Explainer Part II: The Israel-Hamas War and the International Court of Justice
The ongoing conflict engulfing Israel and Palestine continues to raise significant issues of international law and policy. My earlier contribution focused on the jurisdiction and substantive law of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Here I address the ongoing litigation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court). Because the crime of genocide can be [...]
Pennsylvania Republicans ask US Supreme Court to halt new congressional map
A group, including a pair of Republican candidates for office, Monday submitted an emergency application for a writ of injunction, asking the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of a new congressional map in Pennsylvania. The application was submitted just a few weeks after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ordered state election officials to implement [...]
Federal court rules religious schools in Kentucky may continue in-person instruction
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a Temporary Restraining Order (treated as a preliminary injunction) on Wednesday, preventing Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear from enforcing his recent executive order against religious private schools in the state. Governor Beshear issued Executive Order 2020-969 on November 18, 2020, which required all private [...]
Michigan judge prevents independent audit and allows certification of Detroit election results
Michigan Judge Timothy M. Kenny denied an attempt Friday to enjoin the Wayne County Board of Canvassers from certifying its US presidential election results and refused to order an independent audit of those results. Two individuals sued the City of Detroit and its election commission for alleged widespread voter fraud at the TCF Center after President-elect [...]
Federal judges temporarily block Texas, Alabama, Ohio from enforcing COVID-19 abortion bans
Federal judges on Monday temporarily blocked Texas, Alabama and Ohio from enforcing COVID-19 abortion bans for the duration of the lawsuits. On March 22, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order that: applies throughout the State and to all surgeries and procedures that are not immediately medically necessary, including routine dermatological, ophthalmological, and dental [...]
Federal appeals court suspends immigration order proceedings
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday issued a stay of proceedings concerning President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. Representatives from the Department of Justice...
Why the Supreme Court's Decision Not to Decide Same-Sex Marriage Made a Mess in Kansas
JURIST Guest Columnist Jeffrey D. Jackson, of the Washburn University School of Law, discusses the complexities of applying state and federal court orders to state marriage laws ...On October 6, 2014, the US Supreme Court denied certiorari on all...
DC Circuit rules against release of Uighur Guantanamo detainees into US
A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Wednesday reversed an October district court order that would have provided for the release of 17...
