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2 days ago · US federal judge blocks Louisiana law requiring display of Ten Commandments in public schools. JURIST Staff. November 12, 2024 04:06:55 pm. A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the entry into force of a Louisiana law that would have required all public classrooms in the state to prominently display the Ten Commandments.
Forcing Ukraine to Negotiate for Territory Seized by Russia ...
1 day ago · The author, Professor Emeritus of International Law at Purdue University, argues that a bid by Washington to compel Ukraine to negotiate with Russia would violate both US and international law since it would make America complicit in crimes of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity — violations that legally must be punished, not appeased...
US lifts ban on Ukraine using long-range weapons to strike ...
1 day ago · November 18, 2024 11:05:20 am. On Sunday, the Biden administration lifted a ban that restricted Ukraine’s use of US weapons in its war with Russia, allowing Ukraine to use US weapons for long-range strikes in Russian territory, according to anonymous US officials that spoke to media. The decision raises escalation concerns with claims that ...
Commentary - Legal News & Commentary - JURIST
4 days ago · November 4, 2024 12:41:38 pm. In the wake of a bitterly divisive election campaign, American citizens officially go to the polls on Tuesday, November 5. This is the seventh US election that JURIST has covered since 2000, when for 36 days this university-based legal news non-profit, then not even five years old, chronicled the highs and lows of ...
US appeals court temporarily lifts block on Louisiana Ten ...
3 days ago · A US federal appeals court on Friday temporarily lifted a trial court’s blocking of a Louisiana law mandating public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit limited the trial court’s earlier ruling, ensuring that the order applies to only the schools of the school board ...
US antisemitism bill sparks free speech concerns - JURIST
3 days ago · November 16, 2024 07:20:20 am. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent a letter to the US Senate on Thursday, warning the legislative body that the passage of the Antisemitism Awareness Act may infringe on the right to free speech. In its letter, the ACLU said the definition of antisemitism in the proposed Antisemitism Awareness Act is ...
ECHR rules Poland deprived fair trial by increasing sentence ...
4 days ago · November 15, 2024 05:00:53 pm. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that Poland violated the right to a fair trial enshrined in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights by quashing and modifying the sentence of a prisoner who had already served the majority of his sentence. The Polish applicant, Zakrewski ...
US appeals court allows Indiana law banning gender-affirming ...
5 days ago · November 14, 2024 11:20:54 am. The US of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday vacated an injunction against an Indiana law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors, allowing the law to take effect. In a split decision, the majority stated that the lower US district court erred in issuing the injunction because plaintiffs failed to ...