In case you haven’t heard, cryptocurrencies have gone mainstream. Well, namely Bitcoin. MicroStrategy, the business software behemoth, was the first corporation to make waves with Bitcoin when it sold $650 million of convertible notes in December to buy the crypto. On February 16, the company added that they will sell an additional $600 million of [...]
An independent investigation released on Monday found that Aurora, Colorado, police officers had no legal basis to stop, frisk, and use a chokehold on Elijah McClain. McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, died after an August 2019 encounter with police and paramedics during which he was restrained and sedated. The report was commissioned by the City [...]
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – One of JURIST’s law student correspondents in Myanmar reflects on the economic implications and realities of living in a country challenged by a coup and trying to function in the middle of protests and shutdowns, however voluntary. And she wonders in the midst of uncertainty and crisis who is really wise, and [...]
El jueves el Juzgado 5º Federal de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires condenó a varias personas involucradas en el caso Escuela de Mecánia de la Armada (ESMA). La ESMA fue el principal centro de detención clandestino de Argentina durante la última dictadura militar. Fue escenario de más de 800 delitos, como torturas, secuestros y [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that the Seneca Nation is required to pay hundreds of millions of dollars of outstanding casino revenue sharing payments to New York State, following an appeal from arbitration that saw disagreement over the timeframes qualified for revenue sharing. The roots of the controversy date [...]
La detención del rapero español Pablo Hasél por presuntamente glorificar el terrorismo e insultar a la monarquía provocó protestas a las que asistieron miles de personas en toda España el martes. Los cargos de Hasél están relacionados con una serie de sus tweets y letras de canciones. Hasél se atrincheró junto a sus seguidores el [...]
A Sessions Court judge in Delhi granted bail Tuesday to 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested for sedition for allegedly creating documents with secessionist groups and sharing them on social media with the intention to create “disaffection” against the government of India and disrupt public order under the garb of supporting the farmer [...]
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – The latest report from one of our law student correspondents in Myanmar, originally filed in audio Tuesday morning, offering her perspective on Monday’s huge general strike in the country and explaining her goals as a law student supporting a return to democracy. The transcript has been slightly edited for continuity and clarity. [...]
During confirmation hearing on Monday, US Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland spoke out against White supremacy and vowed to keep politics out of his prosecution of the US Capitol attacks that occurred on January 6. Garland stated that he would “begin with people on the ground and work way up to those” involved with the [...]
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office said Tuesday that there has been an increase in the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan after the Afghanistan Peace Negotiations began in September. The report states that even though the year 2020 witnessed the lowest number of civilian casualties since 2013, [...]
