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The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday vacated a previous ruling that dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation, which challenged the construction of a casino in Alabama on land they claim as a sacred burial ground. The three-judge panel ordered the trial judge to conduct a “claim-by-claim” [...]

The UK announced on Thursday that it will transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, now ruled as the British Indian Ocean Territory, to Mauritius after more than two centuries of control. A joint statement issued by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth hails the accord as a “historic political agreement [...]

The Supreme Court of India criticized current Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in an order on Monday for making public statements about a case pending before the court. The CM claimed that animal fat instead of ghee (clarified butter) was used in laddoos (an Indian sweet) offered at the Tirumala Tirupati Hindu temple. [...]

The imperatives are plain. Whatever the trajectory of wars in the region, Israel has a law-based obligation to keep Iran non-nuclear. Immediately and incrementally, therefore, Jerusalem will need to ensure “escalation dominance” during periods of competitive risk-taking. This overriding responsibility concerns both Iran’s sub-state proxies (especially Shiite Hezbollah and Sunni Hamas) and Iran directly. What [...]

Kagusthan Ariaratnam, a former child soldier turned defense analyst, speaks with JURIST about his new memoir Spy Tiger: The 05 File. The book, co-written with Michael Bramadat-Willcock, details Ariaratnam’s experiences during the Sri Lankan civil war (1983-2009). Forcibly recruited by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a youth, Ariaratnam later became an informant [...]

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned following weeks of deadly nationwide protests calling for quota reform, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced in an address to the nation on Monday. The news comes as Sheikh Hasina fled the country and took refuge in India after protestors called for her resignation, storming her residential home in Dhaka. According [...]

The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to entertain a petition challenging legislation that gives the Tamil Nadu state government control over Hindu temples, the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act of 1959 (HRCEA). The bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, directed the petitioners to approach the High [...]

Canada Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree apologized Monday to the nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations for denying their constitutional recognition and protection. The apology symbolized the Canadian government’s formal recognition of these First Nations as “Aboriginal peoples of Canada” under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. In Monday’s gathering in Saskatchewan, Anandasangaree delivered [...]

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered Former President Maithripala Sirisena to compensate the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks before August 30, 2024, according to local media. In January 2023, Sirisena was found guilty in a case related to the attacks and was ordered to pay Rs. 100 million as compensation to the [...]

The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday disapproved the Manipur High Court’s decision to curtail hospital treatment for a prisoner belonging to the minority Kuki community, citing ethnic clashes in the state. While giving the order, the Apex Court expressed disappointment, “We do not trust the state…The accused was not taken to hospital because he is [...]