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US District Court Judge for the District of Oregon Karin Immergut ruled on Friday that Oregon Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114), which restricts large-capacity magazines (LCMs) and requires permits before purchasing a firearm, is constitutional. Judge Immergut ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect LCMs, which BM 114 defines as magazines capable of firing [...]

Former US President Donald Trump Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of “falsifying business records in the first degree” in a Manhattan, New York courtroom. The 34 counts originate with a grand jury indictment from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The indictment alleges that from August 2015 to December 2017,  Trump and his allies [...]

The Supreme Court of Illinois Thursday ruled that individuals have a five-year period to launch a claim under the Biometric Information Privacy Act. This ruling reverses an appellate court decision that allowed for only a one-year period on claims relating to unlawful handling of people’s data under the act. Jorome Tims, the plaintiff, filed the [...]

The High Court of New Zealand Tuesday held that the classification of a deportee as a returning prisoner and the subsequent imposition of special conditions on him amounted to double jeopardy and is therefore unlawful and contrary to the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. The deportee, “G,” was convicted of two drug offences in [...]

Voters in Oregon Tuesday adopted a ballot measure to place stricter requirements on gun ownership. The final vote was close with 740,335 in favor and 716,656 against, as of the time of this report. The new measure requires Oregonians to obtain a permit from the state police before acquiring a firearm. The applicant must pay [...]

Sri Lankan law students have been reporting for JURIST on the situation in that country since mass protests and the physical invasion of the President’s House in Colombo by demonstrators forced the departure and resignation of Sri Lanka’s sitting president in July and precipitated the imposition of emergency rule. Now that the state of emergency [...]

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 has been passed by the Indian Parliament on April 6, 2022. It is the replacement of Colonial Law, i.e., the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920. The newly introduced Bill asks for collection of biometric data from convicted prisoners. It allows police officers and prison officials to collect biometric data [...]

What the bill is all about The brave and ever-evolving “digital world” is transforming our lives today. As a corollary, biometric technology is regarded as an effective, accurate, and dependable way for flawless identification, verification, and authentication of a person. In the same parlance, the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 (“the Bill”), has received a nod [...]

Mélanie Cantin is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Ottawa, and a 1L at the Unversity of Ottawa. The Canadian program aiming to respond to the expected influx of people fleeing Ukraine is now officially live on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website. A  news release has details and clarifications about the previously announced [...]

Seven judges of the Supreme Court of Illinois ruled Thursday that claims against employers for statutory damages under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) were not barred by the exclusivity provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA). In the 2017 case of Marquita McDonald v Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC, the plaintiff filed a putative class action [...]