. i mean, not all the same sex marriage as japan does not have it corporate protection. for l g b to people, for example, in employment or in any social area. so currently, l g, b, 2, people doesn't have any national laws to protect them. so it's not all

a previous decision by a lower court the district court that had authorized that was filed you know after a lengthy court battle it was decided upon by a jewish organization that has been cancer the fiction so it's a brief response for the for families but it's also just actually a postponement time here in jerusalem thank you. mr. the doctor who 1st treated her like saina valley after he was poisoned with a nerve agent has been found alive alexander motor confiscate was reported missing on saturday after he failed to return from a hunting expedition in siberia is disappearance cause concern as to other doctors who treated the russian opposition leader who died this year. germany is making the one shot corona virus vaccine by johnson and johnson available to all adults the country's health minister but previously recommended only people over 60 should receive it because of the rare blood clotting siemens seen in some recipients moves expected to help germany speed up its fascination programme. india's daily coronaviruses death and infection levels remain close to record highs leading to a

change its voting laws that had to give preclearance from the justice department and before the district court in the district of columbia because of thef voting rights act of 1965. the voting rights act of 1965 came about largely because of the efforts of our dearly departed colleague john lewis and his efforts that culminated in bloody sunday in selma alabama in 1965 and led to the passage of that bill in july and august. that was this sustained by the united states supreme court in south carolina versus -- the next year and it isea thing cald one of the most effective pieces of civil rights legislation in american history and the fact it was called that by the justice department 2014 per dollar that was up-ended in 2013 by the shelby county decision which all of a sudden invalidated the preclearance requirement so now instead of normal what we have is the justice department had to file suit every time there's a nonconstitutional chained to the voting laws where the 15th amendment or some other part of the constitution and as a result your justice department has to spend a lot more money fil

so that decision was able by the sub for a district court. so it's not the supreme court. so japan, you know, the in depend to make, this just meant final, this district court decision is to go to high court and then the supreme court. so us, if supreme court court also approved this as, as. c the constitutional and then the japanese national diet needs to enact a law which allowed same sex marriage. but does the government at all want to enact a law that legalize the same sex marriage? so for it does not, that's why there, i mean, the national diet, japanese power doesn't have to wait for the supreme court to say that they have to enact a law. they can and knocked same sex marriage today if they want to. but unfortunately, the japanese government doesn't want to have such a law, so that's why we don't have any we don't have the same sex marriage today. what is stopping the japanese government from an acting such a law? yes. well, the depend. i mean, not all the same sex marriage a japan does not have it car pulpit protection for l d. b to people, for example, in employmen

the women's institute was lodged at mary baldwin and the district court and the majority of the courtial educational benefits to those offered at vmi. both parties petitioned the supreme court review. after justice ginsburg crafted her first challenge in appellate court, the state was set for a contested battle. this time, justice ginsburg was behind the bench and set it before it. >> susan neiman describes germany's reconciled -- susan neiman is the author of "learning from the germans: race and the memory of evil," which -- she describes germany's reconciliation with its past -- world war ii. in particular, up next, dr. neiman discusses what americans

we have a crisis in the crisis is that 30% of the circuit courts are trump courts. 25% are the district court there is an imperative to work, all of us to get those judges to biden is nominating and if they are judges on senior status in some that were there for clinton and obama that will serve us well and getting the numbers. the right has been single-minded on the federalist society to pack the courts. okay, it's not okay but it's happened read we have to fight back and it aggressive don't it's -- >> people who care about our democracy again this is not a partisan effort when we want people to be treated equally under the law and if you want more people to exercise their right to vote. my gosh his georgia not ratified the state for people? and so i'm really committed to making sure that this is described accurately as something that is essential to having a democracy given the hostility that people on the supreme court and the majority including a majority that is more conservative than the ones who decided shelby and 2013 who actually care about these bedrock rentals that many of us have

