Guatemala faced political demonstrations and protests Monday after the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), the nation’s highest electoral body, was reportedly raided for the fourth time by the nation’s Public Ministry (PM) last week. According to a press release by the US Department of State, the PM seized election materials as part of a continued effort [...]

Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Ciara Dinneny is JURIST’s European Bureau Chief and a trainee with the Law Society of Ireland. She files this dispatch from Dublin.   Irish criminal barristers have withdrawn their services as of [...]

The US Supreme Court released orders Friday and Monday after its September “long conference.” The court granted certiorari for 12 cases Friday and two cases Monday for its Winter term, to be argued in January or February. All cases listed in Friday’s order were granted certiorari. The accepted cases include: Moody v. Netchoice; Netchoice v. [...]

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) rejected a US State Department report claiming that the PRC supports the global spread of disinformation on Saturday. A PRC Foreign Ministry spokesperson, quoted by the Xinhua news agency, said that the “report is in itself disinformation as it misrepresents facts and truth.” The spokesperson accused the US of [...]

The US Supreme Court kicked off its Fall 2023 term Monday by hearing oral arguments in a statutory interpretation case examining federal sentencing laws. The issue before the court in Pulsifer v. United States is whether a nonviolent drug offender can receive a sentence below the mandatory minimum for their offense if they do not [...]

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Izhar Ahmed Khan is a 2022 LL.B. graduate of the Pakistan College of Law (University of London International Program). He files this from Lahore.    Last Friday, September 29th, a day meant to be a day [...]

France’s highest administrative court heard on Friday the first class action brought by six human rights groups against the state. In the class action, human rights groups and victims alleged that French police engaged in systematic racial profiling against Black and Arab men during police patrols. The case originates with a 2021 petition to the [...]

The Court of Appeal in Thailand Saturday rejected the bail application of Arnon Nampa, a prominent leader of the Thai protest movement, according to a social media announcement from the Thai Lawyers Center for Human Rights (TLHR). Arnon Nampa was convicted under Thailand’s lèse-majesté law, which imposes strict penalties for defaming or insulting the monarchy. [...]

On Saturday, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit temporarily blocked a venture capital fund’s program that would have awarded grants to Black women-run businesses. The program, Fearless Strivers Grant Contest, was set up to promote diversity in business and set aside grant money specifically for minority-owned businesses. The case is an appeal [...]