Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that Russia's Constitutional Court has rejected a binding decision of an international human rights body as "non-executable." The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in 2013 that Russia...
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JURIST Guest Columnist Kaimipono Wenger of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, discusses the rise of anti-LGBT bills in a number of conservative states and opposite reactions to these bills and the fundamental question: do LGBT rights create burdens on religion,...
Congress considering Feinstein-Burr bill to force smartphone data decryption
Congress introduced a new bill on Friday which will force smartphone manufacturers to decrypt data in response to law enforcement demands. The bill was proposed by senators Diane Feinstein and Richard Burr, and states that companies "must...
Apple filed objections Tuesday in the US District Court for the Central District of California against an order requiring the corporation to aid the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI in...
Apple filed a brief in the US District Court for the Central District of California Thursday in opposition of the US government's request for the company to unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter...
On the Road to Abolition: Capital Punishment and Its Uncertain Future in the United States
JURIST Guest Columnist Meghan J. Ryan of Dedman School of Law, Associate Professor of Law, discusses the evolution and future of the death penalty...Capital punishment in this country has a long and storied history. In the early years, the colonies...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed a motion to compel Apple to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters . The Federal Bureau of...
JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (ASU), John L. Hick of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Dan Hanfling of the UPMC Center for Health Security and...
The French National Assembly voted Tuesday to extend the state of emergency for three months to ensure the country is able to respond to impending terrorist threats, despite concerns the bill infringes on...
President Kagame Can Preserve His Legacy by Retiring in 2017
JURIST Guest Columnist James Tugee of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law discusses how Rwandan President Paul Kagame can save his legacy by retiring, despite recent amendments extending his term limits... On December 18, 2015, Rwandans voted in a...