JURIST

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday declared the Supreme Court decision in the matter of trying armed civilians in a military court martial as ‘wrong’, stating that the method reinforces the civilian judicial system in defending the lives of people against criminals armed with guns.

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MARCH 8, 2025

The Federal Court of Canada dismissed a challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament on Thursday, concluding that the applicants failed to demonstrate that the prime minister exceeded the limits established by the written Constitution, unwritten Constitutional principles, or any other legal limits.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to hold Metaparent company of Facebookliable for its alleged role in helping radicalize Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof. The court upheld a lower district court’s decision after a woman, denoted as M.P.,

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2025

The Supreme Court of Canada announced on Thursday that it will hear a landmark challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21. This latest legal challenge comes after lower courts, including the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the law due to the government’s use of the notwithstanding clause.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the odor of raw cannabis is sufficient to justify a warrantless vehicle search. ” Molina asked the trial court to suppress the raw cannabis as evidence in trial. ” Molina asked the trial court to suppress the raw cannabis as evidence in trial.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked the enforcement of an anti-money laundering law that mandates corporate entities to disclose to the US Treasury Department the identities of their true beneficial owners. Garland, where the plaintiff argued that the law was unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Amnesty International condemned Lebanon’s military court on Tuesday for its failure to hold security forces officers responsible for Syrian refugee Bashar Abd Saud’s death in custody accountable. According to Lebanon’s 2017 Anti-Torture Law, torture cases should be tried in civilian courts.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Moroccan Rabat Court of First Instance sentenced journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui on Monday to 18 months in prison for defamation against Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahb. The case centers on a video in which Mahdaoui alleged that Ouahbi had received a luxury car from a woman involved in an active legal case.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Judge Rafael Soares of the 7th Federal Court in the Brazilian state of Sergipe sentenced them to between 23 and 28 years in prison. In September 2023, the 7th Federal Court of Sergipe ordered the government to pay Santos’ son 1 million reais in moral damages and his mother 405,000 reais as compensation.

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Above The Law

MARCH 5, 2025

The meta-discourse on how to read the law — one of the most interesting things about lawyering — is so important that if you invite experts to discuss legal interpretation at your school, you better make sure you get someone who knows what they’re talking about. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Alana C.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Italian authorities brought 43 asylum seekers back to the country from offshore asylum processing centers in Albania on Friday, following a ruling by the Court of Appeal of Rome. This marks the third time the courts have halted the expulsions of asylum seekers.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of Virginia drivers challenging a state motor vehicle law was not entitled to reimbursement of their attorneys fees even though a federal district court issued an order in their favor that temporarily prohibited the state from enforcing the law and the states legislature repealed the law.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Using legal data for strategic law firm planning is no longer reserved for BigLaw. For instance, one trend we reported on previously was the slow and steady decline of asbestos-related litigation in state courts. This allows firms to find new business opportunities and better understand their real market share.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2025

A Delhi court directed the police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against journalist Rana Ayyub following a complaint accusing her of insulting Hindu deities and spreading “anti-India sentiment” through her posts on X. I am certain that my tweets do not violate any legal provision.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

I made my way to the US Supreme Court press box for JURIST Monday morning to listen to oral arguments in Gutierrez v. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied his request for testing, citing state law that limits testing to cases where it would determine guilt or innocence, not merely the sentence.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

Legal teams are being pressed to control costs and better respond to changing regulatory and risk management obligations. In fact, legal technology is far more accessible and affordable than even two years ago. Increasing complexities in a number of industries are creating the need for high-value legal expertise.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that Azerbaijan violated the freedom of expression of a lawyer that was disbarred for filing a corruption complaint against the director of a legal consultancy. Regarding this, the court ruled that the applicant’s complaint was not a baseless accusation.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

However, the Taliban, which ousted the previous government and took power in August 2021, has declared that decision to be now devoid of any legal backing. However, this ‘court’ has conspicuously failed to address these egregious injustices, ” Taliban deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat stated.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

A Netherlands appeals court overturned a landmark 2021 ruling requiring Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 on Tuesday. This was a setback for the environmental advocacy group Milieudefensie, which sought legal avenues to enforce corporate climate action.

