Nine California lawmakers sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta requesting that his office seek an official court opinion as to whether Donald Trump’s current 2024 presidential run is unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment, which prevents those who have committed “insurrection or rebellion” against the US while in office from seeking office again. [...]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton resumed office Saturday after being acquitted on all 16 charges in his impeachment trial. Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives in May 2023 after allegations that he had made legal decisions specifically to benefit a real-estate developer, Nate Paul, with whom he had personal connections and had [...]
UK charity Public Law Project (PLP) announced Monday they have written a letter to Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk claiming he is in breach of his duty to make legal aid available to asylum seekers in England and Wales, which he is obligated to do under s.1 (1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of [...]
Following a major demonstration on September 4, more school teachers in South Korea rallied on Saturday in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, calling for legal protections against bullying from overbearing parents. Triggered by the suicide a 23-year-old primary school teacher, who was allegedly under pressure from abusive parents, school teachers and educators have [...]
Iranian security forces cracked down on protests in Kurdish areas on Saturday. Local human rights organisation Kurdistan Human Rights Network also observed several arrests which targeted the families of the victims of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. The Woman, Life, Freedom protest happened a year ago, after the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. She died [...]
Lana Osei is a JURIST staff correspondent in Ghana and a recent graduate of the GIMPA (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration) Faculty of Law. She files this dispatch from Accra. Last Friday, September 15th, Ghana’s Armed Forces assured the country in an interview with the leadership of the Ghana Journalists Association that there [...]
Federal prosecutors in former US President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case requested a court order on Friday to prevent Trump from making certain prejudicial and extrajudicial statements in an effort to limit jury interference. The case is in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The motion argues that, since Trump’s jury [...]
An Egyptian court in Cairo delivered a verdict on Saturday sentencing renowned government critic Hisham Kassem to a six-month jail sentence and a fine, according to local independent media. The charges stem from an online dispute with former minister Kamal Abu Eita. Kassem has previously been lauded for his fervent support of independent journalism in [...]
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on Friday a €345m million fine against social media giant TikTok for severe breaches of data protection regulations. The DPC’s investigation into TikTok’s practices was prompted by escalating concerns over the platform’s handling of personal data, particularly that of minors. The probe scrutinized the company’s compliance with the [...]
The International Assistance Mission (IAM), an Afghanistan non-profit organisation, said Saturday that it is seeking the release of 18 members of staff detained by the Taliban. These efforts are being made alongside the United Nations. IAM focuses on humanitarian work and the well-being of the Afghan people and has been active in their communities for [...]
