JURIST Guest Columnist Allen Rostron of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law discusses policy and constitutional concerns about the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would expand the right to carry concealed guns outside one's home state...For years, liberals...
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Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The legal world is a busy place. United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer on Wednesday called on the US to end impunity for those...
Federal court strikes down Texas ban on second trimester abortion procedure
The US District Court for the Western District of Texas struck down as unconstitutional Texas SB 8 , which effectively banned the country's most commonly used procedure of second trimester abortion known as "dilation and...
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: A US District judge declared a mistrial in New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez's federal corruption trial on Thursday after questioning the 12 jurors. The US District Court for...
Supreme Court adds California abortion, free speech, retaliatory-arrest cases to 2017 docket
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases Monday, including two First Amendment cases and a question of whether probable cause defeats a retaliatory-arrest claim. National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra challenges...
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Department of Justice on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court a decision from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit permitting...
The US Department of Justice on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court a decision from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit permitting a pregnant minor in immigration detention to receive an...
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The US Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on seven individuals and three organizations for human rights abuses in connection with the US...
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: Human Rights Watch on Thursday released a report detailing the lack of respect for the rights of intersex individuals in the United States. The Lawyers’ Committee...
US Treasury imposes sanctions on entities with ties to North Korea human rights abuses
The US Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on seven individuals and three organizations for human rights abuses in connection with the US State Department's "Report on Human Rights...