Boeing will plead guilty to fraud conspiracy in US criminal case
Boeing is set to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay a fine of $243.6 million, according to a Sunday court filing from the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The plea deal comes after the DOJ found that Boeing violated a 2021 settlement regarding two fatal 737 Max [...]
The Peruvian Congress approved a bill on Thursday that introduces a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity in the second vote, despite opposition from human rights organizations for its potential interruption of ongoing investigations into serious abuses. Bill 6951 proposes to specify the application and scope of the crime against humanity and war crimes [...]
HRW urges UAE allies to break silence on mass trial of 84 political dissidents and activists:
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged allies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to “break their silence” regarding the mass trial of 84 political opponents and defenders of human rights on Wednesday. In December 2023, the UAE brought new charges against 84 activists and dissidents under its counterterrorism law. As confirmed by the Emirates News Agency [...]
US Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Texas pornography age verification requirement
The US Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a case challenging a Texas law that requires age verification and imposes health warnings for pornography websites. Texas Bill 1181, which was passed in September 2023, requires age verification measures to be used by websites that host sexually explicit material if it comprises at least one-third of [...]
UN urges release of US journalist Evan Gershkovich detained in Russia
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, is arbitrarily detained for espionage and should be released on Tuesday. The submission criticized the Russian government for the serious unjustifiable deprivation of his freedom and rights during the criminal procedure. The UN working group on arbitrary detention found that [...]
DC dispatch: World Bank highlights importance of rule of law in development forum
Sharon Basch is a rising 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a JURIST staff correspondent in Washington DC this summer. Late last week, World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC held its Justice and the Rule of Law Global Forum, organized in recognition of the fact that “ustice institutions and the rule [...]
The Ecuadorian State Attorney’s General Office announced Sunday that a national judge granted prosecutor Diana Salazar’s request and ordered the preventative detention of 14 defendants in a case related to alleged bribery and organized crime. The judge also ordered house arrest and the use of electronic devices for two elderly individuals, as well as preventative [...]
US Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction statute in January 6 Capitol riot case
In a closely watched decision stemming from the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, the US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the government must prove a defendant impaired or attempted to impair the availability or integrity of evidence to be convicted under a key obstruction statute. On January 6, 2021, a crowd of supporters of then-President Donald [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that courts must exercise independent judgment in assessing an agency’s statutory authority. This overruled the deference long afforded to an agency’s interpretation of its mandate under Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council. The case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo Secretary of Commerce considered the regulation of [...]
On Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights declared an application concerning the planning decision to construct Berlin Brandenburg Airport inadmissible. Thus, the petitioners who owned property near the airport have not successfully challenged the airport expansion. According to the judgment of John Buttner and Jutta Krebs v. Germany, a decision was made to consolidate [...]
