JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Wednesday that Texas legislation aimed at restricting or banning “sexually explicit” books in public school libraries likely violates the Constitution, affirming a lower court’s injunction against it. However, immediate legal pushback ensued.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that an “inventor” under the Patents Act 1977 must be a “natural person” and not artificial intelligence (AI). The court noted that when crafting the legislation, Parliament did not anticipate that machines would be acting as inventors.

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MARCH 24, 2025

Share It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisianas latest redistricting plan. And with Republicans holding only a slim majority in the House of Representatives, the courts decision could affect the balance of power there.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2024

This debate has proven to be grist for the mill of the news industry, echoing in Court Room no 1 of Pakistan’s apex court. The year 2023 will be remembered as a year of constitutional crisis in Pakistan’s history. This time again the constitution was breached and the sanctity of the Supreme Court was violated by the ECP.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Judge Coleen McMahon, presiding over the case, found that the plaintiffs failed to establish Article III standing—a prerequisite to bringing their claims to federal court. The court ruled that the plaintiffs did not demonstrate a “concrete injury-in-fact” to pursue damages or injunctive relief under the DMCA.

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JURIST

JANUARY 21, 2024

A UK High Court judge ruled Friday that three individuals wounded during the Troubles can proceed in personal injury claims against former Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams. Justice Michael Soole of the High Court in London held that the claimants could only bring the claim against Adams in a personal capacity.

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JURIST

MARCH 14, 2024

The American Library Association (ALA) announced on Thursday that censorship demands and book ban attempts in public libraries and schools hit a record high in 2023. This made up 46 percent of all book challenges in 2023. The ALA documented 1,247 demands to ban 4,240 different books.

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JURIST

JULY 4, 2023

On Monday, 3rd July, the High Court of Kenya declared President William Ruto’s appointment of 50 Chief Administrative Secretaries (CAS) as unconstitutional. COURT RULES the creation of 50 Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) positions did not comply with the Constitution. She files this dispatch from Nairobi.

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JURIST

MAY 13, 2024

The High Court of Northern Ireland delivered a setback to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation policy by ruling that substantial sections of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (IMA) violate human rights laws and should not be enforced in Northern Ireland.

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JURIST

MARCH 23, 2025

February 9th’s presidential election resulted in a tie between President Daniel Noboa, who has held office since November 2023, and Luisa Gonzlez. Various rule of law and human rights concerns have emerged during Noboa’s presidency.

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JURIST

MARCH 6, 2025

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal unanimously quashed on Thursday the convictions of opposition activists Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong of failing to comply with notice to provide information under Article 43 of the China-imposed National Security Law (NSL). The assembly in question was the vigil held on June 4, 2021.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined to block a preliminary injunction on Monday, allowing the US Military Academy in West Point to continue to consider race as a factor for admission. This decision comes as the US Supreme Court considers the issue in a pending appeal brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA).

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JURIST

JANUARY 13, 2024

The US Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear the case Starbucks Corp. McKinney , originally filed due to Starbucks’ firing of employees attempting to unionize , to determine the appropriate legal standard by which courts should review National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) preliminary injunction decisions.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that the Seneca Nation is required to pay hundreds of millions of dollars of outstanding casino revenue sharing payments to New York State, following an appeal from arbitration that saw disagreement over the timeframes qualified for revenue sharing.

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JURIST

AUGUST 7, 2024

Thailand’s Constitutional Court ordered the progressive Move Forward Party’s (MFP) dissolution on Wednesday based on the party’s proposal to amend the country’s controversial lèse-majesté law. The Constitutional Court ruled that this proposal violated the Thai constitution, which mandates protection for the monarchy.

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JURIST

AUGUST 2, 2023

A Gallup public opinion poll released Wednesday shows continued record low approval ratings for the Supreme Court of the United States. Gallup, an independent global analytics firm, releases frequent public opinion polls gauging Americans’ approval of the court and its justices.

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2024

The operation occupies the same land as traditional reindeer herding grounds, despite a 2021 Norwegian Supreme Court ruling calling for an end to the turbines operation, according to a statement from the Saami activists’ attorneys.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Friday partially reinstated 2023 laws in Hawaii and California banning the carry of firearms in certain “sensitive places.” US district courts then temporarily blocked the laws in both states while the merits of the constitutional challenges are examined in future proceedings.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2024

A Moscow court ruled on Friday to extend the sentence of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by two months. Gershkovich, a US citizen, has been detained in Moscow since March 29, 2023 on espionage charges. This is the fourth extension of his sentence.

