Trump's Immigration Order Signals Sharp Departure from Other Post-WWII Presidents
JURIST Guest Columnist Margaret Hu of Washington and Lee University School of Law, discusses President Trump's break from post-WWII precedent on refugee policy ...As "leader of the free world," every post-World War II US President has expressed some form of...
A 22-year-old Illinois man filed a lawsuit Wednesday after he was arrested for posting a video of him burning a flag, calling the state's law unconstitutional. Byron Bryton Mellot posted six pictures on social media of him burning...
Supreme Court hears arguments on educational benefits required for students with disabilities
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments arguments in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District on Wednesday over education benefits for disabled students. The justices will consider what level of educational benefit school...
Crossroads or a Curve: The Death Penalty and the 2016 Election
JURIST Guest Columnist Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier of CUNY School of Law discusses the death penalty and the 2016 election...Commentators will be debating the causes and impact of the outcome of the November 8, 2016 US presidential election for a long...
In an 11-2 vote on Tuesday the District of Columbia Council approved a "Death with Dignity" bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a physician's help. Under...
Colorado citizens on Tuesday voted in favor of Proposition 106 , a state ballot proposition that gives terminally ill adult patients the right to self-administer lethal drugs after receiving approval from two physicians. The measure passed with a substantial...
US House approves bill to address Puerto Rico financial crisis
Members of the US House of Representatives approved bi-partisan legislation to relieve financial pressure on Puerto Rico on Thursday. The statute, entitled the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act of 2016 (PROMESA) , creates a financial...
The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (GDB) announced its agreement with various state chartered credit unions in Puerto Rico whereby the maturity date of approximately $33 million of notes issued in a limited private...
The Puerto Rico legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow the island territory to enter into a state of fiscal emergency and begin the process toward a debt moratorium. The bill ...
The Puerto Rico Legislature passed a bill Tuesday that would restructure the island's estimated $9 billion debt. After the Puerto Rico House of Representatives approved the bill on Monday, the Puerto Rico Senate [official websites, in...
