The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission the court heard arguments on whether the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) violated the constitutional principle of “one person, one vote” when it redrew congressional district lines to overpopulate some areas and under populate, therefore giving votes [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist James Dwyer of the College of William & Mary School of Law discusses the controversy surrounding recent removal of a foster child from a same-sex couple… A November foster care review hearing in Utah captured national news attention because the foster parents are a lesbian couple, and, for that reason, the juvenile [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a Maryland man’s congressional redistricting lawsuit should be heard by a special three-judge panel and may therefore proceed. In Shapiro v. McManus the court was presented with the question of whether a single-judge district court may determine that a complaint made under the Three-Judge Panel Act is [...]

Amnesty International (AI) said Tuesday that the Islamic State (IS) is in possession of a “large and lethal” arsenal due to decades of reckless arms trading and the poorly regulated international flow of weapons into Iraq. AI reports that the IS military campaign has relentlessly targeted civilians with small arms, artillery, huge numbers of improvised [...]

Prosecutor Col. Sita Sangare, Burkina Faso’s director of military justice, on Sunday announced charges filed last week against General Gilbert Diendere for complicity in the assassination of former president and revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara in 1987. Diendere, the leader of the September attempted military coup in Burkina Faso, was the commander of the presidential guard [...]

The Armenian Electoral Commission on Monday announced that Armenia’s constitution will be amended as a result of Sunday’s referendum. However, opposition MP’s and independent European observers have alleged serious irregularities in the voting process, stating that fraud was a possibility. MP’s from the Council of Europe said that the voting lists were inaccurate and that [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist Robert Field of the Drexel University Kline School of Law discusses the controversy surrounding the latest challenges to the Affordable Care Act … The barrage of lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA) shows no signs of abating, even in the wake of two major US Supreme Court decisions upholding key aspects [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that it will be opening a full investigation into the Chicago Police Department (CPD) following the 2014 police shooting death of a black teenager. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said at the news briefing that the DOJ will specifically look into the CPD’s use of force, [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday. In Dollar General Corporation v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians the court heard arguments on whether tribal courts can hear civil cases involving non-Indian businesses that have contractual agreements with the tribe. The case involves a sexual harassment claim brought in a tribal court [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Second Amendment challenge to a gun law enforced in Highland Park, Illinois, denying certiorari in Friedman v. City of Highland Park . The law, challenged by the Illinois State Rifle Association , prohibits “the possession of assault weapons or large-capacity magazines.” Monday’s decision lets stand [...]