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The US has faced numerous issues involving prescription drugs, especially with rising costs and accessibility of life-saving and required medications. One class action lawsuit (Wilkins et. al. v. Genzyme Corporation (n/k/Sanofi) against Genzyme (now owned by and known as Sanofi, the eighth largest pharmaceutical company in the world) alleges the company intentionally misled patients with [...]

Emma DeSouza is a writer, campaigner and peace builder. She initiated a human rights case regarding the Belfast ‘Good Friday Agreement,’ resulting in substantive changes in UK Immigration Law for those resettling in Northern Ireland. Emma formerly ran as a candidate in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. She spoke with JURIST Interviews Managing Editor James [...]

Prime Minister of Thailand Srettha Thavisin announced that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was granted parole Tuesday. He was previously serving his one-year prison sentence for corruption charges. Under the Correction Department regulations, inmates can be considered for parole after a certain time period and an official review. As Thaksin is 74 years old, he [...]

The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that provincial legislation in the central Canadian province that capped public-sector workers’ wages is unconstitutional. This decision upheld the Ontario Supreme Court’s ruling in November 2023. The court found that the act interfered with represented employees’ rights to negotiate for higher wages, stating, “I am satisfied that [...]

California lawmakers announced Tuesday new bipartisan legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 1012, which would effectively permit the use of psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic purposes. Otherwise referred to as the “Regulated Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Act,” the proposed bill would authorize professionals to administer the consumption of psychedelic mushrooms by individuals over the age of 21. SB 1012 was [...]

The Constitutional Council of France rejected on Thursday substantial portions of French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed immigration law reform package. The legislation, titled “Bill to Control Immigration and Enhance Integration,” was initially comprised of 86 articles and was referred before the council by the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly, and [...]

The exchange of information is a key driver of today’s digital economy. International trade cannot be performed without business owners’ ability to transfer data across national borders, and multinational enterprises’ (MNE) internal operation relies on the ability to move data among countries where they have business presence. Accordingly, data has come to the center of [...]

A series of documents from US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials published on Friday made public the agency’s recommendation that cannabis be reclassified to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, which would allow cannabis to be prescribed by medical professionals. The grounds for the rescheduling recommendation, said officials in a formal [...]

The US Appeals Court for the Eleventh Circuit found on Wednesday that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis violated a local prosecutor’s First Amendment rights under the US Constitution when he suspended the prosecutor for refusing to enforce state laws surrounding access to reproductive health. The case has now been sent back down to the trial court [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on Thursday allowing foreign nationals fighting for Russia in its war in Ukraine to obtain Russian citizenship for themselves and their families. The decree comes just days after the UN condemned Russia for a recent spate of attacks in Ukraine, as the war nears its third year.  The [...]