JURIST Guest Columnist Victor Williams discusses separation of powers between the Executive and Judicial branches, and how this relates to the travel restrictions imposed by Donald Trump… Among President Donald Trump’s fundamental constitutional duties are implementing war strategy as Commander-in-Chief and developing security-related foreign policy as Chief Executive. The president has inherent and exclusive Article [...]

US Magistrate Judge James Donohue on Friday ruled that Daniel Ramirez Medina , a Mexican immigrant-detainee, must be granted a bail hearing during the pendency of his immigration case . Ramirez Medina was granted permission to stay and work in the U.S. by the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but is [...]

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled against Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine in his state’s challenge to the certain tax aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The lawsuit, brought on behalf of several state subdivisions, alleged that the federal government tax on health insurance providers and certain self-insuring employers encroached on [...]

Following Bosnia-Herzegovina’s vow to appeal a 2007 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling clearing Serbia of genocide during Bosnia’s civil war, many fear political crisis may be brewing in the Balkans. Serbia’s foreign minister, Ivica Dačić, said the move was “very dangerous” and could destabilize regional and bilateral ties between Serbia and Bosnia, two countries [...]

According to Texas election officials, hundreds of people were allowed to improperly cast ballots in the recent presidential election, evading the state’s stringent voter ID law, by signing affidavits in lieu of showing their photo ID. State election officers are now contemplating whether to ask local prosecutors to bring criminal charges for the violations of [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) joined a whistleblower lawsuit on Thursday against UnitedHealth Group . The suit claims that the country’s largest health insurer, and its affiliates, were overcharging the Medicare program millions of dollars. The suit also alleges that UnitedHealth Group was defrauding Medicare by claiming that their insurance members were treated for [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Cistrict on Thursday overturned Florida’s 2011 Firearms Owners’ Privacy Act (FOPA) , also referred to as the “Docs vs. Glocks” law. The law prohibited doctors from entering information on gun ownership into a patient’s medical record if it is not relevant to medical care or safety, prohibited [...]

An Oklahoma County District Judge on Thursday ordered Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt , the recently confirmed head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , to release thousands of e-mails between his office * and fossil fuel companies by the close of business on February 21. The order by Judge Aletia Haynes Timmons is the [...]

US President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday, rolling back the Stream Protection Rule , or SPR, enacted during Barack Obama’s term in December. In a press release from the Office of the Press Secretary, the White House administration said the SPR was an “overly burdensome regulation” that harmed “coal workers and the communities that [...]

The three-member UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan called Friday for the establishment of an independent system to investigate violations in South Sudan. The establishment of the system would help with the integration of the hybrid court, according to UN Commission, which was mandated by the Peace Agreement of 2015 . According to [...]