the court case just ended and the district court found a shell must reduce emissions. dges says -- said they can and must. it is the first time a court like this has rolled a company has a responsibility. the groups behind me here are those that brought the case, six ngos, plus more than 7000 dutch citizens. they argued that shell him of the multinational old -- oil giant, was violating human rights by continuing to use fossil fuels despite the impact on the environment. the judges have ruled that shell must reduce emissions. i have been speaking to shell over the past few days. they tell me they are making efforts. they do not believe the court is the right place for this. this verdict could set off many more around the world as campaiers see theirattle to protect to the planet can also take place in courts. >> shell has said it will appeal the verdict. here is the view of the energy export cornelia bayer. >> all of these restrictions put now on oil companies will push up prices. this is a landmark ruling. essentially, the dutch has done what the u.s. usually does, leg

outside the district court, protesters were shocked to move behind a security barrier. de, the court heard the case of six families living in two houses under threat of forced expulsion from their homes in the nearby salon neighborhood. israeli settlers say jews own the property, and since the state came into being, previous property rights arnold and void. the judge postponed the hearing, saying he would seek further advice. a lawyer for the family says despite the fact that palestinians have little faith in the legal system, representation in israeli courts is crucial. >> we don't have the luxury to engage in lawyers. we have families. our families are at risk of eviction. we wish we had international places we could go to and ask that terminal 2 plea the case. since they cases are being filed through israeli ports, we cannot lead -- leave this field without any response from our side. reporter: outside the court, the protesters made clear they see the forced expulsions as illegal. >> as you can see, emotions are very high right now. the police have moved the protester

the supreme court of the united states has recognized the right to self-defense. in districts of columbia versus heller court ruled it that inherit right essential to second amendment right individualized right to possess and carry weapons incase of krons confrontation including bear arms. steve and ar-15 help stop deadliest mass shooting in texas history in 2017 he was tiebl confront and shoot devin kelly just fatally shot 26 people in the first baptist church in sutherland springs texas and he was taking his own life and he prevented further casualties was hailed hero by local law enforcement and similarly high capacity magazines played a role in self-defense. on prel 15th, 2018 a resident awoke at 4 a.m. to a home invasion that was motivated by apparent facebook dispute 7 masked and armed individuals force their way into mobile home and one of the residence armed with a ar-15 and fired 40 rounds resulting in one invader being killed others being wounded. these are just two of many examples of americans exercising their constitutional rights to self-defense with assault weap

court so it is a multiple series of complaints which has now been submitted to the minneapolis district court it's now up to the court to decide where to go from here mary moriarty is a former county chief public defender in minneapolis currently teaches at the university of minnesota law school she has more what they feel me. almost all of the grounds have already been raised throughout the trial some multiple times and so there really isn't a lot new there one thing that is new is they are alleging juror misconduct and that is very vague in fact the defense asked the judge for more time to develop the points that they've made here because some of them are so vague they're hard to know what their the civically referring to but one of the reasons are bringing up her misconduct is because one of the jurors has been giving interviews publicly and had talked about going he actually hadn't talked about but did participate in a march in washington d.c. in august and when he was asked on the questionnaire whether he had participated specifically in any protests over police brutality he said no so t

to cover an issue that is nonspecific to hawaii but impacts us in particular, and the federal district court system, our district has been without a residential reentry for almost two years. we had a center that for 29 years, until 2019, when the situation changed, and we have been struggling with that doj to get one up and running again. of course you know from experience that the consequence of the absence of of -- of a center not only prevents a reintegration of federal inmates into their community, but in the case of the district of hawaii, and true beyond that district, the courts utilize it as an alternative for an conservation -- incarceration for two distinct populations. when you dig down to the bottom of this issue, it seems to be a question of unrealistic expectations placed on the solicitation process in the bid process. we are unique here that essentially solicitations are ruling out effective bids on this, and that is just not acceptable. we cannot send the prisoners and former inmates to the continental united states for these purposes. we should not have to do that. the discu

and it had gone back to the district court. it went to the court of appeals somewhere during that process, i was approached about whether i would be available when and if this case went to the supreme court. and, of course i was gratified to have the opportunity to do that. and, i began to prepare for the possibility that we would be in the supreme court someday during the early stages of litigation. i had worked together with the lawyers who handled the case at the lower courts. and, i spent some time at vmi. the preparation went on for a long time before we got to the supreme court. ms. cushman: my understanding is the state also involved virginia. was virginia also your client? mr. olson: yes, the commonwealth of virginia was my clients. we work closely with the governor's office, and the solicitor of virginia, and the attorneys general's office for virginia. we were representing vmi as an institution, but also vmi was part of the commonwealth of virginia. so, it was a collective client. ms. cushman: you mentioned you worked

