The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that US President Barack Obama’s recess appointments of three National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) members was unconstitutional. The court concluded that the president’s three January 4, 2012, appointments to the Board are constitutionally infirm because the appointments were not made during “the Recess [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to reform the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) . Speaking in San Juan, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the details of the agreement, which include creating a new task force, supported by 26 local task force officers, [...]
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced political activist and lawyer Alexei Navalny to five years in prison for embezzling USD $500,000 from a state-owned timber company. Navalny, a strong critic of President Vladimir Putin and a crusader against alleged governmental corruption, declared that the charges against him were baseless . The verdict against Navalny drew [...]
Judge Sang Hyun Song , the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) , on Tuesday urged the international community to commit to bringing perpetrators of war crimes and genocide to justice. Song’s statement marked International Criminal Justice Day, July 17, which was the date that the Rome Statute was signed in 1998, officially creating [...]
Bangladesh lawmakers approved a new labor law this week in response the collapse of the Rana Plaza building, which killed about 1,129 garment workers in April. Although the new law broadens the scope of industries that can participate in union practices, it also places a high standard on the steps required to form a union [...]
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai ratified two new election laws on Wednesday. The UN had pressed the president to improve the election commission he had threatened to disperse after it disqualified 25 percent of the 2009 ballots, sparking violence across the country. By reinvigorating the Independent Election Commission and establishing an independent commission for voting complaints, [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Megale of Savannah Law School examines Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law in the context of the recent acquittal of George Zimmerman…
JURIST Guest Columnist Maxwell Slackman, George Mason University School of Law Class of 2014 discusses US Internet privacy standards, the economic ramifications of national security leaks and why the US should compete for foreign Internet consumers…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against the National Security Agency (NSA) . The lawsuit seeks an injunction against the NSA, Justice Department, FBI and directors of the agencies for allegedly violating plaintiffs’ First Amendment right of association, as well [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted the US government’s motion for a temporary delay in enforcement of a court order banning genital searches at Guantanamo Bay . The searches at issue are being conducted any time a detainee is transported to the area for meeting with counsel regarding [...]
