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New Mexico judge rules terminally ill patients may seek 'aid in dying'
Judge Nan Nash of the New Mexico Second Judicial District Court ruled Monday that patients who are terminally ill and mentally competent have the right to seek aid in dying under the state constitution. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil (More) |
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Supreme Court adds seven new cases to docket
The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to rule on seven cases. In Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital , the court will consider whether a hedge fund could subpoena banks for information about Argentina's non-U.S. assets following the country's defaul (More) |
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France court backs ban on comedy show performance
A French administrative appeals court ruled on Thursday, upholding a ban on performance by French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala that was deemed anti-semitic. Dieudonne was appealing the prohibition order issued by courts in Nantes and eight ot (More) |
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UN urges Brazil to investigate prison violence
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Pakistan human rights group sues UK government over surveillance program
Bytes for All (B4A) , a Pakistani human rights organization focusing on information and communication technologies, has filed suit with the UK Investigatory Powers Tribunal (ITP) against the British government for its cable-tapping program, Tempor (More) |
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Mandatory Minimums, Causation and Strict Liability in Drug Crimes
JURIST Guest Columnist Angela Campbell of Dickey & Campbell Law Firm, P.L.C. discusses mandatory minimum sentences, causation, and strict liability in drug crimes... (More) |
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Europe rights court rules Italian children can have mother's surname
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Wednesday that children of married couples in Italy must be allowed to carry their mother's surname. The court found that restricting a child's surname to that of its father violated Article 8 (right (More) |
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Cline v. Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice: Increased Risk of Physical and Psychological Harm
JURIST Guest Columnist Linda Schlueter of Trinity Legal Center discusses the recent dismissal of certiorari in Cline v. Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice... (More) |
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Agencies Behaving Badly: Government Surveillance and Privacy Act Violations
JURIST Guest Columnist Khaliah Barnes of the Electronic Privacy Information Center argues that federal agencies' data collection and disclosure activities are marred by a deficiency of meaningful oversight and accountability... (More) |
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HRW: Saudi Arabia should reject counterterrorism law
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to reject the country's recently-passed counterterrorism law. HRW alleged that the law's definition of terrorism is overly broad, and will impose unfair restri (More) |
World Press Freedom day
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day.
On May 3, 1845, Macon B. Allen, the first African American to practice law in the United States, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar.
Read a contemporary newspaper account of his admission.
