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In the nearly three years that have passed since Myanmar’s coup d’état, the global media has shifted its attention to other crises, from the sudden withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. But despite a lull in headlines, the turmoil that resulted from the coup remains life-altering for the generation [...]

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal refused on Thursday to grant four pro-democracy protesters—Kwok Wing-kin, Mak Tak-ching, Lee Cheuk-yan and Stanley Ho Wai-hong—leave to appeal their convictions over violating public gathering limits. Judge Roberto Ribeiro rejected their appeal by finding that the regulation which they violated is no longer in force and of general [...]

India’s Supreme Court took a firm stance on Thursday in response to the unfolding economic boycott targeting Muslims in the troubled regions of Nuh and Gurugram within Haryana, terming it ‘unacceptable.’ Concurrently, the Court suggested the establishment of a committee, led by the Director General of Police (DGP), to investigate cases arising from the communal [...]

A Pennsylvania state court rejected Tuesday a challenge to Act 77, a law that amended the state’s Election Code to expand mail-in voting options. A complaint filed with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania by current and former Republican representatives in the state challenged the integrity of the law as a whole due to its nonseverability clause. [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Moore v. Harper that the “independent legislature” election theory, which has been the legal foundation for many of the recent Republican-led efforts to change election administration law and overturn 2020 election results, is an invalid interpretation of the Election Clause of the Constitution. The theory stipulates that state [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday ordered the reinstatement of an appeal of a ruling regarding a Connecticut school policy on transgender students’ participation in sports. The ruling dismissed a claim that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (CIAC) policy, which provides transgender student athletes with an opportunity to participate in athletic [...]

The Colorado Court of Appeals Thursday denied a baker’s appeal over his refusal to bake a transgender birthday cake. Masterpiece Cakeshop, run by Jack Phillips, was denied an appeal following the trial court’s ruling that the shop discriminated against Autumn Scardina when they refused to bake and sell her a blue and pink birthday cake. [...]

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Samar Veer, a third year law student at National Law University, Delhi.   The Indian Supreme Court began its year Monday with a major judgment on one of the BJP-led Union Government’s most hotly debated decisions in [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Tuesday denied China Telecom Corporation’s challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) order revoking the Chinese state-owned telecommunications company’s authority to operate in the US. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson authored the unanimous three-judge panel decision. On appeal, the court vacated the district court’s ruling and [...]

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Thursday instructed the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to dismiss Marjorie Taylor Greene’s lawsuit over a challenge to her congressional candidacy. Green maintained her candidacy eligibility and is presently on the Georgia ballot, making the dispute moot. In March, a group [...]