A three-judge panel for the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order on Monday that stalls the proposed settlement of a lawsuit files by the House of Representatives during the Obama administration over subsidies paid to insurers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . The settlement seeks to partially vacate a 2016 decision by [...]

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Monday to protect net neutrality, making Washington the first state to pass such a bill. The bill received bipartisan support in Washington’s legistlature. The law reinstates the 2015 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules protecting net neutrality, which the FCC repealed the rules in December. By June 6, [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist Moien Odeh of the Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection provides a critical analysis of recent Israeli legislative efforts to enlarge the city limits of Jerusalem … Introduction In 2017, two bills were introduced from the Israeli government coalition’s members – the Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel (Amendment No. 2) Bill [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment called on the international community Monday to recognize that people have the right to a healthy environment. John Knox presented a report on the framework principles of “human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment” to the Human [...]

The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Monday calling for the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic to “urgently conduct a comprehensive and independent inquiry into the recent events in Eastern Ghouta.” The resolution passed with a vote of 29-4 with 14 abstaining. Those voting against the resolution included [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday held that the US government had the authority to bring an action against New Mexico alleging that they violated the Rio Grande Compact , an agreement between Colorado, Texas and New Mexico to perpetuate the equitable division of water from the Rio Grande River. The compact, approved by Congress [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in US Bank National Association v. Village at Lakeridge that the correct standard of review for determining whether an individual is an “insider” for bankruptcy proceeding purposes is clear error. The case involves a purchase of a claim against a debtor, Robert Rabkin, who had a romantic relationship [...]

Legal counsel for the Philippine government asked the Supreme Court on Monday to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno over allegations that she did not properly declare her assets. The move is the latest against Justice Sereno, who last year was targeted for impeachment by President Rodrigo Duterte when he accused her of attempting to [...]

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday. In Knick v. Scott Township , petitioner challenges a doctrine that requires state remedies to be exhausted in constitutional takings before being allowed to file a federal lawsuit. Knick, the owner of land in Pennsylvania, was subject to an ordinance requiring all owners of [...]

Here’s the international legal news we covered this week: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday warned Syria that air strikes, shelling and use of toxic agents in Eastern Ghouta likely constitute war crimes. Mexico’s Lower House of Congress approved a bill Thursday that would place regulations on crowdfunding and [...]