The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory Michael Lynk on Tuesday condemned Israel’s excessive use of force toward unarmed protesters at the Gaza fence. For the past few months, human rights experts and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have called for the Israeli government to address its military’s [...]
An Egyptian high court acquitted two police officers on Sunday who were accused of torturing and killing a prominent lawyer, Karim Hamdi, while he was in custody. Hamdi was arrested on suspicion of being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a group recognized as a terrorist organization in Egypt. In recent years, the Egyptian government [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that a wiretap order authorized by a Kansas judge in an investigation of a drug ring was not insufficient on its face, thereby denying the petitioners’ request for suppression of the evidence. Los and Roosevelt Dahda had asked the court to suppress evidence obtained through wiretap orders due to [...]
Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International (AI) Philip Luther on Monday called the use of force by Israeli military against protestors along the border of Gaza and Israel as “wilful killings constituting war crimes.” There have been numerous reports of Palestinians being killed and injured as a [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in US v. Sanchez-Gomez that defendants’ constitutional objection to shackling was not saved from mootness because the defendants “sought ‘class-like relief’ in a ‘functional class action'” nor because “the challenged practice was ‘capable of repetition’ yet ‘evading review.'” A policy adopted by the US District Court for the [...]
The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday in Byrd v. US that a driver who is in control or possession of a vehicle, but not listed on the rental agreement, still has a reasonable expectation of privacy, as provided under the Fourth Amendment . The case arose after in 2014 Terrence Byrd had pleaded [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday added two cases, BNSF Railway Company v. Loos and Air and Liquid Systems Corp. v. Devries , to its docket for next term. In BNSF Railway Company, the central issue to be decided is whether BNSF’s court-ordered payments to Loos for time lost from work is subject to employment [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in McCoy v. Louisiana that a defense lawyer cannot admit a client’s guilt over the client’s objection, even when the lawyer believes this is the client’s best chance of avoiding the death penalty. The case arose after Robert McCoy’s defense counsel conceded guilt, despite McCoy’s express objection, because [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Murphy v. NCAA that the decision of legalizing sports gambling should be left to state lawmakers. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) , passed by Congress in 1992, made it unlawful for a state to authorize these gambling schemes, allowing the Attorney General and various sports [...]
The UN Special Rapporteur on racism E Tendayi Achiume on Friday commended the UK government for its policies aimed at preventing racism but urged further action to end discrimination. In the full report , Tendayi Achiume recognized widespread structural discrimination faced by ethic minorities, ranging from access to education to disproportionate law enforcement. The report [...]
