In a unanimous decision Thursday, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed all charges against Philippines ex-president Rodrigo Duterte, sending him to a formal trial. The chamber based its decision on document submissions and evidence presented during confirmation hearings that occurred in February, concluding that there are “substantial grounds” to believe that [...]
Rights organizations released a joint statement Wednesday condemning the UK’s conviction of pro-Palestine organizers Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham. Organizations spoke about “grave concerns” over the broader impacts of these convictions, writing: Many of the human rights we cherish – civil liberties, workers’ protections, votes for women, environmental safeguards – were won through protest. Recasting [...]
The Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday that FDA-approved marijuana products and medical marijuana products covered by a qualifying state-issued license have been moved to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, a significant loosening of federal restrictions on the drug for medical use. The order, issued by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, [...]
Joshua Villanueva is JURIST’s Washington, DC Correspondent and an LL.M. candidate in National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations Law at The George Washington University Law School. The US Supreme Court heard argument on Wednesday in Blanche v. Lau, a case asking whether DHS may parole a returning lawful permanent resident into the country and later [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on Hungary to repeal its 2021 anti-LGBTQ “child protection” law, one day after the European Union’s top court ruled the measure illegal, delivering what the rights group described as a landmark ruling. “This is a landmark ruling making clear that Hungary’s anti-LGBT law has no place in the [...]
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed the court’s jurisdiction in the case against former President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, concerning alleged crimes against humanity, upholding the Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision rendered on October 23, 2025. The Appeals Chamber found that, despite the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute [...]
Voting rights advocates on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in an attempt to block the government from collecting and centralizing voter registration data. Tuesday’s complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, names voting advocacy group Common Cause and four individual voters under the [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Texas may require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. In a closely divided en banc decision in Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, the court reversed a lower court injunction that blocked enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 10, [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Tuesday for wire fraud and other crimes in connection to its infiltration operations targeting violent extremist organizations. The indictment alleges that the SPLC misled donors and made false statements to banks in its use and transmission of funds to SPLC individuals. [...]
Joshua Villanueva is JURIST’s Washington, DC Correspondent and an LL.M. candidate in National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations Law at The George Washington University Law School. The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral argument in consolidated cases asking whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may assess massive monetary forfeitures through its own administrative process [...]
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