JURIST Guest Columnist Xiaoying Zhang of the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law discusses how patent ownership disclosure should be regulated… On June 4, 2013, the White House issued five executive actions designed to increase the transparency of the patent system, ensure the highest-quality patents, reduce abusive patent litigation and level the playing field for [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday condemned the suspension of 10 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Burundi, calling it “an attempt by Burundian authorities to silence dissenting voices and to limit the democratic space.” The commissioner noted that these 10 NGOs join five media outlets suspended in June, which “reduces [...]
The Obama Administration on Tuesday volunteered to forego its right to respond to states’ filings opposing the new immigration policy in exchange for an expedited process that would have the challenge decided this term. Following a February district court ruling in favor of the states, affirmed by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth [...]
A Pakistani man on Tuesday was sentenced to 40 years in prison for planning to bomb a shopping center in Manchester, as well as other plans to attack New York City and Copenhagen. Abid Naseer, a 29-year-old extremist who denied any affiliation with al Qaeda during his trial, was convicted by a federal jury in [...]
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear on Tuesday signed an executive order that automatically restores voting rights and the right to hold public office to certain offenders after their sentences have been satisfied. The order, which excludes those convicted of violent crimes, sex crimes, bribery, and treason, was applauded by advocates for criminal justice reform who say [...]
Lawmakers in Vietnam voted on Tuesday to pass a law granting transgender people the right to change their gender on legal documents. The new law was approved by 282 of 366 law makers after the National Assembly’s Standing Committee submitted a report on a wide range of legal issues faced by transgender people in the [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana filed a lawsuit against Governor Mike Pence and the state’s Secretary of Family and Social Services Administration on Monday, on behalf of Exodus Refugee Immigration , after Pence announced his plans to suspend resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state as well as assistance from state agencies. [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Monday that a Wisconsin abortion law requiring providers to have admitting privileges is unconstitutional. The suit, brought by Planned Parenthood , argued that since abortion providers were required to have transfer agreements with hospitals, requiring doctors to have admitting privileges was unnecessary. The appeals court [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday released its ruling that the US government may keep secret memoranda related to the legal justification for the use of drones for targeted killings of those in other countries believed to be involved in terrorism. Though the opinion was drafted last month, it was [...]
The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia on Tuesday urged Thailand to immediately close a military detention center in Bangkok where two high-profile inmates have died in the last month. The office also called for the end of military detention facilities being used to hold civilian prisoners, a cry echoed by Human Rights Watch [...]
