JURIST Assistant Editor Brent Nesbitt, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2016, discusses the search incident to arrest exception to the Fourth Amendment in United States v. Wurie… On Tuesday, April 29, the US Supreme Court will hear argument in the case of United States v. Wurie involving the search incident to arrest [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law considers the life and times of the late First Amendment advocate-antagonist Fred Phelps …
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Friday struck down Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage. Judge Bernard Friedman ruled that the ban violates the US Constitution’s guarantee of Equal Protection and also indicated that the state had failed to prove its allegation that children lacking “biologically connected” gender [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Melissa Brumer Fordham University School of Law Class of 2015, discusses the differences in settlement amounts between recent contraceptive lawsuits and argues that Merck may be getting out much more cheaply than its competitors…
The Georgia House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday night that would expand carry rights to allow firearms in places such as bars and schools. The bill was passed just before the end of the legislative session in a 112-58 vote . It would allow permit-holders to bring firearms into previously gun-free establishments and also give [...]
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released a report on Friday detailing the asylum trends in industrialized countries in 2013. The report shows a notable increase in asylum claims across industrialized countries compared to recent years. Unlike in recent years, however, where Afghanistan has been the most common country of origin, Syria was the [...]
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk signed elements of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement on Friday, reversing the previous administration’s position on the legislation. The signing comes three days after Russian President Vladimir Putin and representatives of Crimea signed a treaty that incorporates Crimea into the Russian Federation. It also signals a closer relationship between Ukraine and [...]
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday declared one of the nation’s harshest eavesdropping laws unconstitutional, stating the law was severely broad and violated basic free speech rights. The court ruled Thursday in People v. Clark and People v. Melongo , which both dealt with audio recording, striking down the Illinois Eavesdropping Act . The 1961 [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned a lower court that struck down the Federal Reserve’s cap on how much banks are permitted to charge businesses for debit card transactions. The lawsuit was initiated by a coalition of retail groups that argued that the cap was too high. [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report on Friday stating that illegal armed groups have caused hundreds of people to flee Colombia’s main Pacific port of Buenaventura in the past two years. Historically, illegal guerrilla groups within Colombia have been concentrated within the rural areas outside of Buenaventura. Recently, the military successor groups known as [...]
