Italy high court holds part of election law unconstitutional
The Italian Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that portions of the country's electoral law breach its constitution . This decision overturns both a measure in the law that prevents...
On the day President Obama signed the legislation into law, several lawsuits were filed in federal courts nationwide challenging its constitutionality. These lawsuits raised many different arguments, but the central claims underlying all of the cases are enumerated below under...
The international response to the crisis in Syria has been mixed since the conflict began in 2011. While Assad maintains some international support, much of the world has condemned his regime's response to the protests against his regime since the...
Today, there are 32 states in the US that require voters to present identification at the polls in order to vote, including 17 states that have passed laws requiring a photo ID. Voter ID laws have become increasingly controversial as...
Regaining Trust: How and Why America Should Compete for Foreign Internet Consumers
Maxwell Slackman, George Mason University School of Law
US military prosecutors charge Guantanamo detainee with war crimes
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday announced that military commission charges have been filed against Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi . Al-Hadi is an Iraqi prisoner who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay...
Bolivian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill allowing incumbent President Evo Morales to seek a third term in the nation's 2014 elections. Bolivia's lower house approved the bill 84 to 33 despite...
