Search Results for: 2014-12-05

JURIST Guest Columnist Leigha A. Weiss, a 3L at St. John's School of Law, discusses new technology that could help with pretrial release of the indigent defendant ... Johnathon Sacks, a renowned British Rabbi, philosopher and scholar, said: "technology gives...

The Brazil Supreme Court authorized another investigation on Tuesday into possible corruption and money laundering by President Michel Temer . Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso stated that there is enough evidence believe it is "plausible" the...

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Thursday ruled that the United States Department of Labor overstepped its authority when it increased the minimum salary level for exempt employees from...

Armed groups have been committing war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR) , according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) detailing violence in three central provinces between November 2014 and April...

The US and Britain urged the Russian government on Friday to further the investigation into the assassination of Boris Nemtsov. Five Chechan men were convicted on Thursday for the murder of the opposition politician. The US Department of...

Thailand's parliament unanimously approved national strategy legislation on Thursday which will provide the military with political influence for at least 20 years. The National Strategy Act will create a committee , led by coup leader Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona signed an order on Thursday accepting major revisions to Arizona's death penalty procedures. The order provides such changes like eliminating paralytic drugs for lethal injections,...

JURIST Guest Columnist Roy Lee discusses the applications of principles from the Star Wars film series to contemporary issues in international relations... In the ever-popular Star Wars series, the Jedi and the Rebel Alliance are pitted against the Sith and...

Alexei Navalny, a Russian lawyer and activist known for establishing the Anti-Corruption Foundation , was arrested outside his home in Moscow on Monday, according to a state-media new report. His arrest, and almost immediate conviction...

After a six-month legal dispute over the right to use patents and other intellectual property, Apple and Nokia reached a settlement Tuesday that covers all ends of the lawsuits filed. The suit came as...