US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that makes it easier for people to buy more forms of health insurance at potentially cheaper costs. The order identified three main areas of priority: allowing small business access to association health plans (AHP), expanding use of short term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI), and expanding health reimbursement [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense and Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC . National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense is focused on the question of the Clean Water Act’s judicial review provision. The government argues that the scope of 33 USC § [...]

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration over the issuance of new rules allowing employers to deny coverage for contraception. The complaint alleges that the rules issued by Trump last week violate federal law, which requires insurance carriers to cover preventive healthcare services including contraception [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , sitting en banc, ruled Tuesday that “a textual and historical analysis of the Second Amendment demonstrates that the Constitution does not confer a freestanding right on commercial proprietors to sell firearms.” The plaintiffs in the case were three individuals, John Teixeira, Steve Nobriga and Gary [...]

The Supreme Court of India ruled Wednesday that sexual intercourse with a girl who is under the age of 18 is rape regardless of the marital status of the girl. Section 375 of the India Penal Code specifies that intercourse with someone under the age of 18 is considered rape. However, Exception 2 to section [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist David M. Crane of the Syracuse University College of Law discusses the repercussions of certain UN member states’ use of force on a fellow member state… Within the United Nations paradigm, state-parties settle their disputes peacefully and only resort to the use of force as a last measure. Several weeks ago four [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago . The case revolves around whether Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5)(C) is a jurisdictional rule or a non-jurisdictional rule. The rule states that a motion to extend the time to file a notice of appeal cannot be granted [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday added to its docket two original jurisdiction cases concerning water rights. In Texas v. New Mexico , the court will determine whether New Mexico is in violation of the Rio Grande Compact and the Rio Grande Project Act by reducing Texas’ water supplies and apportionment of water. The complaint [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged Tuesday that Rwanda’s military routinely tortures unlawfully detained individuals through various different methods. The report alleges that Rwandan judges and prosecutors have been ignoring complaints from both current and former detainees in which they claimed they were tortured through beatings, electrical shocks, strangulation, and mock executions. Their actions, HRW argues, [...]

The State of Washington filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday over the decision to let employers deny insurance coverage for contraception on religious and moral grounds. Attorney General Bob Ferguson argues that the administration’s action violates both the First and Fifth Amendment. According to the complaint, the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment [...]