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Iran supreme leader pardons 81 post-election protesters
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [official website; BBC profile] on Wednesday pardoned or commuted the sentences of 81 protesters arrested following the disputed 2009 presidential election [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The pa (More) |
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US, EU emphasize human rights in counter-terrorism efforts
A joint statement issued by the US and EU on Thursday emphasized the need to respect international human rights and religious freedom in counter-terrorism efforts. The EU-US 2010 Declaration on Counter-Terrorism was adopted by the Council of the Eu (More) |
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Kenya judges rule Islamic courts unconstitutional
A Kenyan constitutional court ruled Monday that inclusion of Islamic "Kadhi" courts in the nation's current constitution is illegal and discriminatory. The Kadhi court system, which elevates Islam over the country's other religi (More) |
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France parliament passes resolution against burqa
The French National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Islamic burqa and other full face veils as contrary to gender equality. The resolution passed with 434 votes , with the remaining members of the 577-seat house (More) |
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Ninth Circuit's Khatib decision undermines free exercise of religion
Christina Abraham [Civil Rights Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) -Illinois] "In a feat of apologetic acrobatics, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a decision in Khatib v. County of Orange affirming a district cou (More) |
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Europe Parliament VP calls for continent-wide burqa ban
European Parliament Vice President Silvana Koch-Mehrin expressed her support for a continent-wide ban on the Islamic burqa in an editorial published Saturday in the German daily Bild . Koch-Mehrin, a member of the Free Democratic Party represen (More) |
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Federal judge dismisses suit over order to remove headscarf in court
A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against a Michigan judge who ordered a Muslim woman to remove her headscarf in court. The suit was filed in August by the Council on American-I (More) |
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Federal judge dismisses suit over order to remove headscarf in court
A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against a Michigan judge who ordered a Muslim woman to remove her headscarf in court. The suit was filed in August by the Council on American-I (More) |
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Belgium lower house approves burqa ban
The Belgian House of Representatives on Thursday voted 136-0 to approve a bill that would ban the Islamic burqa and other full face veils in public. The proposed legislation applies to areas "accessible to the public" or areas meant for (More) |
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The Iraqi High Court's Understated Rise to Legitimacy
JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that a look at recent decisions by Iraq's Federal Supreme Court illustrates the court's growing authority as an independent and legitimate voice (More) |
Sherman Antitrust Act passed by Congress
On July 2, 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act became the first anti-monopoly legislation passed by Congress.
Learn more about the Sherman Act.
