The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on racial discrimination in the jury selection process. In Foster v. Chatman , the court must decide whether the “Georgia courts err in failing to recognize race discrimination … in the extraordinary circumstances of this death penalty case.” The case involves a black defendant and a white victim. [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged greater protection for journalists’ rights and honored journalists and media workers killed in the line of duty as he marked the second observation of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on Monday. Ban noted, “ore than 700 journalists have been killed in the last decade—one every [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Alyse A. Casale of Ave Maria School of Law, discusses the recent Volkswagen scandal where the car maker installed software to alternate the measurement of emission of nitrogen oxide… Is this the end of Volkswagen? Since Friday, September 18, 2015 Volkswagen has been under fire for cheating emissions tests with complex software, [...]
An Alexandria court of appeals on Monday ordered a retrial for 77 Muslim Brotherhood supporters. The defendants were charged with murder, possession of weapons, rioting and a number of other criminal charges stemming from a July 2013 protest. They were sentenced to five to 10 years in prison. The 2013 incident that gave rise to [...]
Iraqi parliament members voted on Monday to prevent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi from unilaterally passing important reforms without parliament’s approval. One anonymous member of parliament stated that this resolution would end the prime minister’s absolute authority. The move comes in response to the prime minister dismissing his vice presidents and deputy prime ministers and cutting [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Thieme Sanford of University of Washington School of Law discusses the birth and growth of Medicare and Medicaid. She argues that in this, their 50th year, health care’s fraternal twins are coming more to resemble each other, with Medicaid adopting some of the characteristics of its historically more favored twin, with [...]
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in Voisine v. US after having considered the case at two previous conferences this year. The case presents the issue of whether a “reckless” misdemeanor crime qualifies as a misdemeanor crime of domestic abuse for the purposes of 18 USC §§ 921(a)(33)(A) and 922(g)(9) , which prohibit [...]
Guiena’s Constitutional Court on Saturday validated the reelection of President Alpha Conde amid allegations of fraud and rigging. Conde won the election, which took place on October 11, by a majority vote of 57.84 percent, giving him a second five-year term in office. Opposition leaders and candidates, including Faya Lansana Millimono, Papa Koly Kourouma and [...]
Egypt has prevented hundreds of individuals from leaving the country over the past year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Sunday. The government has reportedly denied permission to political leaders, youth activists, people associated with nongovernmental groups and a former aide to ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Those who experienced the travel restrictions stated they were stopped [...]
Japan and the EU have circulated a draft UN resolution condemning North Korea’s human rights abuses and encouraging the UN Security Council to refer the country to the International Criminal Court , the Associated Press reported Friday. The resolution notes reports of torture, limits on freedom of mobility, restrictions on freedom of speech, restrictions on [...]
