Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday issued an advisory opinion drawing marked parallels between the state’s campaign finance laws and portions of similar Arizona regulations that were recently overturned by the US Supreme Court . Under Nebraska law, candidates for certain public offices may voluntarily accept additional oversight in exchange for public financing , [...]
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A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Friday issued a preliminary injunction against a provision in North Carolina’s budget that denies state and federal funding to Planned Parenthood for family planning and teen sex education services. The order provides temporary relief until a lawsuit, filed last month [...]
Scottish officials on Saturday defended the decision to release convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi on compassionate grounds after he was diagnosed with cancer, even though he is still alive two years later. Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said al Megrahi was released on compassionate grounds alone and “hether people support or oppose [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ordered Friday that a group of women seeking to recover damages from Wal-Mart must file their lawsuits by October 28. The order was issued on a motion to extend tolling of the statute of limitations by former members of the class action [...]
The New South Wales (NSW) government is set to propose legislation next week that will require anyone wearing face coverings, including religious veils, to remove them if requested by police for identification purposes. Refusal could result in a $220 AUD fine with the worst potential penalties at a year in jail and a fine of [...]
The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) announced Friday that it will investigate three additional bomb attacks that may be connected to the February 2005 attack that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri . The STL has established jurisdiction over the June 2005 assassination of anti-Syria politician George Hawi, the July 2005 attempted assassination [...]
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone were arrested and charged on Thursday for a variety of economic crimes including looting, embezzlement and armed robbery. Most of Gbagbo’s remaining supporters were arrested earlier this month. Although Gbagbo’s supporters have been actively sought for arrest, many believe troops loyal to Ivory Coast President [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the violent suppression of anti-government protests. Pillay’s remarks came after the Fact-finding Mission in Syria published its 22-page report concluding that Syrian government forces cracking down on the opposition [...]
US President Barack Obama announced major reforms to America’s current immigration system on Thursday, putting 300,000 illegal immigrants’ cases up for review and temporarily halting their deportation. The new guidelines direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to target for deportation those “who have been convicted of crimes or pose a security risk,” and “clear [...]
Megan Crouch, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, spent the summer working at the Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre. She writes on the ability of rural villagers to access the justice system in Malawi and argues that new legislation to address this issue might improve the situation, if implemented properly… The number [...]
