A New York judge found on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump and his business associates committed fraud by lying about the financial valuation of various business assets from as early as 2011. In doing so, Judge Arthur Engoron granted New York Attorney General Letitia James’ motion for partial summary judgment and effectively ordered the [...]

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Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Nakul Rai Khurana, a law student at Jindal Global Law School.   Last Thursday, September 21st, India formally designated Canada as an international refuge for terrorism, characterizing it as a “sanctuary harbouring terrorists, extremists, and organized criminal elements,” [...]

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In the nearly three years that have passed since Myanmar’s coup d’état, the global media has shifted its attention to other crises, from the sudden withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. But despite a lull in headlines, the turmoil that resulted from the coup remains life-altering for the generation [...]

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The West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced the head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Ronson Chan to five days in jail, according to the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP). As this decision is at the magisterial level, the official opinions will not be published until 2024. Chan was found guilty of obstructing a [...]

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The Constitutional Court of South Korea on Tuesday struck down a provision of the Law on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations which prohibits the distribution of leaflets in North Korea and imposes penalties on violators, known as the North Korea Leaflet Ban Act. This decision comes after two years since South Korean organizations started advocating [...]

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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Alabama’s appeal of a court order prohibiting elections with gerrymandered congressional maps. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has battled claims that Alabama’s state congressional were racially gerrymandered since 2021. The case Milligan v. Allen made its way to the Supreme Court first in June, and the high [...]

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Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday, alleging violations of federal and California law. Biden claims Giuliani acquired Biden’s computer data illegally from John Paul Mac Issac, an owner of a Delaware computer repair shop. Mac Issac allegedly reached out to Giuliani and mailed Giuliani and Attorney Robert J. Costello copies he made of Biden’s [...]

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The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said on Monday that Russian occupiers tortured Ukrainians so brutally that some of their victims died, and forced families to listen as they raped women next door in their latest findings from the field, in its latest update. The UN-mandated body found widespread and systematic use of [...]

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Denis Pushilin, the Russian-backed leader of the Donetsk region, which is widely recognized as Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia, issued a decree on Sunday implementing public activity restrictions.  In the decree, Pushilin said the measures are necessary to “trengthen the protection of public order and ensure public safety.” The five-page decree instated numerous restrictions on [...]

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A crowd of 40,000 Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid Sunday to protest the possible plans to grant amnesty to Catalans who face legal trouble for their roles in the separatist bid six years ago, according to Spanish news site EFE. The crowd held Spanish national flags and displayed signs, with some describing Sanchez [...]

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