Federal appeals court finds Trump is not immune from January 6, 2021 Capitol riot civil lawsuits
A Washington DC federal appeals court found on Friday that former US President Donald Trump is not immune from civil lawsuits for his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. The decision from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit means that three civil lawsuits—from Capitol police officers and members of the [...]
Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Abu Bakar Khan is a law student at the University Law College, University of the Punjab. He files this dispatch from Lahore. Last week on November 12, the Islamabad High Court issued a stay order [...]
US Supreme Court blocks order preventing federal ban on "ghost guns"
The US Supreme Court blocked a lower court order Monday that would have prevented the ATF from enforcing its rule against partially assembled firearms and “weapons parts kits,” commonly known as “ghost guns.” The legal issue concerns an ATF rule promulgated in August 2022 which categorized partially manufactured firearms and “weapon parts kits”, which can [...]
A Wisconsin state judge struck down on Tuesday a public school district policy that allowed students to request to transition to a different gender identity at school without parental consent and over parental objection. Judge Michael Maxwell ruled that the policy violated the fundamental parental right to direct the care of their child. Maxwell found [...]
New York judge finds Trump committed fraud, orders cancellation of business licenses
A New York judge found on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump and his business associates committed fraud by lying about the financial valuation of various business assets from as early as 2011. In doing so, Judge Arthur Engoron granted New York Attorney General Letitia James’ motion for partial summary judgment and effectively ordered the [...]
UN experts call on Saudi Arabia to revoke death sentence imposed for social media dissent
On Friday, UN experts issued a formal appeal to Saudi Arabia, urging the revocation of the death sentence imposed on Mohammad Al Ghamdi, who stands accused of engaging in social media dissent. Saudi security services took Ghamdi into custody on June 11, facing a series of criminal allegations related to his social media commentary. These [...]
US federal judge rules Trump sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll
Lewis A. Kaplan, US District Judge for the Southern District of New York, ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump was liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, citing a ruling from earlier this year and saying that the jury in an upcoming trial will only need to determine how much money [...]
New York AG asks court to declare that Trump overvalued business assets
New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a New York court Wednesday to declare that former US President Donald Trump inflated the value of various assets between $812 million and $2.2 million each year since 2011. James asked Judge Arthur Engoron to issue a summary judgment on the matter, which would result in a finding [...]
US federal court affirms Connecticut law ending religious immunization exemptions
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Friday affirmed in part a dismissal of a challenge to Public Act 21-6, Connecticut’s repeal of religious exemptions from state immunization requirements for “schoolchildren, college and university students, and childcare participants.” The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the District of Connecticut. [...]
The United Nations (UN) has called on the Iranian government to stop executing individuals who were sentenced to death for participating in anti-government protests Wednesday. The UN fact-finding mission urged Iranian authorities to release all those detained for exercising their right to peaceful assembly and freedom of the press to report on the protests. The [...]
