Venezuela court strikes down Maduro 'liability" for crisis

Venezuela's highest court struck down a motion by lawmakers that held President Nicolas Maduro liable for the country's political and economic crisis. Lawmakers in the opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to ask state attorneys on Tuesday to investigate Maduro with a view to prosecution. But the Supreme Court on Thursday pronounced the statement null, void and "manifestly unconstitutional." The lawmakers had wanted to relaunch efforts to drive Maduro from power after negotiations to ease the crisis stalled. More…