The state of New York Thursday passed 10 gun-related bills that will create restrictions such as increasing the minimum age for purchasing or possessing a semiautomatic rifle to 21. Two of the other bills passed will prohibit people from buying bulletproof vests, unless they are law enforcement, and allow health care providers to “file an application for an [...]

The New York State Legislature Friday passed a bill that will limit the use of fossil-fuel for cryptocurrency (crypto) miners. However New York Governor Kathy Hochul must still sign the bill before it can be implemented. Cryptomining generally requires substantial energy to power computer systems due to its need to solve complex mathematical problems. Cryptominers [...]

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court Friday upheld a ruling to classifying Uber drivers as employees and according them all the rights and benefits given to employees in Switzerland. Uber appealed the 2019 ruling by a lower court guaranteeing Uber drivers the right to workers compensation insurance and collective bargaining. In the judgement, the court dismissed [...]

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Here, one of our correspondents reports on a junta court’s conviction of a Magway University law student to 20 years imprisonment. [...]

Now facing further rounds of terror attack, Israel must prepare itself along the intersecting dimensions of law and strategy. Law, the first dimension, is universal. It applies to all combatants, everywhere. Strategy, the second dimension, is integral to the creation and maintenance of any single state’s national security policies. From the beginning, a recurrent Palestinian [...]

Freedom House released its complete report on transnational repression Thursday where it accused Rwanda of being one of the worst offenders. Transnational repression is a phenomena where a country will suppress dissent and target dissidents outside of its borders. The report documented the anti-repression policies of nine countries: Canada, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, [...]

The Ohio Senate Wednesday passed House Bill 99, which will allow teachers and school staff to carry firearms in schools, with 23 votes in favor and nine against. If House Bill 99 becomes law, Ohio districts will have the discretion to decide whether or not teachers and school staff in their district can be armed [...]

Countries including the United States and Britain Thursday called for the International Labour Organization (ILO) to probe alleged labour abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. Australia, Canada and the EU also voiced support for the probe. The calls follow the Committee of Expert’s 2022 report on China’s non-compliance with Convention 111, which prohibits discrimination in employment [...]

President Joe Biden Thursday addressed the nation and called on Congress to address gun violence. Biden advocated for several measures including banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines, stronger background checks, safe storage and red flag laws, removing immunity for gun manufacturers and more robust mental health systems. Biden also called for the minimum age [...]

A Florida appeals court Wednesday held that the University of South Florida (USF) cannot invoke sovereign immunity to avoid a COVID-19 student fees lawsuit. USF appealed a trial court’s denial of “its motion to dismiss in which it asserted the defense of sovereign immunity.” USF argued in its appeal that sovereign immunity should apply, which [...]