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UN rights resolution criticizes Iran for post-election violations
The UN Human Rights Committee Friday passed a resolution criticizing Iran for human rights violations, especially in the aftermath of the controversial reelection earlier this year of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . The committee flagged detention (More) |
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Canada court orders review of US lesbian soldier refugee claim
Canada's Federal Court Friday ordered a review of a denial of refugee status for a lesbian US soldier who deserted the US Army in 2007 and fled to Canada. The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) originally rejected Bethany Smith's applicat (More) |
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Federal court ruling on 'I Believe Act' relegates religious speech to second class status
Alan Reinach [President, Western Chapter, North American Religious Liberty Association]: "When we were children, we used to have play fights. "I dare you," one would say, only to hear in response, "I double dare you!" Sadly, (More) |
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PITTSBURGH: Witness for Peace Spokesperson Discusses Immigration, NAFTA
Anna Kavalauskas, Pitt Law '12, attended a talk on the impact of Mexicans' migration in the US, given by Witness for Peace spokesperson Paola Gutierrez Galindo...Tension surrounding Mexican immigration is growing, and I think almost everyone (More) |
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Khadr likely to face military commission: Holder
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] will likely be tried in the US military commission system. Speaking during a news conference Friday after announcing tha (More) |
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Simple Justice: Time for the US to Support the ICC
JURIST Contributing Editor David Crane of Syracuse College of Law and Guest Columnist Leila Sadat of the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law say that after the failure of American legislative and diplomatic initiatives opposing the Inter (More) |
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Spain lawyer alleges discrimination after judge orders her to remove headscarf
A Spanish lawyer said Wednesday that she has filed a complaint with the General Council of the Judiciary alleging abuse of power and discrimination after a National Court judge asked her to leave the courtroom for declining to remove her hijab, or (More) |
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Supreme Court hears business method patent, Eighth Amendment cases
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] Monday in three cases. In Graham v. Florida [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the Court heard arguments questioning whethe (More) |
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Argentina demonstrators march in support of same-sex marriage bills
Some 50,000 people marched in Buenos Aires on Saturday in support of gay pride and to encourage the timely approval of legislation set to legalize same-sex marriage . Argentina's Parliament is currently debating [El Mundo report, in Spanish] th (More) |
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Third Circuit favors free speech in striking down broad abortion clinic protest zones
David Cortman [Senior Legal Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund]: "Over the last several years, the government has increasingly restricted pro-life speech, particularly when it occurs on public sidewalks outside abortion clinics. These restrictions (More) |
President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus
On April 27, 1861, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address drafts riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861).
Read "Lincoln and Habeas Corpus" from the University of California at Long Beach.
