Ortega secured a fifth term as president in 2021. His government, citing a vague national security law, began detaining opposition figures, journalists, and activists ahead of the elections in June of that year
The city has been roiled with pro-Palestinian protests since the deadly Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas on Israel, leading the Jewish state to launch a military campaign in Gaza
“With this limitation in mind, the court is satisfied that the disputed statement — if indeed they are provable as false and defamatory — would be undeserving of the protections associated with our First Amendment’"
"You are free to live your life the way you wish to as long as you don't hurt anyone else in return... but that doesn't mean we change the way men and women compete in sports"
“There was no intention to keep this from Congress at any point,” a Biden administration official said, contending that the extended silence was necessary to “protect intel equities related to finding and tracking” the spycraft
People arrested under the law will be able to choose whether to follow a judge’s orders to leave the country or be prosecuted and face either jail or a fine up to $2,000. Repeat offenders will then be charged with a felony