William Baroni and Bridget Kelly, former high-ranking officials in Chris Christie‘s New Jersey Governorship, were sentenced on Wednesday for their roles in what has come to be known as ‘Bridgegate.’ Baroni, former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was sentenced to two years in prison, while Kelly, former [...]
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard argument in Turner v. United States and Honeycutt v. United States . In Turner , the court heard argument on the Brady rule , a rule requiring that prosecutors provide a criminal defendant with all evidence that is favorable or material to his defense, even if the defendant [...]
The Trump administration on Tuesday asked the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to postpone ruling on the Obama administration’s climate change regulations. This request came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back the Obama administration policies. The Clean Power Plan was challenged during Obama’s presidency by certain [...]
UN human rights experts called on the Russian Federation Wednesday to release protest3rs arrested during a peaceful demonstration Sunday. Protestors gathered following allegations that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev amassed millions in a property portfolio through corrupt means. Dozens were arrested and a number of the protesters were subsequently sentenced to imprisonment and fines along with [...]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres confirmed Tuesday that the remains of two human rights investigators were found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan were members of the Group of Experts on the DRC and had been missing since March 12. Sharp and Catalan had been studying the causes of conflict [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Erika Wilson of University of North Carolina School of Law, discusses the potential perils of Kentucky’s new charter school law … On March 21, 2017, Kentucky governor Matt Bevin signed into law House Bill (“HB”) 520, a bill that will allow charters schools to operate in Kentucky for the first time in [...]
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice on Tuesday
An Ivory Coast court acquitted former first lady Simone Gbagbo of crimes against humanity on Tuesday. The court acquitted due to a lack of evidence and concerns on whether Gbagbo, who is already serving a 20-year prison term for undermining state security, received a fair trial. In November Gbagbo’s preferred lawyers withdrew from the trial [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania reached a settlement with the School District of Lancaster Tuesday over the placement of newly arrived 17 to 20-year-old immigrant students. The lawsuit states that the students, who knew little or no English, were prevented from attending the local high school, and instead required to attend the [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Valena Beety of West Virginia University College of Law, discusses the impending Arkansas execution of eight people in ten days … The state of Arkansas plans to execute eight people across ten days this April. Arkansas will attempt to execute two people per day on four days in order to use up [...]
