JURIST

AUGUST 17, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a bill on Thursday that would ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Zelenskyy also introduced Bill 11484 , which would amend certain provisions of the Ukrainian Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to be in line with the statute.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The Supreme Court of Kenya reversed the Court of Appeal ruling on Tuesday that declared the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional. President Ruto signed the Finance Act 2023 into law on June 26, 2023, but it was later contested for unconstitutionality in the High Court.

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JURIST

JUNE 6, 2022

The US Supreme Court announced Monday it would hear Wilkins v. Wilson deals with the QTA’s 12 year statute of limitations for claimants and asks whether the statute of limitations is a jurisdictional rule or a claim-processing rule. However, a claim-processing rule allows for exceptions and more discretion for courts.

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JURIST

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine voted on Wednesday to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court , making Ukraine a state party. The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, claimed that ratifying the Rome Statute demonstrates Ukraine’s “unwavering commitment to strengthening international justice.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The German Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled a law allowing double jeopardy in criminal cases where new evidence was available was unconstitutional. However, the court found the 2021 reform conflicted with Article 103 of the Basic Law. ” The decision centered on Section 362 of the German Criminal Code.

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JURIST

JUNE 13, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday unanimously held in ZF Automotive US, Inc. Justice Barrett wrote the court’s opinion. 1782 allows federal trial courts to order production of evidence and testimony “ for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.” Luxshare, Ltd. Since the purpose of 28 U.S.C.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Amnesty International submitted on Monday a petition to the Pre-Trial Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) requesting an end to the ICC Prosecutor’s delay in starting the court’s investigation against Nigeria. The letter by Amnesty International alleges a possible violation of Article 15(3) of the Statute.

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2025

Central to the commission’s findings was Rule 7 of the Rome Statute , which states that forced disappearance and torture constitute crimes against humanity when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against any civilian population.

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JURIST

JUNE 20, 2021

The US Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a ruling that allowed several individuals to sue food corporations Nestlé USA and Cargill over child slavery claims, limiting corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute. The case which the Supreme Court decided was Nestlé USA, Inc. Doe I, consolidated with Cargill, Inc.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 19, 2024

“Bonus 113: Tick Tock for TikTok; The justices’ decision to hear expedited argument on the constitutionality of the TikTok statute makes a lot of sense; It’s also a good foil for a broader debate about when / how the Court intervenes.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2024

This represents a significant change from the 2019 Raise the Age law , which allowed most 16- and 17-year-olds to remain under juvenile court jurisdiction regardless of the severity of the charges. For youth ages 13 to 15, serious felony cases may also be moved from adult criminal court back to the juvenile system.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Meeting in Vienna and Riga, the Core Group, comprising representatives from various countries, welcomed Ukraine’s ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which includes the Kampala Amendment on the crime of aggression.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a state law violated the youth plaintiffs’ right to a clean and healthful environment under the state constitution. ” The court also ruled against the state’s argument that the plaintiffs lacked standing in the case.

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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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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2025

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday for a Wisconsin Catholic charity requesting a religious exemption from an unemployment insurance tax. ” The court will make a final ruling on the case during the 2024-2025 term. She prompted the petitioners to look to the legislative history of the federal provision.

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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 statute of limitations ran out due to his forgetting the deadline. The Tennessee lawyer failed to add a calendar reminder to track the statute of limitations deadline.

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2025

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday over a challenge to Louisiana’s recently redrawn voting map and its two Black-majority districts. But this has became life as usual for the states under this Court’s voting cases.” It is unclear how the court will rule in the case.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from North Carolina on Monday over the constitutionality of a state law allowing employers to sue employees working as undercover investigators. The challenged statute, N.C. The court stated that the law substantially “burden[ed] newsgathering and publishing activities.”