a federal district court and the u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit ruled in favor of the former student cheerleader. school appeal to the nation's highest court and the justices have two june this year to issue a ruling. >> we will hear argument firstar this morning in case 20-255, mahanoy area school district versus b.l. ms. blatt. >> thank you, mr. chief justice, and may it please the court. tinker should apply off-campus for three reasons. first, such speech can cause on campus disruption. second, respondents approach would create chaos. and third, a school nexus requirement and tinker substantial disruption test guard against abuse. first, off-campus speech ticket and social media can be disruptive. the internet's ubiquity, instantaneous and mass dissemination and potential permanents make the speakers location irrelevant yet the decisions will arbitrarily treats location as dispositive. second, respondents concede schools can address off-campus speech but they propose and administer nightmare where the shee

more use of force by israeli police on the streets of occupied he's truthful and outside the district. court protested, we shot the move behind the security barrier. inside the court heard the case of 6 families living in 2 houses on the threat of forced expulsion from their homes in the nearby. so one neighborhood, israeli settlers, a jews own the property, pre the creation of the state of israel. and since the states came into being previous property rights are null and void. the judge postpone the hearing, saying he would seek further legal advice. the lawyer for the family says despite the fact that palestinians have little faith in the legal system, representation in israeli court is crucial. we don't have the luxury to engage in as lawyers. we have families. the families are at risk of eviction. we wish we had international people, not that we could go to and that international people, not dodge to get the case. but since the cases are being filed to court, we cannot leave this field without any response from our site. outside the court, the protest is made clear, they see the fullest

they went to the district court house and in 1921 the statute of limitations had not expired. not saying that we had some 14 properties 123 north greenwood. my great-grandmother talked about her silverware and the linen and her feather mattresses in the piano destroyed. . . . . you can't saf limitations ran out but what we didn't have in supply was just then also think about my grandfather who was in school at the time and he was a senior just like anybody else who was privileged to get that far and he was decorating a hotel at the time and preparing for graduation exercises and all we heard is that the trouble is coming. how would they have known trouble was coming in the worst racist terrorist attack on american soil in history. how would they have known that the fear and the hotels that they were decorating that would rival any in terms of its quality and grander how would they have known that that community was going to be and that airplanes would fire overhead and drop bombs. it is a history that we have no amount and i was blessed to grow up in that community and its som

and the supreme court actually went further than the district court. so, and i think there's also a risk for shell, if they decide to appeal this case and take this to a higher court. they might actually end up with a ruling that is even stronger than diverting we saw yesterday. okay, then assuming that the ruling hold source, perhaps it perhaps will be even strengthened. what impact you think all this could have on global c o 2 emissions? well, it will have significant impact on global here. because it's just a few oil and gas corporations that get, are responsible for almost 2 thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions. and this ruling is not just about shelves own emissions, but also it's about the emissions of it's consumers and suppliers. so shell doesn't just happen. duty to reduce its operational and mission, but it also has to do if you to work with suppliers and it's customers to reduce the emissions that our cost by the use of its products. so it will have some huge implication because it will mean that's shown to call it and gas production act

to cover an issue that is nonspecific to hawaii but impacts us in particular, and the federal district court system, our district has been without a residential reentry for almost two years. we had a center that for 29 years, until 2019, when the situation changed, and we have been struggling with that doj to get one up and running again. of course you know from experience that the consequence of the absence of of -- of a center not only prevents a reintegration of federal inmates into their community, but in the case of the district of hawaii, and true beyond that district, the courts utilize it as an alternative for an conservation -- incarceration for two distinct populations. when you dig down to the bottom of this issue, it seems to be a question of unrealistic expectations placed on the solicitation process in the bid process. we are unique here that essentially solicitations are ruling out effective bids on this, and that is just not acceptable. we cannot send the prisoners and former inmates to the continental united states for these purposes. we should not have to do that. the discu

