Jessica Montell, Executive Director of B’Tselem, argues that the dismantling of an Israeli settlement in the West Bank under a recent court order is a significant step forward for the rule of law, but is only the first step in ending an illegal settlement enterprise…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana (ACLU) on Tuesday filed a complaint in federal court seeking to block a new Louisiana law that limits Internet use for registered sex offenders . The ACLU contends that the law infringes on the First Amendment rights of individuals convicted of certain offenses, and is overly broad and [...]
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday urged lawmakers to enhance a controversial anti-terror law by removing provisions that deter authorities from using the law. The Human Security Act (HSA) , signed in 2007 by then-president Gloria Arroyo, authorizes the 72-hour detention of suspects without charge and allows for surveillance, wiretapping and seizure of assets. [...]
The Michigan House of Representatives on Monday introduced a bill that would ban Sharia law and other laws deemed “foreign.” The bill, introduced by Representative Dave Agema (R), seeks to limit the enforcement and application of “foreign laws that would impair constitutional rights.” Contractual provisions or agreements that provide for the choice of foreign law [...]
Sixteen Hungarian churches have appealed to the country’s Constitutional Court seeking to block a controversial church law that purportedly violates the separation of church and state. The “Law on the Right to Freedom of Conscience and Religion, and on Churches, Religions and Religious Community,” passed by the Hungarian Parliament in a 254-43 vote on July [...]
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens filed an appeal Monday in the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit seeking to overturn a recent injunction of a controversial immigration law . A judge from the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued a preliminary injunction for the plaintiffs—the American Civil Liberties Union [...]
Patricia Rogosch, a research assistant for the EU Project CONSENT Institute for Information, Telecommunication and Media Law, argues that the Facebook facial recognition feature violates European data protection laws because it was introduced without notifying users and requires users to opt out…
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday reinstated a lawsuit filed by an African American firefighter claiming the firefighter promotion exams used in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, are discriminatory. In 2003, the New Haven Civil Service Board (CSB) had refused to certify the results of the exam that made [...]
Amnesty International (AI) on Monday called on Egyptian authorities to drop charges against a female blogger accused of insulting Egyptian armed forces and inciting the use of violence on Twitter . Asmaa Mahfouz, 26, voiced her concern about Egypt’s justice system and the military government’s conduct in messages posted on the social media site. AI [...]
An Arkansas judge on Monday ruled that part of the state’s law governing executions is unconstitutional. The provision in state law allowing “any other chemical or chemicals” to be used for lethal injections violates the constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox said. The Arkansas Department of Correction relinquished [...]
