US House passes resolution condemning 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar
The US House of Representatives voted 423-3 on Wednesday to approveH. Con. Res. 90 condemning "ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and calling for an end to the attacks in and an immediate restoration of...
UN rights chief criticizes Myanmar 'ethnic cleansing' at opening of Human Rights Council session
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called the situation in Myanmar "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's 36th regular session Monday. During his...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in six cases Tuesday. In the consolidated cases of Christie v. NCAA and National Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association v. NCAA , the court will consider whether a New Jersey...
Mississippi parents file suit against state's public education system
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that Mississippi is failing to uphold its obligations under a federal law that enabled it to rejoin the union after the Civil War. The law...
No Ordinary Lawsuit: Juliana v. United States is a Landmark Precedent for Climate Change Legislation
JURIST Guest Columnist Gabriela Steier of the Duquesne University School of Law and Food Law International LLP discusses the possible effects of a landmark court decision in climate change litigation..."This is no ordinary lawsuit," wrote Judge Ann Aiken of the...
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in racial gerrymandering cases from Virginia and North Carolina. The first case, Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections is analyzing a...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. on the standard for awarding attorney's fees under § 505 of the Copyright Act . Under the act, the...
JURIST Contributing Editor Jeffrey F. Addicott of St. Mary's University School of Law continues the discussion on the legality of waterboarding...This article is written in response to certain scholars that published their views in a recent JURIST article concerning my...
In Deciding DAPA Dispute, Will the Justices Reach Constitutional Questions?
JURIST Guest Columnist Glenn C. Smith of the California Western School of Law discusses the latest challenge to President Obama's immigration policy...Speculation about whether the US Supreme Court would wade into controversial issues involving immigration policy and presidential power—in an...
A Child-Centered View of Foster Parenting by Same-Sex Couples
JURIST Guest Columnist James Dwyer of the College of William & Mary School of Law discusses the controversy surrounding recent removal of a foster child from a same-sex couple...A November foster care review hearing in Utah captured national news...
