Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) on Monday signed the Drug-Free Workplace Act , which allows state employers to randomly test up to 10% of their workforce. The act does not create a "duty" to test, but allows...
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Florida governor signs law authorizing random drug tests for state employees
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Same-sex couples not entitled to adoption: ECHR
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Supreme Court rules ineffective assistance of counsel extends to pleadings
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Utah approves 72 hour waiting period for abortions
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Supreme Court rules on state sovereign immunity under FMLA
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Russia court rejects ban on Hindu holy book
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Wisconsin judges refuses to allow enforcement of voter ID law pending appeal
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Suriname lawmakers propose amnesty bill to end president’s trial
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Federal appeals court allows class action for Stanford Ponzi scheme victims
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) last week ruled that the right of a person in a same-sex partnership to adopt his or her partner's child is not protected by the European...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in Missouri v. Frye that the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel applies during "all 'critical' stages of the criminal proceedings," including considerations of...
Over the past couple weeks, several people have asked why JURIST needs to raise funds. You can read all the details on these pages, but the most direct answer is that it all comes back to budget cuts....
Utah Governor Gary Herbert on Tuesday signed into law a bill that extends the waiting period for a woman seeking an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours. The Utah waiting period law closely...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland on the abrogation of states' Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity by the self-care leave provision of...
A Russian court in the Siberian province of Tomsk on Wednesday rejected a call to ban a translation of the Hindu holy book the Bhagavad Gita. Prosecutors in the case argued that a preface accompanying a 1968 translation of...
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Richard Neiss refused Tuesday to halt his ruling that Wisconsin's voter identification law is unconstitutional. Neiss had previously ruled the law was unconstitutional and the attorney general requested...
Lawmakers in Suriname on Wednesday proposed a bill that would amend the country's current amnesty law and extend amnesty to alleged offenses committed in defense of the state. The proposed amendment would effectively end the...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that victims of the $7 million Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Allen Stanford may pursue a class action lawsuit. Stanford...
