UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons Cecilia Jimenez-Damary on Friday urged Libya to intensify efforts to aid Libyans who have been displaced as a result of the country's ongoing conflict. Jimenez-Damary...
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Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The UN expressed concern Thursday about human rights abuses in Mali despite the Malian government signing a peace agreement in 2015 with several armed groups. The...
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Court of Appeals for the Six Circuit affirmed the constitutionality of Ohio's lethal injection method on Thursday, just two weeks prior to a scheduled execution. The case...
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the constitutionality of Ohio's lethal injection method on Thursday, just two weeks prior to a scheduled execution. The case stemmed from two death row inmates attempting to prevent...
Federal district judge Sam Cummings on Thursday ruled that an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guideline limiting employers' use of criminal background checks in the hiring process is unenforceable. Texas, the plaintiff, claimed that the...
US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) , with approval from President Trump, declassified and released a memo on Friday claiming that the FBI overstepped their surveillance authority while investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential...
Amnesty International (AI) released a report on Thursday detailing continued abuses by Australia against refugees being held on Manus Island . In October 31, 2017, Australia withdrew support services for the refugee detention center, including...
The UN expressed concern Thursday about human rights abuses in Mali despite the Malian government signing a peace agreement in 2015 with several armed groups. The UN monitored the situation in Mali from January 2015 to...
The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered Nicaragua to pay Costa Rica nearly USD $380,000 for environmental damage to a protected wetland in the border area near the San Juan River. Nicaragua removed close to...
A federal judge on Thursday struck down Florida's process for restoring voter rights to former felons, finding that it was unconstitutional. Florida citizens are automatically disenfranchised after being convicted of a felony under the Florida Constitution . Former...
