Mexican judge suspends US extradition order for 'El Chapo' Guzman
A Mexican judge temporarily suspended a US extradition order on Friday for drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman , even though the federal attorney general's office had approved the order earlier that day. No reason was...
The US District Court for the Northeastern District of California on Thursday ruled that Apple retail workers may pursue a class action lawsuit against Apple for failure to compensate them for time taken to...
How the Legal Community Can Lead the Way to Support Military Families
JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Jamison, Esq. of the Military Spouse JD Network discusses the plight of the military spouse attorney and the need for changes to the current licensing structure ... Earlier this year a series of online threats from...
Two Moroccan women on Monday went on trial for gross indecency for wearing skirts that police characterized as "too tight." The women, hairdressers aged 23 and 29, were arrested in...
JURIST Guest Columnist Joyce Lee Malcolm of George Mason University School of Law discusses Vermont's evolving gun law... Much to the frustration of gun control advocates who rate Vermont as "F," the state with the highest per capita gun ownership...
Pakistan court jails 10 for life for Malala Yousafzai attack
A Pakistan anti-terrorism court in the Swat region sentenced 10 men to life in prison on Thursday for their involvement in the 2012 attack on education activist Malala Yousafzai . Yousafzai, then 15, was shot in the head...
US congressman introduces resolution to block net neutrality rules
US Congressman Doug Collins on Monday introduced a resolution to block net neutrality rules that were introduced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in February. In a press release Collins noted...
JURIST Guest Columnist Morse Tan of Northern Illinois University College of Law discusses North Korea and Syria nuclear programs and argues that the noticeable links between the two pose a significant threat to global security...More links North Korea and Syria...
Obama's Gitmo Regrets Abound: The 9/11 Military Commission-Two Observers' Perspectives
JURIST Guest Columnists B. Shaw Drake and Mai El-Sadany, Georgetown University Law Center, Class of 2015, discuss the military's violations of the due process of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay since 9/11...On March 18th President Obama said if he could relive...
A criminal court in chad on Wednesday sentenced seven ex-police officers to life in prison for crimes committed during the rule of dictator Hissene Habré . The former members of Habre's Directorate of Documentation and...
