The European Court of Justice (ECJ) agreed with the European Commission (“the Commission”) Tuesday in ruling that the UK violated EU law by failing to apply effective customs control measures and owes the EU billions for failure to collect import fees in respect of certain imports of textiles and footwear from China. Some countries listened to [...]

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a law student in Kabul reports on several recent developments in the country, including the aggressive searching of private homes by the Taliban. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our correspondent’s name. The [...]

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced Tuesday that Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was arrested in Miami after being named Monday in an indictment in the related to the January 6, 2021 insurrection. The Proud Boys are a Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) designated hate group with violent white supremacist [...]

The Florida Senate voted Tuesday to pass a controversial bill HB 1557, or the Parental Rights in Education. LGBTQIA activists have deemed the legislation a “Don’t Say Gay” bill because it limits discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms. The Florida House of Representatives passed the bill on February 25, 2022. The bill [...]

The US Supreme Court declined to review Monday the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that overturned entertainer Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. In 2005, former Temple University employee Andrea Constand alleged that Cosby had sexually assaulted and drugged her. The case was settled, and District Attorney Bruce Castor declined to press criminal charges. However, in 2015, Castor’s successor [...]

The Council of Ministers of Poland adopted a draft law Monday to provide zł8 billion (US $1.75 billion) to Ukrainian refugees. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) reported Tuesday that approximately 2.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine, and about 1.3 million of those have fled to Poland. Under the Polish program, any person or entity [...]

The City of Los Angeles Monday announced that it filed a lawsuit against the Monsanto Company and two other related companies who are potentially liable for the continued production of a toxic chemical used in paints. The public nuisance lawsuit alleges that Monsanto knew the industrial chemical they manufactured, polychlorinated biphenyl (“PCB”), was highly toxic [...]

The US Senate Monday unanimously approved a bill that will make lynching a federal hate crime. The Emmett Till Antilynching Act is named after 14-year-old Emmett Till, a Black boy from Chicago who was kidnapped and lynched while visiting family in Mississippi in 1955 after allegedly flirting with a white woman. The legislation would make [...]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday announced new sanctions against 10 individuals close to Russian leadership over the invasion of Ukraine. Canada has previously imposed sanctions on hundreds of Russian officials and oligarchs over the crisis in Ukraine. The latest round of sanctions aims to increase pressure on Russia to end the crisis in Ukraine. [...]

From New Delhi, India Chief Correspondent Neelabh Bist reports for JURIST on India’s posture in the current Ukraine crisis, and legal developments relating to the return of Indian students and other nationals from Ukraine.  Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking support from various nations, including India, to help him oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [...]