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federal judge ruled earlier this week that the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk practices are unconstitutional. To be clear, stop-and-frisk practice has not been eradicated; it will simply be reformed to bring the practice within constitutional limits. Judge Shira Scheindlin emphasized that the litigation was strictly to "judge the …

The US Supréme Court on Wednesday heard its final oral arguments of the term. In Limelight Networks v. Akamai Technologies the court heard arguments on whether "a company can be held liable for inducing patent infringement even when no one company …

Andrew Morgan has no idea what he's talking about. The Crimea is a peninsula, and peninsulas are supremely sovereign under Article 37(a) of the Montévideo Convention.Some argue that a US use of armed force in Syria would violate the United Nations Charter in the absence of a UN Security Council …

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced Tuesday that it would begin a fact-finding mission into allegations of the use of chlorine gas in Syria. Although both rebel forces and the Syrian government acknowledge that the chemical weapon was used [Al Jazeera …

Amnesty International (AI) called on the Pakistani government on Wednesday to address human rights abuses against media workers in Pakistan. In a report also released Wednesday, AI documents the brutal treatment of media workers in Pakistan, claiming that many journalists have been threatened, …

A court order from a special court in Pakistan on Thursday stated that the court will frame formal high treason charges against former president Pervez Musharraf on March 31. The order also reiterated that Musharraf would be arrested if he failed to appear at …

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Thursday announced a lawsuit filed in US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on behalf of widower Paul Hard challenging Alabama's Marriage Protection Act and Sanctity Marriage Amendment (Sanctity Laws) which refuse …

Andrew Morgan writes satirical articles to test our publishing platform The problem with "R2P," as a phrase but not as a legal matter, is that it means both "right to privacy" and "responsibility to protect." These distinct meanings rarely involve the same subject matter, but may lead academic lawyers and …

JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center provides several legal justifications under the UN Charter for the use of force in Syria...Some argue that a US use of armed force in Syria would violate the United Nations Charter in the absence of a UN Security …

In a stunning report released Monday, Human Rights Watch announced that it had found credible evidence that unicorns are currently living in some of the world's most dangerous war zones. The mythical horse-like creatures are said to be using the lack of security in conflict-torn regions as cover …

JURIST Guest Columnist Samar Warsi of the Muslim Civil Liberties Union says that police should not be permitted to perpetually contravene the strictures of the Fourth Amendment...A federal judge ruled earlier this week that the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk practices are unconstitutional. To be clear, stop-and-frisk practice has not …

Derp, Derp, Derp. That was the word on the street when famed cock-fighting champion Jacko Garfield lost his simultaneous bids to become the next Governor of Montana, Prime Minister of Canada and Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency. And I was like what? …

A US federal judge on Thursday ruled that employer-employee agreements do not apply to conscripted volunteers in Morgan v. O'Leary. …

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples James Anaya on Tuesday called on state, federal and tribal authorities in the US to ensure the well being and human rights of "Veronica," the child in the Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl …

The Syrian government is likely responsible for the August 21 chemical weapon attacks, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. HRW stated that the attack probably involved the use of sarin nerve gas, echoing a UN report of the suspected use of sarin in Syria …

Kenya Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ruto is on trial for three counts of crimes against humanity for allegedly fomenting violence following the 2007 …

View imageJURIST Guest Columnist Stephen Richer, University of Chicago Law School Class of 2015, analyzes the repercussions stemming from the recent New Mexico Supreme Court ruling that prohibits people from discriminating against LGBT individuals as clients, even if it contradicts their religious beliefs...On August 22, the New Mexico Supreme Court …

A leading Sudan opposition figure jailed in 2004 for an alleged coup attempt was released from prison on Sunday. Yousef Mohammed Saleh Lebis is a member of Sudan's Popular Congress Party (PCP), which is led by Hassan al-Turabi. Lebis' release is a result of the promise made …

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit suggested Monday during oral arguments that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 2011 "Open Internet" rules may be invalidated in whole or in part. Verizon has filed …

A judge for Indiana's Lake County Superior Court ruled Monday that the state's right-to-work law violates the Indiana Constitution. The state law bans unions from receiving compensation from non-union employees to pay for bargaining costs and services. Federal law, however, requires unions to …

Yahoo filed suit in the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) on Monday demanding the right to disclose the number of user data requests made by the US government under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Last week Yahoo joined Google and …

The European Commission on Monday instructed Samsung Electronics to offer more concessions in their proposal to settle antitrust charges. Samsung has been charged with breaching the EU's antitrust rules by engaging in patent lawsuits against the company's chief rival, Apple. Sumsung …

