JURIST Guest Columnist Warren Binford of Willamette University College of Law argues that the US Supreme Court should hold individual possessors of child pornography liable for the full damages allowed under the Violence Against Women Act first to help victims of child pornography recover as quickly and fully as possible and to uphold US international [...]
Ukraine interim general prosecutor reported on Wednesday that an international arrest warrant has been requested for ousted president Viktor Yanukovich, implicating him in the “mass murder” of civilians during the recent Kiev protests. Oleg Makhnytsky reported that the former president was “the subject of an international arrest warrant.” It is unknown at this time whether [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned attacks in Al Dhale Governorate by Yemeni armed forces, which are disproportionately affecting civilians. Pillay reported that since December, these attacks have killed more than 40 individuals, four of whom were children. Also of concern is the fact that buildings such as hospitals, clinics [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday in United States v. Apel that 18 USC § 1382 , which prohibits a person from reentering a military installation after a commanding officer has ordered him not to reenter, may be enforced on a portion of an installation that is subject to a public roadway easement [...]
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed controversial Bill 1062 , which would have permitted state business owners to refuse service to individuals for “religious reasons,” and which has largely been denounced by critics as sanctioning discrimination against LGBT individuals. The bill was jointly written by the conservative Center for Arizona Policy and the Alliance [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Ibrahim Saleh of the University of Cape Town says that a wide array of problems are currently plaguing Egypt and are severely hampering the nation’s development…
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled Wednesday that Article 1, Section 32 of the Texas constitution, which defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman, violates the federal constitutional guarantee of equal protection and due process. The lawsuit includes two same-sex couples; one wishing [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Wednesday in Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA) does not bar the plaintiffs’ state law class action suit. The lawsuit was brought by the victims of the multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Allen Stanford . In March 2012 [...]
British police counter-terrorism forces announced on Tuesday the arrest of Moazzam Begg in his hometown of Birmingham, England, along with three other individuals on suspicion of terrorism offenses related to the war in Syria . Begg was a detainee at Guantanamo Bay , and he was one of the last detainees from the UK to [...]
Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a law on Wednesday which increases government control over the appointment of judges and prosecutors in the country. The new law grants the Ministry of Justice greater control over the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) , an independent body responsible for appointing members of the judiciary. The bill [...]
