The Higher Regional Court in Munich Wednesday sentenced a Russian researcher working at the Bavarian University of Augsburg, convicting him of espionage and sharing classified information with Moscow. The court gave the man, referred to as Ilnur N., a one-year suspended sentence. Ilnur N. was a research assistant for a scientific and technical professor at [...]
Judge William H. Orrick of the US District Court of Northern California Wednesday reduced damages Tesla owed in a workplace racial harassment suit from $137 million to $15 million. Last October, worker Owen Diaz sued Tesla for violating California state law and 42 USC §1981, which guarantees non-discrimination in the making of contracts. During his [...]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Thursday signed into law a bill that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, providing no exemptions for rape, incest, or human trafficking. The bill, CS/HB 5, bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and allows only minimal exceptions, such as if the abortion would save the life of a pregnant [...]
Caleb Keraka is a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kenya and a fourth-year law student at the University of Nairobi School of Law. On April 8th in Nairobi the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formally joined the East African Community (EAC) bloc by signing the EAC Accession Treaty. This came after meeting the requisite conditions [...]
A US federal court judge Wednesday declined to dismiss a case against a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer who is accused of a single count of making a false statement to the FBI. The case stems from a 2016 meeting Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann had with the FBI’s then-general counsel James Baker. Sussmann requested the meeting [...]
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. House Bill 972, also known as the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, would require all public school sports teams, and private school teams that compete against public school teams, [...]
The UK government announced Wednesday that it has imposed sanctions on another 206 individuals in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including 178 individuals who it said were involved in propping up Russian-backed illegal breakaway regions of Ukraine. Among the individuals sanctioned were Alexander Ananchenko and Sergey Kozlov, the self-styled prime minister and Chair of [...]
The Federal Council of Switzerland Wednesday adopted the new European Union (“EU”) sanctions against Russia and Belarus in connection to their military aggression toward Ukraine. Switzerland’s Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) also imposed financial sanctions and travel restrictions on 200 individuals, including two of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughters. The EU [...]
The House of Parliament (DPR) of Indonesia Tuesday enacted the Sexual Crimes Bill (TPKS) into law at its Nineteenth Plenary Session, providing broader protection from sexual violence abusers and enforcing tougher sanctions. In a country where sexual abuse is generally treated as a private affair, the legislation intends to establish a legal framework for victims to [...]
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed concerns Monday over a rise in human rights abuses by government functionaries in India. Speaking at a press conference following the fourth 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between India and the US, Blinken reflected on the strong diplomatic relations between the two countries, given their position as the “world’s largest [...]