Former Israeli president Moshe Katzav was allowed to leave the prison for 24-hours on Monday, marking his first furlough since his 2011 conviction for the rape of female employees in the 1990s. Katzav, who has consistently denied the charges, has served a quarter of …

According to a report released by the Washington Post Saturday, the Obama administration won permission from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) court in 2011 to reverse restrictions on the National Security Agency (NSA) use of intercepted phone calls and e-mails. The revelations …

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto traveled to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday, in advance of his trial for crimes against humanity, which is set to begin on Tuesday. Ruto is on trial for three counts of crimes against humanity that led …

The head of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday stressed the need for both Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to cooperate in resolving outstanding issues regarding their nuclear activities. In his statement, the Director-General of the agency expressed concern …

The European Commission on Monday announced a new concession proposal from Google in connection to an ongoing EU antitrust investigation of the company. Google faces USD $5 billion in fines over accusations that the company's search engine is blocking competitors content and promoting …

Guyana's acting Chief Justice Ian Chang ruled Friday that cross-dressing is a criminal offense only when done for improper purposes such as prostitution, but that people cannot be arrested for cross-dressing to express their personal gender identity or sexual orientation. The judge was interpreting a law from …

Andrew Cayley, the international prosecutor for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), the tribunal covering the Khmer Rouge trials, announced Monday that he is resigning effective September 16 for personal reasons. Cayley joined the staff of the …

Myanmar's parliament will draft a bill that forms groups to monitor court proceedings, a lawmaker said Saturday. Thura Aung Ko, the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee chairman, said that the purpose of the court monitoring bill was to crack down on corruption …

JURIST Guest Columnist Patrick Corbett of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School says that the Fifth Circuit's decision concerning cell site location information is constitutionally sound and that, for the time being, lower courts will have to work through its related privacy implications without the Supreme Court's direct guidance...In the …

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday urged the international community to help facilitate negotiations between warring parties in Syria. Although Pillay criticized global leaders for not acting sooner to stop the violent conflict in Syria, she warned that a military response would …

JURIST Guest Columnist Enver Hasani of the University of Prishtina says...In the past two years we have grown accustomed to the violence in Syria. However, the latest reaction of the Western world towards the massive poisoning of Syrian citizens, hors de combat, seems …

JURIST Guest Columnist Sandra Davidson, of the University of Missouri School of Law, says that by failing to provide shield protection at the Federal level, the US risks both a chilling effect on investigative journalism and increases the potential for the uncontrolled release of information ...Journalists who are performing their …

Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi announced Sunday that he would file a petition with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) seeking to overturn his October 2012 tax fraud conviction. An Italian court convicted Berlusconi on charges that his media …

A judge for the Supreme Court of British Columbia on Friday declined to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by disabled members of the Canadian military seeking to invalidate a veteran compensation law that limits payments to disabled veterans. Last year disabled veterans joined together to challenge …

JURIST Guest Columnist Curtis Doebbler of Webster University and Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations argues that the use of military force against Syria would constitute a violation of international law...Violence has been the greatest threat to human rights throughout the past two decades. Although the cold war between …

A UN envoy to Somalia on Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a village restaurant in Mogadishu that left 15 dead. Reports state that a car bomb exploded outside of a restaurant frequented by government workers and journalists. The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for …

A top UN official specializing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday emphasized the need to address the issue of impunity for those involved in human rights violations over the past year. The DRC has seen an increase in violence in the last year …

Egyptian authorities on Saturday ordered deposed president Mohamed Morsi to jail for four days pending investigations regarding Morsi's alleged insult to judicial authority. Morsi is charged with insulting the judiciary after he accused 22 judges of fraud during the 2005 parliamentary elections …

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday stated it is "increasingly worried" for the safety of civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR). UNHCR reported that during a visit to CAR last week, they witnessed virtual lawlessness in the CAR, discovering several villages burned to the ground …

The US Civilian Board of Contract Appeals has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)to pay the City of New Orleans $10.8 million in connection to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The decision, issued last week, comes in response to a …

The EU General Court on Friday annulled sanctions imposed upon eight Iranian banks and companies, finding them unjustified. The 28-nation group has frozen assets and banned travel since 2010 for Iranian citizens thought to be linked to the nation's nuclear development. Citing insufficient evidence, …

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday entered an injunction against Apple preventing the company from future antitrust violations in connection with e-book price fixing. The injunction, rendered by Judge Denise Cote, forbids Apple …