Jewish students sue MIT for alleged complicity in antisemitism on campus
The StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ) and two Jewish students filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), alleging that the university has violated the students’ rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by fostering an environment of antisemitism. The lawsuit, filed in the Massachusetts District Court, [...]
National survey shows most US Jews feel less secure than they did a year ago
A report from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) published Tuesday found that nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure in the US than they did a year ago. The AJC surveyed 1,528 Jewish people in the US over 18 years old. According to the resulting report, in response to the question, “How much of [...]
Georgia top court bars doctors from suing state over abortion law
The Supreme Court of Georgia issued a landmark ruling Monday, holding that the state is immune from litigation unless it consents to being sued, rejecting a challenge to a 20-week abortion ban. Justice Blackwell ...
Judicial official rules for Georgia in Florida water consumption dispute
A judicial official on Tuesday ruled in favor of Georgia in a water consumption dispute with Florida. The official urged the US Supreme Court to reject water consumption limits placed on Georgia, which the...
Georgia judge denies state's request to block in-state tuition for certain immigrants
Chief Judge Gail Tusan of the Superior Court of Fulton County on Wednesday refused to place a hold on her previous ruling granting in-state tuition to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) [official...
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against India PM over 2002 riots
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, agreeing with the US State Department that he is entitled to immunity...
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled Monday that the state's statute prohibiting the solicitation of sodomy is constitutional. The case concerned a former police officer named James Edwin Watson who was convicted of soliciting sex...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Friday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to scrap a key part of Georgia's sweeping anti-illegal immigration law. The lawsuit challenges a 2011 statute that...
Georgia death row inmate petitions court for stay of execution
Warren Hill, a Georgia death row inmate with an undisputed IQ of 70, filed motions on Monday for a stay of execution with the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the US Supreme...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Wednesday permanently blocked a key provision in Georgia's immigration law that criminalized knowingly transporting or harboring an illegal immigrant during the course of...
