Former Ukraine Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko was released from a US federal prison on Thursday and, according to a spokeswoman for US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , will go before an immigration judge to determine whether he can stay in the country. ICE Spokeswoman Lori Haley refused to say where Lazarenko is currently being [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Victor Williams of the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law says that the US presidential election system contains flaws which may ultimately make it more difficult for the federal government to responsibly resolve the upcoming “fiscal cliff” in the national budget…
JURIST Guest Columnist Danielle Rudisill, Stetson University College of Law Class of 2013, argues for increased regulation regarding campaign finances… While the US Supreme Court has ruled a number of times that contributions to political parties can be constitutionally censored, perhaps the Court should look at the policy concerns that arise from its most recent [...]
A judge for the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled on Thursday that the state of Pennsylvania may continue to display advertisements touting its voter ID law even though the court prevented the law from taking effect before the November 6 election. Pennsylvania has been running ads that say “Show It” with much smaller letters that read [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday called on China to remedy long-held frustrations in Tibet that have led to recent extreme protest tactics, including self-immolation. Pillay expressed concern that the Chinese government is suppressing Tibetans’ freedom of expression and that the government is using excessive force against peaceful protestors. Pillay also [...]
Five hospitals filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services in the US District Court for the District of Columbia Thursday over what they contend is a scheme to deny them reimbursement from Medicare for necessary medical services. The coalition, led by the American Hospital Association (AHA) , alleges that Recovery [...]
A UN official said on Friday that a video posted on the Internet of Syrian rebels executing government soldiers who had surrendered may be evidence of war crimes. Syrian rebels killed 28 government soldiers in attack around the town of Saraqeb on Thursday. The video appears to depict the rebels executing some of the soldiers [...]
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday found former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo fit to stand trial . In August Pre-Trial Chamber I postponed Gbagbo’s confirmation of charges hearing in order to determine if the former president remains fit for trial. Three medical evaluations of Gbagbo’s [...]
A controversial Russian Internet regulation law which gives the Russian government the ability to completely block access to certain websites went into effect on Thursday. The bill’s stated purpose is to block access to child pornography and the encouragement of drug use or suicide. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) criticized the law, however, because of its [...]
Wells Fargo claimed Thursday that a federal lawsuit filed by the US government to recover money from defective mortgages is barred by a settlement reached earlier this year. The government filed the lawsuit last month, alleging that Wells Fargo deliberately concealed the nature of mortgages that were insured by the federal government, ultimately costing the [...]
