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WEB1 day ago · October 2, 2024 12:04:33 pm. A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland blocked the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) on Tuesday from prohibiting a planned October 7 vigil commemorating those killed in the Israel-Gaza War. A student organization, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), filed a …
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WEB2 days ago · Joel Zivot. September 12, 2024 09:16:58 pm. In the Israel-Hamas war, accusations of an Israeli “genocide” against the people of Gaza have created fierce debate and, consequently, warrant a reappraisal of the meaning of the term. Far from the historical and legal definition of the word, accusations of genocide against Israel have transformed ...
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WEB3 days ago · October 2, 2024 12:48:18 pm. Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian journalist was arrested and charged for incitement on Tuesday, leading to widespread concern among international rights groups and media organizations. Dara was taken into custody on Monday by military police at a toll booth near Sihanoukville.
Federal court blocks California law regulating deepfakes ahead of ...
WEB22 hours ago · The US District Court for the Eastern District of California on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction, blocking a law allowing the subjects of election deepfakes to sue the deepfakes creators for damages.. The case concerns California Bill 2839, passed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 17. The law prohibits the malicious distribution of “materially deceptive content ...
Natural Law and the United States Constitution: Still Vital ... - JURIST
WEBDec 3, 2021 · Abstract: Ideas of Natural Law were crucial in drafting the US Constitution.These seminal ideas were made known to document “framers” largely by way of William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England.The Commentaries represent the truest philosophic origins of America’s legal system.
Supreme Court Hubris: It Is Time to Return Power to the People
WEBSep 27, 2021 · The Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 term which starts the first Monday in October will likely be one of the most important of the last 50 years. The Justices have already agreed to hear disputes involving gun control legislation and abortion rights and are likely to decide a major affirmative action case as well. Given that Republican presidents appointed six of the nine current Justices, there is ...
Editorial: US Supreme Court’s Contrived Immunity Decision
WEBJul 11, 2024 · In its inaugural intervention, JURIST’s Editorial Board breaks its traditional silence on critical issues in legal news to highlight the perils of the US Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity decision and the danger …
Failing to Protect the Rule of Law – Twice! - JURIST
WEBDec 31, 2021 · The Court’s first missed opportunity to defend the rule of law and its institutional authority came after emergency appeals requesting that the Justices put S.B. 8 on hold before its September 1 st implementation date. When 5 th US Circuit judges declined to enjoin S.B. 8–and in fact stopped district court …
World Justice Project index paints picture of global rule of law in ...
WEBOct 26, 2022 · The World Justice Project (WJP) Wednesday released its 2022 Rule of Law Index. For the fifth year in a row, the majority of countries experienced a decline in the rule of law. 85 out of 140 countries, accounting 61 percent and 4.4 billion people, saw a decline in rule of law. 52 countries, or 39 percent, saw overall improvement.
How Legal Pluralism Can Subvert or Support the Rule of Law
WEBDec 5, 2022 · In the United States and throughout the Global North, people generally take for granted that law means state courts and legal institutions. Sure, people may opt out of certain government regulations, for example, by signing an arbitration agreement, but state courts can still step in if deemed necessary.