France government abandons plan to reduce state subsidies on agricultural diesel
The French government introduced a series of urgent measures on Friday that abandon its plan to reduce state subsidies on agricultural diesel. The measures included emergency solutions aiming to make the life of farmers easier and protect their income, and were announced within “a logic of agricultural independence and food sovereignty, with healthy, safe and [...]
Pennsylvania jury convicts Pittsburgh synagogue shooter on all 63 charges
A Pennsylvania jury convicted the gunman responsible for the shooting deaths of 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on all 63 counts Friday. Robert Bowers will appear in court again on June 26 to determine his sentencing, which includes a potential death sentence. The jury delivered its verdict Friday afternoon at the [...]
JURIST is launching a new series of dispatches from major US states written by JURIST correspondents “on the ground” in those jurisdictions. JURIST Operations Director Ram Eachambadi files this report from Los Angeles. A day after the US Supreme Court’s refusal to block Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8) for the second time, California Governor Gavin [...]
China court rejects Canadian citizen's appeal of death sentence
The Higher People’s Court of Liaoning (“appellate court”) in China on Tuesday upheld Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s death sentence for methamphetamine smuggling. Initially, the Dalian Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Schellenberg to 15 years in prison for smuggling drugs. On Schellenberg’s appeal, the appellate court remanded the case for retrial concluding that the punishment was [...]
Son of couple killed in Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting sues Colt and NRA for radicalizing killer
Marc Simon, the son of Sylvan and Bernice Simon, both of whom were killed in the 2018 Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh that killed eleven people and wounded six others, has sued firearms manufacturer Colt and the National Rifle Association (NRA) for their roles in radicalizing Robert Bowers, the indicted shooter. The novel 47-page [...]
Pennsylvania county files lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
Pennsylvania's Beaver County filed a lawsuit on Monday against opioid manufacturers. The lawsuit, filed in the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas , accuses manufacturers and doctors of deceptive acts, fraud, unjust enrichment, negligence, misrepresentation...
Former FBI director James Comey testifies against Trump administration
Former FBI director James Comey testified on Thursday in front of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence . During more than two hours of testimony, Comey recounted nine encounters with President Donald Trump. Comey had...
Supreme Court rules power of attorney need not expressly allow arbitration
The US Supreme Court issued an opinion for Kindred Nursing Centers Limited Partnership v. Clark on Monday holding that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts a Kentucky state law that requires a power-of-attorney agreements...
Supreme Court hears arguments on binding arbitration agreements
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in Kindred Nursing Centers Limited Partnership v. Clark , wherein the court will once again be asked to decide whether binding arbitration agreements are permissible. The Kentucky Supreme Court...
The Poison Poor Children Drink: Six Lessons from the Flint Tragedy
JURIST Guest Columnist Robert Percival from University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law discusses what can be learned from the tragedy in Flint, Michigan...Americans who visit China quickly notice one significant difference from travel in the US. Even...
