The Fate of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182: A Reminder of Aviation Safety
In early January 2021, yet another deadly airline accident captured the headlines — it was reported that Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 dropped by 10,000 sq. ft. in under a minute shortly after takeoff and then dropped off the radar, ultimately crashing in the Java Sea near Laki Island, killing all 62 onboard. The crash of [...]
Egypt appeals court upholds former president's 3-year prison sentence
Egypt’s top appeals court, the Court of Cassation, on Monday upheld former president Mohammed Morsi’s three-year prison sentence for insulting the judiciary. The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Morsi and 19 others in December for inciting hatred through TV and media comments. Morsi and other defendants appealed, but the court rejected the appeal and ordered the sentence [...]
The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy this week represents the end of an era and the beginning of the entrenchment of a more conservative Supreme Court, probably for years to come. That much seems clear. But there are actually many more sides to Justice Kennedy’s retirement than that simple statement implies. Justice Kennedy was nominated [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Steve Koslovsky discusses how more judicial elections harm judicial independence... Remember Rose Bird? Back in 1986, Chief Justice Rose E. Bird, who was the first female Chief on the California Supreme Court, became the first Chief Justice...
Kansas legislature approves bill allowing hospitals to prohibit guns
The Kansas legislature approved SB 235 on Thursday exempting state mental hospitals, community mental health centers and the University of Kansas Health System's hospitals from a previously passed law allowing people to carry concealed...
The Canadian Province of Ontario announced Monday that it will begin a trial program for universal basic income this summer. The Ontario government said that it will test the policy on roughly 4,000 participants....
EU Parliament votes to impose visa requirements on US citizens
The EU Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday directing the EU Commission to take measures to temporarily reintroduce visa requirements for US and other nationals whose countries still do not grant visa-free access to...
Impact of the New Abortion Act Passed by the US House of Representatives
JURIST Guest Columnist, Yvonne Lindgren, of Indiana Tech law School discusses the implications of the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017" and how it will affect poor women and women of color...On January...
Federal authorities charged 56 people on Thursday in an indictment for fraud. The 56 people allegedly posed as Internal Revenue Service agents and immigration authorities. They are accused of coning...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called into question Tunisia's use of house arrests under a November 2015 state of emergency decree. According to the release, at least 139 people have been put under house arrest...
