The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled on Friday that the Stolen Valor Act (SVA) , which criminalizes the act of falsely claiming to have received a medal from the US military, is constitutional and not a violation of the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. The SVA imposes a six [...]
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The UN told Maldives on Saturday that Judge Abdulla Mohamed must either be charged or released from indefinite detention. Mohamed was arrested for corruption in an unprecedented move by the military, following a ruling to release a government critic. Mohamed is also accused of obstructing police investigations and having ties to organized crime . The [...]
A UN expert on violence against women urged Italy on Friday that it must do more to end violence against women, primarily by focusing at underlying causes of gender discrimination in Italian society. UN Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo made her recommendation after a 12-day visit to Italy during which she met with multiple survivors of [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Milito, Senior Executive Counsel for the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, says that a case recently argued before the Supreme Court will have significant implications for the jurisprudence surrounding judicial deference for regulations promulgated by executive departments…
JURIST Guest Columnist Glenn Taubman, Staff Attorney for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, argues that President Obama’s “recess” appointments of three new members to the National Labor Relations Board are invalid because the Senate was not actually in recess at the time of the appointments…
JURIST Guest Columnist Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute, says that in the recent Golan v. Holder decision, the Supreme Court may have opened the door to reconsidering the unconstitutional practice of augmenting congressional authority in the name of implementing treaties…
Judge Carl Barbier of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Thursday issued an order that British Petroleum (BP) will be held liable for a portion of the damages owed by Transocean stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . BP will be required to indemnify Transocean against damages created by the [...]
Guatemalan Judge Carol Flores ruled Thursday that ex-dictator Rios Montt must stand trial for charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. The judge heard the prosecutor’s initial statements Wednesday and decided Thursday that the evidence was sufficient to go to trial. Montt is being charged for crimes committed throughout the country’s 36-year civil war , [...]
US Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) and seven other lawmakers Thursday sent a letter to Google CEO Larry Page containing 11 questions regarding consumer privacy rights as affected by Google’s new privacy policies . The letter states that the privacy policy and Google’s consolidated data sharing system raise questions about whether consumers can opt out of [...]
