Lawsuit filed against Massachusetts man for alleged warcrimes committed in Haiti
The Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) filed a lawsuit on Thursday in the US District Court of Massachusetts against former Haitian Mayor Jean Morose Viliena alleging he committed crimes against humanity in...
Federal Communicable Disease Regulation: Balancing Civil Liberties and Public Health
JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. and Sarah Wetter, of The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, discuss forthcoming new regulations on controlling communicable diseases through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... On...
US appeals court revives FDIC suit against banks over mortgage-backed securities sales
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Wednesday revived a lawsuit that stems from the 2008 financial crisis. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) brought suit in 2012 against five...
Supreme Court to rule on Virginia school transgender restroom policy
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in five cases Friday, including a controversial dispute over a Virginia transgender student's right to use the restroom of his choice. In Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. [docket;...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Husky International Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz that "actual fraud," as it relates to the discharge of debt under the bankruptcy code, may be committed by purposeful...
A Sino-American Cyber Security Agreement: Crisis Composed of Danger and Opportunity?
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law discusses the latest cyber security agreement between China and the US... It is a longstanding fiction that the Chinese word for "crisis" is composed of elements that signify "danger"...
The Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore, the appellate division of the Supreme Court of Singapore , on Tuesday ruled that a national law criminalizing male homosexuality conforms with the city-state's constitution . Three...
US Leaders Aid and Abet Israeli War Crimes, Genocide & Crimes against Humanity
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law discusses the ongoing conflict in Gaza ... By sending vast amounts of military aid to Israel, members of the US Congress, President George W. Bush, President Barack Obama...
Saudi Guantanamo Bay prisoner Ahmed Muhammed Haza al Darbi on Thursday pleaded guilty to involvement in terrorism-related activities, including the 2002 al Qaeda plot to blow up oil tankers near Yemen....
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 permits electronic and physical monitoring to assess threats and maintain US safety. FISA created the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), which grants surveillance warrants. Concerned with authorization of wiretaps against Americans, a...
