Search Results for: 2008-08-28

JURIST Guest Columnist Karlanna Lewis, Yale Law School Class of 2015, uses the Pussy Riot incident to draw comparisons between Russia and the West in terms of their restrictions and protections of freedom of expression...Pussy Riot, a Russian feminist punk...

JURIST Guest Columnist Tung Yin of Lewis & Clark Law School says that the government's unwillingness to clearly define which activities would make someone a 'covered person' under section 1021 of the NDAA likely resulted in a US District Court...

The lower chamber of the Malaysian Parliament on Tuesday approved a law aimed at replacing the country's controversial Internal Security Act of 1960 (ISA) , which currently allows for indefinite detention of...

The Malaysian Prime Minister pledged Monday to review the country's Internal Security Act of 1960 (ISA) . Parliament was expected to replace the law that currently allows for indefinite detention...

The Malaysian parliament is considering a new law that would replace the Internal Security Act of 1960 (ISA) . The new law, introduced on Tuesday, will significantly limit the time period for...

JURIST Contributing Editor David Crane of Syracuse University College of Law says that the ongoing posthumous prosecution of former lawyer Sergei Magnitsky is a violation of the rule of law and a mark of shame against the Russian judicial system...In...

JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Sanford of the University of Washington School of Law says that to understand the ongoing health care reform litigation, it is important to keep certain points in mind, and provides an in-depth preview to the issues...

The Virginia House of Delegates on Friday voted 71-28 to approve a bill that would allow adoption agencies to refuse to place a child if the agency, or anyone affiliated with it, disagrees with the proposed...

The Indian lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha , on Tuesday passed an anti-corruption bill which proposes the creation of an official anti-corruption agency known as Lokpal. The bill was proposed in response to many...

A Michigan court of appeals ruled Tuesday that medical marijuana cannot be sold at private dispensaries. The defendants are owners of Compassionate Apothecary (CA) , a privately owned medical marijuana dispensary that facilitates...