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The US Supreme Court held Thursday in Gonzalez v. Trevino that the existence of probable cause does not necessarily defeat retaliatory arrest claims. The case concerns a Texas councilwoman who argues that she was arrested in retaliation for her speech critical of a city government official. Retaliation-arrest claims generally must prove the absence of probable [...]

Malaysia’s Federal Court on Wednesday dismissed the Malaysian Bar’s bid to appeal a government emergency proclamation over fake news amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The bar raised 27 constitutional questions concerning the validity of the law. Still, the court ruled that the bar did not fulfill the threshold requirement under Section 96 of the Courts of [...]

Last Wednesday, the pro-Palestine encampment on a small square in front of a Groningen University (RUG) building in Groningen was cleared by police officers and municipal services. The protesters, who had intended to end the camp in the next few days, left after being warned of a big police presence close by. Now nothing is [...]

Aynsley Genga is JURIST’s senior Kenya correspondent. She files this from Nairobi. What is democracy? At its core, democracy embodies the will of the people. While definitions may vary, democracy is fundamentally a system of governance where the people’s voices are not only heard, but honored. In a true democracy, laws are crafted to serve [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Monday granted an en banc rehearing for a case about procedures for Ohio citizens proposing Ohio constitutional amendments through ballot initiatives. In order for an Ohio citizen: o get a proposed constitutional amendment on the Ohio ballot, petitioners must submit their amendment, a summary of [...]

Nooria — an Afghan refugee in Turkey — faces unbelievable hardships and the daily fear of deportation. Undaunted, she refuses to return to the Taliban’s gender apartheid state in Afghanistan. Before the Taliban’s resurgence, Nooria had a comfortable position with the US Government in Kabul. But following threats from the regime, the 40-year-old fled, and [...]

The Federal Court of Australia on Monday officially recognized the Kabi Kabi people as the native title holders of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The decision was made at a hearing in Brisbane as part of a lawsuit that has been pending since 2013. The indigenous Kabi-Kabi people have gained recognition for their connection to their traditional [...]

The Sverdlovsky Regional Court on Monday declared that the trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held behind closed doors. As released by the court and reported by TASS, the first session will take place on June 26. Gershkovich was previously being kept in a pre-trial detention center, during which time his appeal to [...]

A former British soldier, who is being referred to as Soldier F to protect his identity, was in court for the first time Friday as he faces charges for the murders of William McKinney and James Wray and five counts of attempted murder during Bloody Sunday. Bloody Sunday took place 52 years ago, on January [...]

UK High Court granted Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Oxfam permission to join a legal bid to halt UK arms sales to Israel, in a decision made Thursday. The case was originally brought by Al-Haq and GLAN in December 2023. They are calling on the High Court to order the Business and Trade Secretary, [...]