JURIST Guest Columnist Bruce Schneider of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. discusses the First Amendment and the “extended use” of public schools … The Framers saw the two religious freedoms secured by the First Amendment as being in harmony: the prohibition against a government-established church was what enabled religious minorities to freely exercise their [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Ayesha Khan of Americans United for Separation of Church and State discusses the contraceptive coverage requirement of the Affordable Care Act and the current cases challenging the requirement … On April 24, JURIST ran a column by Joseph LaRue of the Alliance Defending Freedom, which represents a company that seeks an exemption [...]
The Court of Appeal of Kenya on Thursday issued orders blocking the High Court of Kenya’s arrest warrant for journalist Walter Barasa. Barasa is accused of attempting to bribe witnesses testifying against Deputy President William Ruto . The arrest warrant was originally ordered in cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) , acting pursuant to [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called on the government of Morocco Thursday to enforce the human rights provisions in its 2011 constitution . While commending the country for its growth since her office’s last visit 13 years ago, Pillay noted that the changes to the constitution made during the Arab Spring have [...]
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed a bill into law on Wednesday that requires abortion clinics to have a physician with admitting privileges at a hospital within a 30-mile radius present when an abortion is performed. The bill also requires the Oklahoma Board of Health to establish facility supplies and equipment standards, including equipment required to [...]
BP asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to stay a March ruling requiring the company to make massive settlement payments as a result of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. BP contends that the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision to deny an injunction of the settlement agreement allows many business [...]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upheld the conviction of former Croatian army commander Fred Margus on Wednesday. Margus challenged his 2007 conviction for war crimes against civilians during the 1990s Yugoslav wars . Charges initially brought against Margus were terminated in 1997 under the General Amnesty Act , which granted amnesty from criminal [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ordered a temporary moratorium on executions in Ohio on Wednesday. The stay is intended to allow attorneys time to complete discovery and other legal preparations pertaining to Ohio’s new execution protocol , which would increase the dosages of drugs used for lethal [...]
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) on Tuesday filed an application to block same-sex marriages in Oregon while the group appeals a decision overturning the state’s ban. The group, which opposes same-sex marriage, submitted the filing to Justice Anthony Kennedy, who handles such requests from the region that includes Oregon. The stay would temporarily halt [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned the killing of a 25-year-old pregnant woman who was stoned to death in a so-called “honor killing.” Farzana Iqbal was killed by her family outside of a Pakistani court in the city of Lahore because she had chosen to marry the man whom she [...]
