QUICK HITS

1 Statue case: Circuit Court Judge Bradley Cavedo, who imposed an indefinite injunction against removing the statue of Robert E. Lee on state property in Richmond, Virginia, has recused himself from the case. Cavedo had issued a temporary injunction against removing the statue on June 8, then extended it indefinitely on June 18. The recusal does not appear to affect the injunction, although it could affect the July 23 hearing that Cavedo scheduled.

Ghosn case: Tokyo prosecutors 2 said Friday they have filed a request for the extradition of two Americans arrested in the U.S. for allegedly helping Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan, flee Japan while he was out on bail. The completion of the extradition request does not immediately mean Michael Taylor, a 59-yearold private security specialist, and his son Peter Taylor, 27, will be handed over to Japan authorities.

Anti-terrorism bill: Philippines 3 President Rodrigo Duterte signed an anti-terrorism bill Friday aimed at combating Islamic militancy in the south, a measure that critics warned could lead to more widespread human rights abuses. On Friday, a regional government in the southern island of Mindanao, which includes former separatist rebels, urged the government not to go through with the measure.

Taser death: Two Oklahoma 4 police officers were charged with second-degree murder this week as part of a July 4 incident last year in which the officers allegedly used a Taser on a man more than 50 times before he died, according to court documents. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday that Wilson, Oklahoma, police officers Joshua Taylor, 25, and Brandon Dingman, 34, were charged in connection with the death of 28-year-old Jared Lakey.