JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Supreme Court justices and lower court judges are required to recuse themselves from cases in specific circumstances by law. There is also a statute that prohibits government officers and employees from soliciting or accepting anything of value from a person. Republicans on the Committee did not participate in the investigation.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In a press release, the DNA Chief Prosecutor stated there is reasonable evidence that between January and May 2021, while serving in government, Voiculescu and Mihăilă illegally contracted for and spent 1 billion Euros on more vaccine doses than necessary. million by authorities.

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JURIST

APRIL 19, 2022

After the Amendment took effect on January 1, 2018, Circuit City, a US chain of electronics retail stores, refused to pay the increased fees and brought suit in the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, claiming that the 2017 Amendment, which creates nonuniform bankruptcy laws, was unconstitutional. United States v.

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JURIST

JANUARY 9, 2025

The inquiry, which examined classified military records, whistleblower accounts, and survivor testimonies, uncovered a disturbing pattern of behavior that raises serious questions about accountability and the rule of law in armed conflict. Equally significant is the protection of individual rights.

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JURIST

JULY 19, 2022

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday published a call for India to end its controversial sedition law. The sedition law is a statute from the colonial era when India was controlled by the United Kingdom. ” More recently, HRW claims Prime Minister Narendra Modi has used the law to punish activists and protesters. .”

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This ceremony is the conclusion of the accession process which began in 2022 when the government approved a law on Rome Statute ratification and a declaration , accepting the ICC’s retroactive jurisdiction before the Armenian Constitutional Court authorized the ratification.

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APRIL 8, 2025

“Goldstein Challenges Statute of Limitations Pauses in Tax Case; Blames accountants for failure to report some taxable income; Says government had evidence contradicting agents claims”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law recently had this report (subscription required for full access).

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JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Article 65 of the ICJ Statute further establishes the court’s jurisdiction to provide advisory opinions. Although non-binding, they serve as authoritative statements of international law. The request for an advisory opinion was initially inspired by a grassroots movement in Vanuatu and subsequently advanced by its government.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2021

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, adopting a rigid interpretation of a federal statute that requires the government to serve a “notice to appear” in order to trigger the “stop-time” rule. That rule can foreclose access to immigration relief by preventing noncitizens from accruing the time required for eligibility.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a state law prohibiting convicted felons from voting while on probation or parole in a 3-1 ruling. The law at issue, Minn. The appellants, two convicted felons, argued that the law violates Article VII , Section 1, of the Minnesota Constitution.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the government’s broad interpretation of a federal law that makes it a crime to “exceed authorized access” on a computer. The post Justices narrow federal computer-fraud statute appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Check back soon for in-depth analysis of the opinion.

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JURIST

AUGUST 11, 2023

Mitchel built upon this, saying, “Whether or not a declaration of genocide is declared, we will continue to do our utmost to end violations of international human rights law and, where appropriate, international humanitarian law; prevent the escalation of such violations; and alleviate the suffering of those affected.”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

A Russian court convicted political activist Anastasia Shevchenko Thursday, finding that she had violated the country’s “undesirable organizations” law through her involvement with a pro-democracy group. Officials first brought the case in January of 2019, when the government contended Shevchenko violated Article 284.1

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JURIST

JULY 22, 2024

The Law Society of Kenya issued a statement on Monday condemning an increase in the government’s road maintenance levy, calling the Ministry of Roads and Transport’s conduct “unconstitutional and procedurally flawed.”

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2023

1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) , a federal law that criminalizes the encouragement of illegal immigration, does not violate the First Amendment of the US Constitution. It does not “prohibi[t] a substantial amount of protected speech”—let alone enough to justify throwing out the law’s “plainly legitimate sweep.” Hansen that 8 U.S.C.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2025

Even when hospitals are thought to be used for military purposes and lose their protected status under international law, they can only be attacked after a warning that gives sufficient time for the evacuation of patients and staff goes unheeded.