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2024

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on whether enforcing public camping ordinances against unhoused people without adequate shelter is cruel and unusual punishment and, therefore, prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. In 2020, the district court ruled that the city’s homelessness-related ordinances were unconstitutional.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A Japanese court on Wednesday allowed a gender change to be legally recognized without the need for sterilization for the first time in the country’s history. The post Japan court approves gender recognition without sterilization for the first time appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled Wednesday that the opposition Move Forward Party’s (MFP) efforts to change the country’s royal insult law are illegal, ordering a cessation of any attempts to push for change. Ruangkrai twice petitioned to have the party dissolved last year but the court dismissed the attempts.

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JURIST

APRIL 9, 2024

A Norwegian court Tuesday acquitted Indigenous activists who refused to pay their fines for blocking entrances to government buildings during a protest. The court held that the police who issued the fines to the protestors acted unreasonably. The court highlighted the fines as unnecessary and disproportionate reactions to the protests.

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JURIST

JULY 7, 2024

The US Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday to reinstate the use of secure ballot drop boxes for the 2024 elections, reversing a prior ruling from 2022 by the court’s then-conservative majority that had banned this method for returning absentee ballots.

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JURIST

APRIL 30, 2024

The report recommends that the UK repeal the controversial new Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 , which is set to come into force on May 1. Previously the Northern Ireland High Court ruled that the Legacy Act 2023 is incompatible with the ECHR, to which the UK lodged an appeal.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Since Arvalo took office in January, these actions include attempts to strip the president of his immunity and a controversial court ruling that canceled the legal registration of Arvalo’s political party Movimiento Semilla.

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JURIST

AUGUST 22, 2024

The appellate division of the Seoul Central District Court ordered on Thursday that the Japanese corporation Nippon Steel pay 100 million won to the four children of a Korean citizen who was a victim of forced labor in Japan during the Second World War, local media reported. They previously demanded 200 million won.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The premier also indicated his willingness to use the notwithstanding clause of theCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms if courts block the measures’ implementation. The premier explained in his letter : Our government shares your concerns about the need to keep our children, families and communities safe.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2024

A federal district judge found the city of Flint, Michigan in contempt Wednesday for its failure to finish the replacement of lead-contaminated pipes in the city’s water supply system according to a timeline laid out in a 2023 court order. While the city was found in contempt, Flint Mayor Sheldon Neely escaped sanction.

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JURIST

MAY 12, 2024

The Australian High Court passed a judgement on Friday that dismissed an Iranian asylum seeker’s plea to be released from immigration detention and enter the country. His final determination by the Australian Federal Court rejected his application in 2018.

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JURIST

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Moscow City Court ruled Friday to liquidate the Public Commission for the Preservation of the Heritage of Academician Sakharov (Sakharov Center), a human rights organization, for “systematic, gross and irremediable violations of the law,” according to Interfax.

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2024

A Thailand court imposed Thursday an additional four-year imprisonment on an activist and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa for defaming the Thai royal family and violating the Computer Crime Act through two social media posts made between January and April 2021.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

A US federal appeals court on Wednesday held the Internet Archive’s (IA) Free Digital Library infringes upon publishers’ copyright protections. At trial, the federal court found that all four factors favored the publishers. The appeal court agreed. The IA shortly thereafter reinstated its one-to-one policy.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A US District Court Northern District of Alabama three judge panel Tuesday tossed out the Alabama legislature’s proposed congressional map, holding that the current map is still racially gerrymandered and likely violates Section Two of the Voting Rights Act.

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JURIST

MARCH 9, 2023

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Thursday announced that his office plans to “fight for fairness in women’s sports” and will ask the US Supreme Court to lift an injunction on H.B. However, on January 5, 2023, the court ruled that “H.B.

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JURIST

JULY 27, 2023

The UK High Court ruled Thursday that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully by routinely accommodating unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UAS children) in hotels. As of 17 July 2023, 218 UAS children were being housed in hotels in the UK.

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2024

According to the report, the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted inspections, interviews and consultations throughout 2023 to ensure compliance with international obligations as part of its ongoing monitoring efforts on immigration detention.

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