Attorneys general from 17 US states urged Congress in a letter Monday to abandon legislation that would require states to validate concealed-carry gun permits issued in another state, regardless of their own gun law restrictions. The attorneys general argue that the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 could “lead to the death of police officers [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland (ACLU-MD) on Friday filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against the Board of Education of Frederick County over allowing transgender students to use the restroom of their choice. Anonymous individuals recently filed a lawsuit challenging the school board’s new policy, which allows students to use the [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist, Mohamed Arafa, of Alexandria University Faculty of Law discusses the accomplishments and contributions of the late Mohamoud Cherif Bassiouni and his deep impact on international criminal law and justice… Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni, a distinguished well-known Egyptian-American jurist and law professor was broadly viewed as a godfather of modern international law and criminal [...]

Here’s the international legal news we covered this week: The Guatemalan Constitutional Court on Wednesday withdrew the foreign ministry’s warning to the head of the UN International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) , Iván Velásquez. Iraq’s Supreme Justice Council on Thursday ordered the arrest of Kurdistan Regional Government Vice President Kosrat Rasul on charges [...]

Here’s the domestic legal news we covered this week: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called Christmas Day bomber, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Colorado alleging violations of his constitutional rights. Abdulmutallab, who attempted to detonate an underwear bomb in an airplane bathroom on Christmas Day, 2009, argues that [...]

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called Christmas Day bomber, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Colorado alleging violations of his constitutional rights. Abdulmutallab, who attempted to detonate an underwear bomb in an airplane bathroom on Christmas Day, 2009, argues that his First, Fifth and Eighth Amendment rights are being [...]

The Guatemalan Constitutional Court on Wednesday withdrew the foreign ministry’s warning to the head of the UN International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) , Iván Velásquez. The foreign ministry had granted Velásquez a one-year renewal on his visa but warned him to “refrain from interfering in the internal affairs.” The purpose of the CICIG [...]

Iraq’s Supreme Justice Council on Thursday ordered the arrest of Kurdistan Regional Government Vice President Kosrat Rasul on charges of “provocation” against Iraq’s armed forces. The court order comes after Rasul has spoken out against the increased military presence of Iraqi forces in northern parts of the country. The Kurdish forces have been working with [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a 90-year-old cross shaped monument in Maryland violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment . The monument, erected in 1925 to honor 49 Prince George’s County men who died during World War I, was challenged by the American Humanist Association in February [...]

A Brazilian congressional committee voted Wednesday to reject corruption charges against President Michel Temer. The charges are related to a corruption case against meatpacking company JBS . The charges were rejected in a vote of 39-26 that fell largely along party lines. The full lower chamber still needs to vote on the matter, but they [...]