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Somalia Supreme Court attacked by al-Shabaab radicals
Al-Shabaab radicals launched an attack on Sunday against Somalia's Supreme Court. The attack, resulting in at least 35 deaths , was one of the worst attacks in years for the country's capital of Mogadishu. According to the Somali government, nine m (More) |
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UN expert: protect Burkina Faso from terrorism
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Ben Emmerson on Friday called on the international community to protect Burkina Faso from terrorism , warning that attacks on the country's infrastructure or security would undermine socia (More) |
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Constitutionalism in Hungary: Undermining the Fundamental Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Gabor Halmai of Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest says that the Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary undermines several constitutional rights and implicates the entire scheme of constitutional (More) |
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Turkish Parliament approves amendments to anti-terrorism legislation
Turkey's Grand National Assembly approved amendments to the country's anti-terrorism legislation on Thursday to bring the legislation more in line with EU freedom of expression standards. Through the amendments Turkey will narrow its definition of (More) |
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India's New Ordinance for Women's Rights Falls Short
JURIST Guest Columnist Kim Brancato, DePaul University College of Law Class of 2014, discusses the successes and failures of recent women's rights legislation in India... (More) |
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Dutch judge blocks terror suspect's extradition to US
A Dutch judge on Friday blocked the extradition to the US of a Dutch-Pakistani terror suspect until US authorities agree to provide post traumatic stress disorder treatment equal to what he is currently receiving. The suspect, known under Dutch priv (More) |
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US v. Windsor: Rational Basis Review Should Not Preclude Unconstitutionality
JURIST Guest Columnist Robert McNamara, an attorney for the Institute for Justice, argues that the standard of review that the US Supreme Court ultimately uses in deciding US v. Windsor should not be perceived as the determinative element in that cas (More) |
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The Role of Public Policy in the Suspicionless Drug Testing of Welfare Applicants
JURIST Guest Columnist John McAvoy, Widener University School of Law Class of 2013, explains how public policy affected the outcome of Lebron v. Wilkins... The Power of Public Policy The notion of drug testing welfare recipients has recently become (More) |
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New York high court rules state can collect sales tax from out-of-state companies
The New York Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that New York may impose a sales tax on out-of-state retailers that do business within the state. At issue in the case was a 2008 state tax law known as the Internet Tax , which places a sales tax on (More) |
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UN rights expert urges Myanmar to tackle religious violence
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar , Tomas Ojea Quintana, expressed serious concerns in a report on Thursday over growing violence between Muslim and Buddhist communities in Myanmar. The Special Rapporteur urged bold (More) |
FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died
Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II.
Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.
