Yael Iosilevich is a law student in the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University and JURIST’s Staff Correspondent in Israel.   On Monday tens of thousands of Israeli citizens filled trains, buses and roads to the brim on their way to Jerusalem to take part in one of the biggest rallies the new Israeli [...]

The Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church Monday reported that at least 4,812 children have been sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church since 1950. The commission, established by the Portuguese Episcopal Conference (PEC), acknowledged on Tuesday that this figure is the “tip of the [...]

Canadian independent news outlet The Narwhal and journalist Amber Bracken Monday announced a lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) concerning the RCMP’s arrest of Bracken, another journalist and multiple indigenous persons at an indigenous environmental rights protest. Bracken was reporting the protest for The Narwhal at the time of her arrest, which the [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday ordered the reinstatement of an appeal of a ruling regarding a Connecticut school policy on transgender students’ participation in sports. The ruling dismissed a claim that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (CIAC) policy, which provides transgender student athletes with an opportunity to participate in athletic [...]

The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled Monday that Starbucks violated federal labor laws by firing two workers who were planning to organize a union at a Philadelphia store in 2020. The NLRB upheld the ruling of an administrative law judge which found that, in 2019 and 2020, Starbucks took illegal actions when it [...]

Crypto firm Paxos Trust Company LLC Monday announced the New York Department of Financial Service (NYDFS) ordered them, effective February 21, to cease issuing new BUSD tokens with fellow crypto firm Binance. However, Paxos “will continue to manage BUSD dollar reserves.”  Paxos claimed that, throughout the company’s existence, it “has always prioritized the safety of [...]

A Georgia Superior Court judge Monday issued an order directing the release of three portions of a Georgia special purpose grand jury’s report regarding alleged 2020 general election interference on February 16. The three parts of the report that will be released this Thursday are the introduction, conclusion and the section that details the grand jury’s [...]

China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin Monday stated China has spotted at least ten unauthorized US high-altitude balloons over Chinese airspace in the past year. Webin also warned that the US should “reflect on its own behavior and change course rather than attacking others and stoking confrontation.” The comments came amidst increased US scrutiny after [...]

Australia Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles announced Monday that the Australian government will give more than 20,000 refugees living in the country a pathway to permanent visas. The move would grant a more secure future to refugees with temporary visas who have been “in limbo” for over a decade. Delivering on an election commitment, the [...]

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Samar Veer, a third-year law student at National Law University, Delhi. Putting to rest yet another controversy relating to the national debate over judicial appointments, the Indian Supreme Court last week dismissed two writ petitions filed in [...]