UN human rights body adopts resolution urging defamation of religion laws
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution Thursday calling for laws against defamation of religion, in preparation for next month's Durban Review Conference on racism, discrimination, and xenophobia. The vote was 23-13 in...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday rejected a First Amendment challenge to a City of Los Angeles ban on billboards. Metro Lights, an outdoor advertising company, argued [LA...
JURIST Guest Columnist Micah Berman of New England School of Law says that by bringing attention to the issue of "light" and "low tar" cigarettes, the US Supreme Court's ruling in Altria v. Good may prompt state attorneys general to...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Philip Morris USA v. Williams , the Court considered for a third time a $79.5...
Bush signs executive order barring union rights for some federal workers
US President George W. Bush issued an executive order on Monday that defined the primary objective of some 8600 federal agency employees to be national security-related, rendering them ineligible for Federal Labor-Management Relations Program [5 U.S.C. § 7101...
Saudi Arabia renews $34 billion lawsuit against tobacco companies
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) announced Tuesday that it has renewed claims and is seeking greater damages against 13 local cigarette importers in an effort to "curb the spreading of some serious...
Retail chain Walgreens filed a lawsuit Monday in California Superior Court seeking an injunction and the repeal of an ordinance that prohibits the sale of tobacco at...
The Vestre Landsret , one of the two second-highest appeals courts in Denmark, denied Wednesday an appeal of a 2006 lower court judgment dismissing a lawsuit concerning caricatures of the...
British Columbia high court declares Canada drug law unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of British Columbia Tuesday ruled that Canadian laws on drug possession and trafficking are unconstitutional as they violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . Justice Ian Pitfield gave the Canadian government...
Federal appeals court decertifies class status of 'light' cigarette lawsuit
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Thursday overturned class action certification for a lawsuit brought by "light" cigarette smokers against Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other...
