Continuing one of America’s most influential legacies, Dr. Bernice A. King has established herself as a formidable force for justice and reconciliation in her own right. As we mark Black History Month, JURIST Senior Editor Pitasanna Shanmugathas sits down with the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—a woman who was just five years [...]

Today I am finally free. They may have imprisoned me, but they never took my spirit. –Leonard Peltier, Feb. 18, 2025 Native American activist Leonard Peltier, one of the longest-serving federal prisoners in US history, was released to home confinement on Tuesday after spending nearly five decades behind bars. His imprisonment stems from a controversial [...]

“If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that’s also illegal. Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.”* — JD Vance, US Vice President, via [...]

On February 7, President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting US aid to South Africa and offering refugee status to white South African farmers, claiming the country’s new Expropriation Act has enabled racial discrimination. The order represents a significant shift in US-South Africa relations and has raised questions about both countries’ approaches to addressing [...]

In this piece for JURIST News, Tejaswini Kaushal, an undergraduate student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India, dives into recent legal developments regarding transgender rights in India, and a recent ruling in the ‘Mrs X v the State of Karnataka’ case from 2024.  Imagine a transgender woman in India fighting for [...]

Before US President Donald J. Trump returned to the Oval Office and began systematically attacking initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across US institutions, Alabama passed SB 129, a law aimed at stifling a broad swath of DEI-related initiatives at public universities. Now, educators and students are challenging the controversial state law in [...]

In this interview with Marilena Stegbauer, a fellow of the McCain Institute Global Leaders Program and friend of Venezuelan opposition figure Jesús Armas, speaks with James Joseph, JURIST Managing Editor for Long-Form Content, on Armas’  forcible disappearance following his abduction by the Maduro regime. Marilena underscores his connections to global institutions and the urgent need [...]

Edited by James Joseph, Managing Editor for Long-Form Content  In this interview for JURIST,  Lana Osei JURIST’s Chief West Africa Correspondent based in Ghana, and Halima Abena Kyerewah Adam from the University of Cape Coast Faculty of Law speak with Shafic Osman a Ghanaian lawyer and plaintiff in a groundbreaking case of religious liberty in Ghana’s [...]

On his first day back in the Oval Office as the 47th President, Donald J. Trump launched an unprecedented wave of executive actions aimed at systematically dismantling policies from the previous administration. Within hours of his inauguration, the new Trump White House announced over 60 presidential actions that comprehensively targeted diverse policy areas, including immigration, [...]

Dr. Salman H. Abu-Sitta, a Palestinian academic, is renowned for his extensive work documenting Palestine’s land and people, as well as developing a practical return plan for Palestinian refugees. He founded the Palestine Land Society (PLS), accredited by the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), and established [...]