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JURIST

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Supreme Court of Nepal has ruled that Rukshana Kapali, a transgender woman, should be legally recognised on all documents as a woman without having to submit to medical verification according to a Wednesday report by HRW.

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JURIST

MARCH 11, 2025

The US Supreme Court on Monday revived a case on the fate of “Rue Saint-Honor in the Afternoon, Effect of Rain,” a painting by French impressionist Camille Pissarro now worth millions. The issue before the court was whether California law or Spanish law governed the disputed claim of title to the painting.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2025

The Seoul Central District Court ordered the release of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from detention on Friday, citing procedural violations by prosecutors during Yoon’s arrest. Still, the court did not dismiss the charges of insurrection stemming from the president’s December 2024 declaration of martial law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 8, 2025

The Vietnamese government initiated legal proceedings on Tuesday against prominent lawyer Tran Dinh Trien for allegedly infringing upon state interests through social media criticism. In recent years, several legal professionals have faced similar charges for voicing opinions that challenge government policies or actions.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The UN panel highlighted that the detention had not been carried out under Niger’s legal framework and was instead a consequence of the coup. Bazoum’s legal team has also called for his release following the UN’s statement. This is potentially a violation of Bazoum’s right to a fair trial and personal liberty.

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JURIST

JANUARY 2, 2025

Ukraine became the 125th state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday. Moreover, the ratification strengthens Ukraine’s ability to prosecute international crimes domestically, aligning its legal framework with international standards.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

The Federal Administrative Court of Germany ruled on Wednesday to suspend the ban imposed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) on COMPACT-Magazin GmbH, which is classified as a right-wing extremist company. Certain passages in the publications distributed by the applicant indicate potential violations of human dignity.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

DunixeBerlanas , CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The EU General Court on Wednesday upheld a significant financial penalty against Poland, amounting to approximately 320 million, due to non-compliance with EU laws through its judicial reforms enacted in 2019.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 31, 2022

Managing an increasing volume of cases and court deadlines– sometimes in multiple jurisdictions – is one of the biggest time management challenges for law firms. . The court ordered additional briefings, but the lawyer then missed multiple deadlines, claiming earlier orders were lost among numerous notifications on his mobile phone.

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2024

Asylum Aid, a leading UK charity providing free legal advice and representation to asylum seekers and refugees, announced on Friday that it was launching legal action against the Home Office’s Safety of Rwanda plan to “ensure that all individual cases against removal to Rwanda are properly considered.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 21, 2024

The Provincial Court of Madrid on Friday sentenced Spanish politician and former Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Rodrigo Rato to four years, nine months, and one day in prison for corruption and money laundering crimes. The court found that his actions violated articles 286 bis, 301, and 305 of Spain’s Criminal Code.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Share The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. But a federal appeals court ruled last year that Gutierrez does not have a legal right to sue, known as standing, to bring federal civil rights claims challenging the constitutionality of the Texas laws governing DNA testing. Now the Supreme Court will weigh in.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Thursday that France had violated the right to life substantively, but not procedurally, for the death of a protester in the case of Fraisse and Others v. In 2021, the French Court of Cassation had dismissed all appeals and decided not to prosecute the officer.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 18, 2024

billion to settle legal claims in Canada, stemming from decades of disputes. The proposal remains subject to further negotiation and court approval. A mediator, appointed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to coordinate the tobacco-related claims and facilitate the negotiations, filed the proposed settlement arrangement.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2025

The Supreme Court of India granted a final opportunity on Tuesday for states and union territories to comply with its directives to eradicate caste discrimination within prisons. Despite the court’s clear directives, compliance reports from the states and union territories have been notably absent.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 28, 2025

But I remember it was probably seven years after Legally Blonde, I got called for jury duty and it was in Beverly Hills. The post Reese Witherspoon, Who ‘Definitely Did Not Go To Law School,’ Selected As Jury Foreman Because Of ‘Legally Blonde’ Role appeared first on Above the Law. It was probably two weeks.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday urged Malta’s Constitutional Court to lift what it describes as an “information blackout” on the ongoing murder trial of Yorgen Fenech, the alleged mastermind behind the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

The Brazilian Supreme Court ordered X Corp. X’s Global Government Affairs account said that the company was “forced by court decisions to block certain popular accounts in Brazil,” adding that no reason was provided as to why or any details given regarding the posts that allegedly violate the law.

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