face down on the pavement and gasping for air. 3 of the officers appeared by video conference in district court today. thomas lane j kang and to tao common lane helped the officer. derek chauvin restrained floyd tao helped hold back bystanders a show that officer chauvin, of course, was convicted last month on state charges of murder and manslaughter. he is in minnesota's only maximum security prison as he awaits sentencing. still ahead here tonight at 6, the warriors are looking ahead to a tough stretch that will determine their playoff fortunes. >> kron four's. kate rooney has details next. >> also a 3rd round of stimulus checks being sent out the details ahead. >> also a covid vaccine made by china has just gotten approved by the world health organization for emergency use. we'll tell you more about this non-western country. and what it is now done to make this vaccine. if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes! over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporar

anna holligan, bbc news, at the district court in the hague. day s other news. 160 people are feared dead after a boat sank in the niger river, in northwest nigeria. it's one of the deadliest accidents in recent months. authorities at the scene said 180 people were on board — more than the ferry could transport. only 20 people have been rescued so far. president biden has ordered us intelligence agencies to deliver a report on the origins of covid—19 within 90 days. some reports in the us media have been suggesting there's growing evidence that the virus could have emerged from a laboratory in wuhan, rather than from contact with animals. dozens of villages along india's bengal coast have been hit by a severe cyclone. thousands of homes have been destroyed and at least two people have been killed. winds of up to 86mph have now weakened, but rising waters from the torrential rainfall have breached river embankments, swamping low lying areas. mali's interim president and prime minister have resigned. the announcement comes two days after they wer

anna holligan, bbc news, at the district court in the hague.he much—loved children's book the very hungry caterpillar, has died at the age of 91. first published in 1969, the book has sold more than 50 million copies and been translated into more than 66 languages. carle also wrote the very popular brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?, the grouchy ladybug and the very busy spider. he died at his studio in massachusetts on sunday. there's a push under way to preserve the scientific papers and personal possessions of professor stephen hawking. the objects include childhood letters, scripts from his tv appearances, as well as his ground—breaking research into black holes. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has more. there is nothing like a eureka moment of discovering something that no—one knew before... he was the world's most inspiring scientist. his research, photographs and letters are his legacy to the world, and they're to be saved for the nation. ah, here he is, yeah. 0h, brilliant. his son, tim, sees many of them for the first time

anna holligan, bbc news, at the district court in the hague.s, still to come... what happens now to the work and personal possessions of professor stephen hawking? in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the j tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of. the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than a500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the

district court judge needs to sign off on the move. first this can't continue to play week after week to see what he has to say. executive director of the festival lewis briones says the festival is completely open to moving its location. but at this late in the year. they're simply not enough time to get approvals needed. >> floating home communities of the there's parking. there's traffic. there's all kinds of other issues that come up with using another part and we really confident that we'd be able to work through those issues with with all the stakeholders. but not not in a couple of weeks. the festival has had a multi year agreement to use ship park over labor day weekend. but the city considers the new homeless encampment. an emergency situation. >> and is able to negate the agreement. briones says there's no winners in the situation. the cancellation of the festival means yet another year of loss for the featured artists we typically have about a 100. >> and 60 artists at the festival. so now this year those artists will be the

appealed they have tried in the magistrates court in a district court to say that they have council deeds to this to this land this is land that the jewish applicants say was owned by jews before 948 before the creation the state of israel and the between 948 and 967 when jordan was in charge here in east jerusalem it gave some of this land to palestinian refugees from 9 $148.00 israel to to have homes and now that israel is as occupied and it ends in its estimation an extent the eastern half of jerusalem that is the why the israeli courts say that this is now land that should go back to these jewish previous jewish claims owners i would that's not something that palestinians on this side can do in terms of their own land they lost in what is now israel and so there is this legal arguments that the lawyers want to have heard and it's not something that will necessarily be judged in the 1st hearing this was just to decide whether this he would even be heard so there's a potential for the evictions to happen pretty soon afterwards if that had been ruled against so we're not going to get tha