The Albuquerque City Council in New Mexico passed an immigrant-friendly proposal Monday, upholding and reinforcing the city’s commitment to “treat all persons with respect and dignity, regardless of their immigration status.” The resolution prohibits city officials from inquiring about individuals’ “citizenship, immigration status, place of birth, religion, or national origin.” It also sets forth limited [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Monday that Facebook must face a class action lawsuit challenging the company’s facial recognition and “tagging” technology. Judge James Donato ruled that “Facebook users living in Illinois whose face appeared in a photo uploaded to Facebook from Illinois between June 7, [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Louis René Beres of Purdue University, discusses the recent US bombing in Syria… Nullum crimen sine poena, “No crime without a punishment.” (Ancient principle of law reaffirmed at the Nuremberg Trials) For the most part, a military response to the recent Syrian chemical attacks at Douma was obligatory under the authoritative international [...]
The US Supreme Court began its last oral argument session on Monday with two cases. At issue in the first case, Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. United States is whether stocks given to employees by a railroad is taxable as money under the federal Railroad Retirement Tax Act. The attorney for the petitioner, Wisconsin Central Ltd., [...]
In a referendum Sunday, Guatemalans voted overwhelmingly to request that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolve the country’s centuries-old territorial dispute with Belize. On Monday the government of Belize issued a press release congratulating the people of Guatemala for taking this necessary step toward settling the ongoing dispute. This referendum was conducted in accordance [...]
Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye , who was sentenced to 24 years in prison earlier this month, has decided not to appeal, according to a filing Monday. Park has submitted her intention not to proceed with an appeal of her conviction for bribery, abuse of power and coercion to the Seoul Central District Court [...]
The government of Pakistan has failed to resolve several human rights issues within the past year, according to a report released Monday by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) . According to the HRCP, issues such as elimination of women’s rights, restriction on speech caused by disappearances of critics to the military or advocates [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and left in place the 14-year sentence imposed by Judge James Zagel of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 on corruption charges , including one count of attempting to [...]
The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) released a report on Monday finding that the judicial proceedings under which former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed were convicted “contained serious flaws and violated his right to a fair trial under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) ” and that he must be allowed to stand [...]
Portugal’s parliament on Friday approved legislation that will allow citizens to legally determine their own gender. The proposed law, introduced by the parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees, was adopted unanimously by the chamber. Under the new law, individuals over age 16 will be able to change their name and gender on [...]
