The Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the Unified Judicial System (UJS) of Pennsylvania, alleging that the UJS has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The DOJ sent a letter to the UJS earlier in the month, notifying the UJS [...]

Lithuania declared a state of emergency Thursday, in response to the “large military forces massed in Russia and Belarus,” hours after the invasion of Russia against Ukraine. Lithuania President Gitanas Nausėda announced that parliament has unanimously approved the state of emergency that will last for two weeks. He stated that there is a risk to [...]

The UK expanded the criteria its visa scheme Thursday to Hong Kong residents born after 1997, under the British National (Overseas) Immigration Route (BN(O)). In response to the new restrictive Chinese security measures introduced in Hong Kong in 2021, the Immigration Route allowed nearly 3 million people from Hong Kong to apply for a five-year [...]

The Council of Europe (“the Council”) suspended Russia’s right to representation in the Committee of Ministers (“the Committee”) and in the parliamentary assembly in a meeting held Friday, in light of the armed attack on Ukraine. The Council “condemned in the strongest terms the armed attack on Ukraine,” at a meeting held on Thursday, extending its unwavering support [...]

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spilled into its second day, bringing violent attacks to Kyiv and throughout Ukraine, civilian casualty figures surged, prompting expressions of concern from a variety of human rights groups. As of Friday, the UN Human Rights Office said it had been informed of at least 127 civilian casualties, but warned the [...]

Karim A.A. Khan, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), released a statement Friday commenting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and acknowledging the ICC’s jurisdiction over possible war crimes in Ukraine. Khan affirmed that his office is closely monitoring the situation, adding that the ICC has jurisdiction over “any act of genocide, crime [...]

The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Parental Rights in Education bill, which would prohibit classroom discussion regarding sexual orientation or gender identity in Florida’s primary schools. The legislation passed by a 69-47 vote. The bill prohibits instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. In other grade levels, [...]

Law students and young lawyers in Ukraine are reporting for JURIST on the latest developments in that country as it defends itself against Russian invasion. Here, a Ukrainian lawyer and LLM graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law makes a general appeal for assistance as the country’s major cities come under sustained attack.  [...]

Law students from the University of Ottawa are filing dispatches for JURIST in the aftermath of the “Freedom Convoy” protests that paralyzed Canada’s capital for some three weeks and disrupted trade and cross-border traffic across the country. Here, 2L Brad Henderson reports.  Last weekend, law enforcement agencies, supported by new federal emergency rules, finally ended the [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 opinion Thursday that mistakes of law—and not only mistakes of fact—could protect parties from losing their copyrights on grounds of inaccurate registration. Unicolors, a fabric design company, sued fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) for copyright infringement in 2020. While the jury ruled in favor of Unicolors, [...]