Ex-Panama Dictator Noriega allowed on house arrest to prepare for brain surgery
The lawyer for ex-Panama dictator Manuel Noriega said Monday that a court has granted Noriega leave to prepare for brain surgery at home instead of in a hospital. Lawyer Ezra Angel had argued that Noriega should not be...
Women lack Internet access in poorest countries: rights group
A third fewer women than men lack Internet access in the world's poorest countries—a gap that is set to widen, according to a report released Tuesday by the poverty rights organization One . The report , released at...
Federal court blocks Mississippi law disqualifying Medicaid benefits for non-theraupeautic abortions
Judge Daniel P. Jordan III of the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (Northern Division) on Thursday permanently enjoined the state of Mississippi from "enforcing, threatening to enforce, or otherwise applying the provisions...
Turkmenistan lawmakers amend constitution to extend president's rule
Legislators in Turkmenistan on Wednesday amended the nation's constitution to allow President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow , to remain in power indefinitely. Berdimuhamedow praised the amendment, which not only extended the presidential term by two...
New Jersey court rules agencies may deny access to public records
A three-judge panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled Wednesday that when asked for public records under New Jersey's Sunshine Law, agencies may "neither confirm nor deny" their existence. The case centered around a state law, similar...
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday upheld cuts to early voting in Ohio as well as the elimination of the so-called "Golden Week" in which voters could register and cast their...
JURIST Guest Columnist Maya Manian of the University of San Francisco School of Law discusses the history of abortion laws, and how Whole Woman's Health has impacted women's constitutional right to access abortion care...As numerous commentators have noted, the Supreme...
JURIST Guest Columnist Mohamed Abdelaal of McKinney School of Law and Alexandria School of Law discusses the significance of Egypt's new cybercrime draft law... On May 10, 2016, the Egyptian House of Representatives began to consider a new 33-article cybercrime...
Federal court rejects Visa and Mastercard class action settlements
In a unanimous ruling on Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected a settlement agreement between retailers and credit card issuers. Millions of retailers had reached a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement [NYT...
Zimbabwe: more than 2,000 prisoners released over congestion, food shortage
More than 2,000 inmates across Zimbabwe were granted amnesty and released from prison due to overcrowding and a lack of food, according to a report Thursday. President Robert Mugabe, who extended the pardon under the Constitution...
