Supreme Court hears oral arguments related to qualified immunity, rights waived by guilty plea
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments for two cases Wednesday. In District of Columbia v. Wesby , police arrested trespassers in a vacant house. The trespassers stated that they were invited by someone else...
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in immigration detention case
The Supreme Court heard arguments in Jennings v. Rodriguez , a case which will determine whether or not non-citizen aliens may be held indefinitely without a bond hearing on Tuesday. Specifically, the court will...
UN rights chief voices concern about Palestinian prisoner hunger strike
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein voiced concern on Wednesday over the treatment of hunger striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. The health of hundreds of prisoners has been declining, according...
Amidst a Set-Back for Transparency, Citizen Led Accountability in North Carolina
JURIST Guest Columnist David M. Crane and Catherine Read discuss the Supreme Court's decision on denying cert in the ACLU's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit... Last Monday, 24 April, it was easy to miss the important news that the Supreme...
Over 1,000 Palestinian political prisoners in six Israeli prisons embarked on an indefinite hunger strike starting on Monday, in observance of Palestinian Prisoners Day. The strikers say they want better medical care, more humane transfers between...
JURIST Contributing Editor, Professor Emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and author Marjorie Cohn discusses the constitutional violations resulting from the executive order banning nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries ... On January 27, 2017, President Trump made good on...
Federal appeals court rules Minnesota sex offender detention program constitutional
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Minnesota program that keeps sex offenders confined to secure facilities after they complete their prison sentences is constitutional and necessary to protect citizens...
Supreme Court hears argument on immigration detention procedures
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in an immigration case that will determine the permissible length of detention before a bond hearing is necessary, if one is required at all. Jennings v....
Council of Europe urges reform in Netherlands counter-terrorism bills
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižniek , expressed concern Tuesday over three counter-terrorism measures proposed in the Netherlands, which the Ccommissioner believes have the potential to violate human rights. In a letter by the...
JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Leonard Cutler and Shelby Davis of Siena College discuss the failed attempts by President Obama to close the Guantanamo prison As Barack Obama's presidency comes to a close, the fate of Guantanamo prison remains unclear. Despite...
