The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Wednesday released its interim election observation report on the US midterm elections. The report, released approximately two weeks before the November 8 election, expressed concerns about “intensely divisive” rhetoric, threats to election administrators, lack of trust in media and other issues. One of the key themes [...]

The UK Law Society Wednesday projected that it will take over 125 years before the judiciary of England and Wales is properly representative of Black people. The report compared the rates of representation in different underrepresented groups to figures from 2014 and found that Black people have had the smallest increase in representation, making up [...]

The EU Thursday agreed on new air pollution legislation that includes stricter CO₂ emission standards for cars and a goal to phase out CO₂ emitting vehicles by 2035.  The legislation was proposed as part of the revised Ambient Air Quality Directives by the EU Commission on October 26, and a provisional agreement between the Council [...]

Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske ordered Nye County’s hand count of ballots to cease immediately late Thursday night just hours after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the county’s process violated state law. Cegavske’s order also prohibits any alternative hand counting process from beginning until the county and the Secretary can agree on its feasibility [...]

The US Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules Thursday rejected a proposed rule to expand public access to financial information defendants submit to obtain court-appointed counsel in a criminal trial. The rejected rule was inspired by the July 2021 disclosure of attorney Michael Avenatti’s financial filings in an embezzlement case. The Judicial Conference Advisory [...]

A preliminary report from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Tuesday revealed the extent of damage the war in Ukraine has caused since Russia invaded on February 24. UNESCO verified the war damaged 207 sites, including 88 religious sites, 15 museums, 76 buildings of historic or artistic interest, 18 monuments and 10 libraries. [...]

On June 24, 2022, in the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson decision, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a 5-4 decision, posing a risk to the reproductive rights of millions of American women. Though of course, the debate is limited in many ways to US constitutional laws and practices, it also draws on [...]

Justin Lindsay is a US National Correspondent for JURIST, and a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He served 10 years as an Officer in the United States Army. A jury in Michigan found three men guilty Wednesday of providing material support for a terrorist act in connection with the plot to [...]

The Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs Wednesday ordered a Chinese overseas “police station” in Dublin to cease operations, according to Asia-based human rights group Safeguard Defenders. The order comes after Safeguard investigated whether the Fuzhou Police Overseas Service Station complies with international laws. Safeguard’s report alleges that the stations “persuade” Chinese nationals abroad to return to [...]

Sri Lankan law students are reporting for JURIST on the situation in that country since mass protests in July that forced the ouster of sitting Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the imposition of emergency rule and the parliamentary election of current president Ranil Wickremesinghe. Sandun Batagoda, a final year law student at the Faculty of [...]