Federal Communicable Disease Regulation: Balancing Civil Liberties and Public Health
JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. and Sarah Wetter, of The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, discuss forthcoming new regulations on controlling communicable diseases through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... On...
New Jersey court upholds firing of corrections officer who wore hijab to work
A New Jersey appeals court on Wednesday upheld the firing of corrections officer Linda Tisby, who was terminated for wearing a hijab to work as an expression of her religious beliefs. Tissuey, who had worked for the...
The Special Prosecution for the Republic of Kosovo has filed an indictment against former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrilla Remiz Shala. He is charged with detaining an Albanian civilian suspected of collaborating with Serbia for...
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that he is ending the "wet-foot, dry-foot" policy , which automatically allowed Cuban migrants to stay in the US. This repeal will be effective immediately. Obama said Cuban migrants...
Amnesty: unpunished war crimes in CAR call for rebuilding of justice system
Perpetrators of war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR) have not been prosecuted or investigated for their crimes, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report on Wednesday. According to AI, the country's justice...
Supreme Court blocks ruling ordering special elections in North Carolina
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a trial court's ruling ordering special elections in North Carolina. The court granted a stay of the order of the US District court for the Middle District of North Carolina, which...
Some senior Israeli politicians are calling for Israeli soldiers and police to kill Palestinians who they suspect of harming Israelis, even if the suspects are not currently dangerous, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday....
France companies must guarantee workers "right to disconnect" from technology
Starting on January 1, 2017 French companies will be required to guarantee employees a "right to disconnect" from technology, in an effort to combat the "always-on" mentality pervading our modern workforce. The new law will require companies...
JURIST Guest Columnist Larry Catá Backer, of Pennsylvania State University discusses consequences of President elect Trump's rejection of the TTP ... The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its European twin, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), mean to provide...
European Court of Justice rules against government electronic surveillance
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that "eneral and indiscriminate retention" of e-mails and other electronic communications by governments is illegal, in a decision that many believe could create an opportunity for challenges to the...
