New York City on Wednesday formally dropped the city’s appeal of rulings in lawsuits involving the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) use of stop-and-frisk tactics. Mayor Bill De Blasio’s administration agreed to end the lawsuit against the NYPD after reaching a settlement requiring three years of NYPD oversight by a court-appointed monitor. The city filed [...]
Texas oil drilling company Dan A. Hughes Co. submitted legal responses Wednesday in response to a lawsuit, revoking their drilling permits in Collier County, commenced by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) . The drilling company filed two motions in the Collier County Circuit Court to dismiss the July 18 lawsuit and to stay [...]
The Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday upheld death sentences against 12 members of the Muslim Brotherhood convicted of murdering former Deputy Director of Giza Security Nabil Farrag. After the men were found guilty in June by Judge Moataz Khafagy, the rulings needed to be approved by the Grand Mufti before they became official. The men [...]
Vladimir Putin on Wednesday banned all imports of agricultural products from the US and fruit and vegetables from Europe. The ban, which could last up to one year, was a tactical response to countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia for its support of Ukrainian rebels. The ban will have widespread consequences, affecting both Russian [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral arguments on Wednesday for six lawsuits challenging same-sex marriage bans in four states. The panel heard arguments on Kentucky’s ban in the consolidated cases of Bourke v. Beshear and Love v. Beshear; Michigan’s ban in DeBoer v. Snyder ; Ohio’s ban in the consolidated [...]
JURIST Columnist Adam Banner of the Oklahoma Legal Group discusses the Fourth Amendment implications of warrantless cell phone searches in the context of two recent Supreme Court decisions on the issue… Two cases recently decided by the US Supreme Court will likely have a tremendous impact on our Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and [...]
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) proposed new policies Friday for use of force against mentally ill inmates. The new regulations would require prison guards to consider the mental health status of inmates and their ability to understand commands before resorting to force. The changes have been proposed in the wake of a [...]
Voters on Tuesday voted on a statewide referendum in Missouri to decide an amendment to the state constitution that would provide a “right to farm.” If enacted, Amendment 1 will guarantee the rights of Missourians to “engage in farming and ranching practices,” potentially invalidating local and state laws to restrict or regulate agriculture. Both the [...]
Amnesty International (AI) announced Monday that it has obtained video footage, images and testimonies showing evidence of “gruesome” war crimes committed by Nigerian Military personnel. The alleged atrocities are occurring in northeastern Nigeria and are the result of a protracted conflict between the country’s military and Boko Haram , a group that rejects Western concepts [...]