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2024

The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Tuesday a lower court order and ruled against a trailer park in a case involving the application of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The court found that the policy had a disproportionate impact on Latino residents.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Gonzales v. The statute broadly shields online platforms from liability for content posted to the platform by its users. Instead, Stewart urged the the court to “distinguish carefully between liability for the content itself, [and] liability for statements about the content.”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The US Supreme Court Wednesday ruled in a slip opinion that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor cannot discharge a debt that resulted from her partner’s fraudulent activity under 11 U.S.C. § The statute at issue bars debtors from discharging debts “for money…obtained by…fraud.” 523(a)(7)(A).

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JURIST

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Accordingly, Krasner invites the court to issue an injunction to restrain the petition. ” At this time, the civil lawsuit is in its early stages, but Krasner is planning to litigate the issue in court. The petition invites people to sign on in support of the First and Second Amendments.

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JURIST

MAY 12, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found Tuesday that a racist slur used by a former military officer was protected speech under the First Amendment. The Virginia Supreme Court has narrowly interpreted Virginia Code § 18.2-416 Because of this, the court reversed the conviction.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 31, 2025

High Court Rejects Challenge to Statute Shielding Gun Companies From Civil Suit”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on a unanimous ruling that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued today.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The 120-day extension of the statute of limitations granted to health care liability plaintiffs who give proper pre-suit notice under the HCLA does not apply to or extend the Saving Statute. The plaintiff had filed an HCLA suit against the defendant after giving proper pre-suit notice under the statute. Code Ann. 29-26-121(c).

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JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2024

De Greiff expressed hope that the report and the collected evidence will help Ukraine prosecutors and the International Criminal Court carry out their mandates. Outside of judicial accountability, he also hopes the report serves the purpose of truth-telling for reparations and prevention.

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JURIST

APRIL 24, 2023

The US Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments in Lac du Flambeau Band v. It was argued that tribes are a type of domestic governmental units which the statute distinctly includes. Coughlin also points to the fact that the Supreme Court has previously determined that Congress need not use specific “magic words”.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Thursday upheld the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as constitutional. The court found the CFPB is funded by Title X of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The court again rejected the argument.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The US Supreme Court Monday issued an order list announcing it will hear two additional cases this term. This law reformed sentencing to require a district court to ignore the mandatory minimum sentence if a criminal defendant meets certain criteria, known as “safety valve relief.” The two cases are Pulsifer v.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The state seeks injunctions against further damages to property and nuisance, punitive and retributive damages, disgorgement of defendant profits and for the court to find in favor of the state in their claims of trespass and deceptive trade practices.

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JURIST

JUNE 27, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Concepcion v. The Justice Department argued that Concepcion’s original sentence of 228 months was within the statute’s range of 188 to 235 months, meaning that district court judges are not able to adjust Concepcion’s sentence. Neither of those limitations applies here.

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JURIST

MARCH 11, 2025

According to the Philippines Presidential Communication Office, INTERPOL Manila arrested Duterte at the airport upon his arrival from Hong Kong, after receiving the arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the same day. The arrest has also triggered protests at the airport from his supporters.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered the state’s Secretary of State to implement Legislative Bill (LB) 20 on Wednesday, providing for the automatic restoration of voting rights for felons in Nebraska upon completion of their sentence.

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2023

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Dubin v. United States that in order to constitute aggravated identity theft, the use of a person’s identity must be at the “crux” of what makes the conduct criminal, reversing a lower court decision.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2022

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Friday declared unconstitutional Pennsylvania’s “no-excuse mail-in voting law,” which permits voters to cast their ballots by mail without providing an excuse for their absence. ” In its decision, the court stated: Approximately 1.38

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JURIST

JULY 5, 2024

The Peruvian Congress approved a bill on Thursday that introduces a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity in the second vote, despite opposition from human rights organizations for its potential interruption of ongoing investigations into serious abuses.

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JURIST

MAY 25, 2023

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government cannot keep the profits of properties sold to pay off tax debts. The court reached this decision in the case of Tyler v. In 2015, Hennepin County seized the property, as permitted under Minnesota Statute §§281.18 , 282.07 , and sold it for $40,000.

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