The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee published a 76 page report Thursday detailing “widespread concerns about the accountability of regulators” and suggesting the formation of a new independent statutory Office for Regulatory Performance. The report, titled “Who watches the watchdogs?,” discusses the implications that Brexit has had on independent regulators. The report claims [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled Friday against the province of Quebec’s challenge to the constitutionality of the child welfare provisions in the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families in a decision. The act outlines frameworks and standards nationally for provinces to follow when conducting family services. Section 24 [...]
Meta’s (META.O) oversight board announced Friday it will examine two cases on how the media giant handled potentially misleading posts shared ahead of the Australian Voice referendum last year. Meta (formerly known as the Facebook company) is the social media company that owns and operates Facebook and Instagram. In October 2023, two Facebook users separately [...]
Polish farmers launched on Friday a 30-day nationwide protest in response to economic pressure on the country’s agricultural sector from the EU. The protest includes the blocking of roads around the country as well as the blocking of border crossings with Ukraine. It also involves general strikes throughout the agricultural industry. Over 250 protest actions [...]
A federal judge in Louisiana struck down Louisiana state House and Senate districting maps Thursday for violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and diluting Black voter power in the gulf state. Federal District Judge Shelly Dick ordered the the maps redrawn but did not give a quota for the number of majority [...]
In a unanimous slip opinion, the US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) waives sovereign immunity and that the federal government can be liable for incorrect debt reporting that damages credit scores. Justice Neil Gorsuch authored the opinion of the court. Gorsuch noted that the FCRA allows consumers to [...]
Marissa Zupancic is JURIST’s Washington DC Correspondent, a JURIST Senior Editor, and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She’s stationed in Washington during her Semester in DC. On Thursday, Februrary 8, I sat in the courtroom of the Supreme Court of the United States on assignment for JURIST to hear oral [...]
Nicaragua formally requested permission to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Nicaragua argued that the country has “an interest of a legal nature which may be affected by the decision in the case.” It is unclear whether or not [...]
Public prosecutors in Northern Ireland on Thursday confirmed their decision to prosecute a former British soldier for the murder of Patrick McVeigh, who was shot dead over 50 years ago in May 1972. The soldier, referred to only as Soldier F, is also charged with attempting to murder four others, who were wounded in the [...]
Attorney General of Kansas Kris Kobach released a statement Thursday criticizing several public schools in Kansas for allegedly allowing teachers to conceal from parents their child’s transgender status, despite a policy letter sent to school’s in December. After the December letter, Kobach alleged that four school districts did not change their policies: Kansas City, Olathe, [...]