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JURIST

JANUARY 22, 2025

The charges outlined in the ICC warrant are based on the provisions of Articles 7 and 8 of the Rome Statute , which define crimes against humanity and war crimes. His arrest has raised concerns in Libya, with calls for government intervention to secure his release.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The US Supreme Court, in a split decision, issued a brief statement on Thursday refusing to reinstate a Florida law that targets drag shows. A lower court order previously prohibited the law from coming into effect. ” Anyone found to be in violation fo the law would be charged with a misdemeanor.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

A hīkoi (protest march) spanning the entirety of New Zealand’s north island rallying against the government’s constitutionally consequential ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ began Monday from Cape Reinga, the country’s northernmost point.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The HRL began documenting potential violations of international law by Russia in Ukraine as part of an initiative led by the US Department of State in 2022. The HRL revealed that more than half of those children have been placed directly with Russian citizens, while the rest have been listed on Russia’s child placement databases.

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JURIST

MARCH 4, 2025

The government of Rwanda is seeking damages of 50 million from the UK following the cancellation of a migrant transfer deal between Rwanda and the UK on Monday. ” Contrarily, the British government spokesperson told BBC that “Rwanda has waived any additional payments.”

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JURIST

JUNE 23, 2021

” The panel recommends adding “(e) the crime of Ecocide” to Article 5(1) of the Rome Statute with the following definition: Article 8 ter. The “ecocide” amendment would remedy this problem, and give the ICC authority to hold business and government leaders for their actions in times of peace.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Women who stand to be conscripted have been especially worried and devastated by this law.

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JURIST

MARCH 19, 2025

Amnesty International expressed concerns on Tuesday about the recent approval by the Peruvian Congress of an amendment to Law 27692, which established the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI). The APCI is a public agency that was established by Law 27692 in 2002.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In 2017, Oklahoma sued J&J, Purdue Pharma and Teva Pharmaceuticals under the state’s public nuisance statute alleging that the drug manufacturers deceptively marketed opioids within the state. This plan appropriated money to 21 government programs to combat opioid abuse statewide.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The reforms will also reduce the penalty framework for corruption offenses and shorten the statute of limitations. While Fico acknowledged the European Commission’s comments, he said that they would not affect his proposed criminal law reforms which he claims are protecting human rights.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2023

The court’s finding rejected the argument of the plaintiff in the case, the Law Offices of Crystal Moroney P.C., The Appropriations Clause states, “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” In the US, Congress, instead of the executive branch, controls government funding.

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JUNE 9, 2023

The government also charged Dubin with aggravated identity theft, which carries a separate two-year sentence. Choosing between the two competing readings, “one limited and one near limitless,” the Supreme Court on Thursday handily rejected the government’s “boundless” interpretation of the aggravated identity theft statute.

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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2025

Catholic Charities Bureau, the petitioners,argued that Wisconsin law disfavored Catholic Charities because the organization served and hired non-Catholics and did not proselytize, meaning that they did not engage in typical religious activities.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Called the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act , the proposed legislation empowers the provincial cabinet to dismiss federal laws, programs, and policies. The current Albertan government has been a regular and vocal critic of the federal government’s emission reduction targets.

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JURIST

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Philippines became a party to the Rome Statute , the founding treaty of the ICC, in November 2011. However, it withdrew from it in 2018 in accordance with Article 127 of the statute. Following the commencement of the preliminary examination, the Philippines subsequently withdrew from the statute.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 26, 2024

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a federal anti-bribery law does not make it a crime for state and local officials to accept a gratuity for acts that they have already taken. who was convicted and sentenced to 21 months in prison for violating the federal law at the center of the case, known as Section 666.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Although the request was submitted in accordance with Article 15 of the Rome Statute and Syria is not a State Party to the Rome Statute, jurisdiction over the alleged crimes can still be considered because the victims were forced into Jordan, a country that is a State Party to the Rome Statute.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Kagan noted that the statute on which the lower courts relied points to the defendants profits, and that in common parlance defendant refers to the party against whom relief is sought in an action. The post Only named defendants profits can be awarded in trademark suit, justices rule appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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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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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2025

Thompson used the money to make an equity contribution to the law firm where he had just become a partner, to pay off a tax bill, and to repay money that he owed a different bank, but he did not sign any paperwork for the second and third loans.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

McDonough , a case about retroactive disability benefits for veterans who failed to apply for those benefits within the one-year window prescribed by a federal statute. 5110(b)(1) is a statute of limitations to determine whether the Irwin presumption, which allows for equitable tolling, applies. Thus, the presumption should not apply.

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