The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday unsealed charges against seven leaders of five Haiti-based gangs for alleged kidnappings of US citizens in 2021 and 2022. Lanmo Sanjou and Jermaine Stephenson, alleged members of the 400 Mawozo gang, and Vitel’homme Innocent, alleged leader of the Kraze Barye gang, were charged with conspiracy to commit hostage [...]

A spokesperson for the New Zealand Court of Appeal Tuesday confirmed to news outlets that mass shooter Brenton Tarrant has filed to appeal his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment without parole for the worst mass shooting in New Zealand history. The court has not yet announced hearing dates for Tarrant’s appeal. On March 15, [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that it will send monitors to 24 states in an effort to ensure compliance with the rule of law and federal voting rights in the midterm elections this Tuesday. The announcement comes as civil rights groups warn of potential voter intimidation at ballot boxes. The DOJ monitors [...]

The City of Hobbs, New Mexico Monday passed an ordinance to prevent abortion providers from being granted business licenses or operating in the city in any capacity. At the state level, abortion is legal in New Mexico. The ordinance passed 7-0 and requires businesses to follow federal laws like 18 U.S.C § 1461, which bans [...]

The United States Supreme Court Monday denied the appeal of Ramin Khorrami, an Arizona man who was convicted of fraud before an eight-member jury. Khorrami seeks a new trial, arguing that his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated because he was deprived of a trial before a 12-member jury. If it had chosen to [...]

JURIST staffers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law are filing dispatches on various aspects of the November 2022 midterm elections in Pennsylvania. Here, Pitt Law 1L Morgan Hubbard reports on several conversations she’s had in recent days with Pennsylvania women very concerned about abortion access.  In the lead-up to tomorrow’s midterm elections in [...]

The US Supreme Court last week denied a petition from Pennsylvania Republicans to invalidate the state legislative maps adopted by the 2021 Pennsylvania Legislative Redistricting Commission. This leaves in place a ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that okayed the maps, a win for fair district advocates in the run-up to the November 8 midterms. [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cochran. The court will decide whether the federal district courts have the ability to hear challenges against US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proceedings, or whether those challenges must remain within the SEC’s administrative courts. Michelle Cochran was a public accountant [...]

India’s Allahabad High Court Monday released its last-week order, granting bail to a student-accused named Mohamad Sajid who was arrested in June for his alleged participation in the Prayagraj Violence in Uttar Pradesh. On June 10, after Friday namaz (prayer), a group of young people assembled in large numbers to protest against the controversial statements [...]

Australia’s Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) Monday released a statement outlining that casino operator Crown Melbourne has been fined 120 million Australian dollars ($77.2 million) for failure to comply with Responsible Service of Gambling. Australian states have their own state specific regulations and legislation to regulate the gambling services. In Victoria, there are [...]