Michigan Circuit Judge Christina Elmore Friday refused to drop a second-degree murder charge against Christopher Schurr, a former police officer for the Grand Rapids Police Department. Schurr was on paid leave and then fired after fatally shooting Black motorist Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a struggle over a taser. On April [...]

The North Carolina Supreme Court Friday granted a petition for rehearing for two settled cases. This decision comes after the election of new justices in 2022, which gave the court a 5-2 Republican majority. The order granting the petition for rehearing relied on North Carolina Rule of Appellate Procedure 31, which allows rehearings of decisions [...]

James Joseph is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST. The Bar Council of England and Wales announced Saturday they have secured necessary additional funding from His Majesty’s Treasury, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, allowing them to “press ahead with increases in prosecution fees to restore parity with defence fees”. BREAKING NEWS from #BarCouncil – [...]

The Ukrainian President’s Chief of Staff announced Saturday that 116 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released and returned home. Andriy Yermak shared on social media that those released “are the defenders of Mariupol, Kherson partisans, snipers from Bakhmut vicinities, and other heroes of ours.” Head of Defense Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov said “It’s quite a [...]

Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Powers announced Friday that three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Joe Frasure, Jr. will not face criminal charges because their actions were justified. The shooting occurred after a 911 caller reported suspicious behavior outside an apartment building in Wyoming, Ohio. Frasure’s family claims that he was at the [...]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali Friday held the first consultations with leaders of the northern Tigray state since the federal government signed a peace deal with Tigrayan leaders in November 2022. The treaty ended a protracted two-year-long civil war that resulted in the displacement of millions, alleged crimes against humanity and widespread famine. National [...]

Ghana’s military Thursday denied allegations of killing at least 10 civilians during deployment on an anti-terrorism operation in the town of Bawku, Upper East Region. The accusations came after a number of civilians were killed during the military’s presence in the town. Locals recalled seeing military personnel shooting and arresting various people. Previous extremist activity [...]

Chief Minister Himata Biswa Sarma Friday reported more than 4000 cases of men marrying underage girls in the Indian state of Assam with over 1800 arrests. “Assam is firm in its resolve to end the menace of child marriage in the state,” Sarma shared on Facebook, saying action on the cases will start February 3. The [...]

The US Department of Defense (DoD) Thursday confirmed the release from Guantanamo Bay of Majid Khan, a former money courier for al-Qaeda. The release follows a transfer agreement between the US and Belize. The deal, which will see the Central American country of Belize house Khan within its borders, is the first of its kind [...]

The Supreme Court of Illinois Thursday ruled that individuals have a five-year period to launch a claim under the Biometric Information Privacy Act. This ruling reverses an appellate court decision that allowed for only a one-year period on claims relating to unlawful handling of people’s data under the act. Jorome Tims, the plaintiff, filed the [...]