Law

A federal agency has sued Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation

A federal judge blocked two portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues

The legal fights between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up this week

Two Colorado gun control laws taking effect will require that firearm buyers wait three days before receiving their weapon and open up the gun industry to some legal liability

A group of homeless people in Portland, Oregon, has filed a class action lawsuit challenging new restrictions the city placed on daytime camping in an attempt to address safety issues stemming from a crisis of people living on the streets

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On Friday, the Organization of American States (OAS) condemned the actions of Guatemala’s attorney general regarding delays and claims of fraud concerning recent election results within the region. They argue that this effect is unconstitutional and part of a broader “intimidation” tactic to “sow doubts about the electoral process.” The statement came from the Electoral […] The post OAS warns Guatemala’s attorney general is breaching constitutional rights appeared first on JURIST - News.

The resignation letter of Sri Lankan Judge T. Saravanaraja emerged online Thursday, with media reports saying the judge fled the country. In the letter, addressed to the Secretary of Sri Lanka’s Judicial Services Commission, Judge Saravanaraja cited the “threat of my life and … [a] lot of stress” as the reasons for his decision to […] The post Resignation and flight of Sri Lanka judge sparks concern over nation’s judicial independence appeared first on JURIST - News.

On Thursday, former Belarusian military SOBR member Yuri Harauski was acquitted of charges of enforced disappearance in a decision made by the Swiss District Court of Rorschach. Harauski arrived in Switzerland and claimed asylum in 2019 on grounds that his life was in danger due to his role in the killings of three prominent political […] The post Former Belarusian SOBR member acquitted in landmark Swiss trial appeared first on JURIST - News.

The Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that there will be a ban on Russian-registered passenger vehicles starting in the upcoming weeks. The ban includes all Russian vehicles with nine or fewer seats, however, buses and small passenger vans can cross into Norway from Russia. Additionally, Finland, Estonia, Poland and Latvia have a […] The post Norway announces ban on Russian passenger cars in line with EU sanctions appeared first on JURIST - News.

The EU expressed concern on Thursday over a decision by lawmakers in Bosnia’s autonomous Republika Srpska to pass a draft law that labels non-governmental organizations (NGOs) supported by foreign funding as “foreign agents.” Under the the Special Registry and Publicity of the Work of Non-Profit Organizations draft law, these NGOs will now be required to […] The post Lawmakers in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska pass ‘foreign agent’ law, drawing condemnation from EU appeared first on JURIST - News.

Kosovo police raided several locations on Friday in the country’s north, where weekend violence between Kosovars and Serbians left four people dead. The renewed violence between Kosovars and Serbians began this past Sunday when the Diocese of Raška-Prizren reported that a group of masked men in an armored vehicle breached a locked gate and stormed […] The post Kosovo police carry out raids amid renewed violence and unrest with Serbia appeared first on JURIST - News.

Iranian authorities opened fire on protests in Zahedan on Friday, one year after riot police shot and killed 100 people in a massacre known as “Bloody Friday.”The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) reported that 23 protesters were injured, including at least four were children. “Bloody Friday,” also known as the Zahedan massacre, occurred […] The post Iran authorities open fire on 1 year anniversary of Zahedan massacre and Mahsa Amini protesters appeared first on JURIST - News.

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals upheld much of the controversial Gezi Park ruling on Thursday, which is named after a central park in Istanbul where 2013 anti-government protests broke out. Included in the ruling was the court’s decision to affirm a sentence of life without parole for civil rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala and […] The post Turkish appeals court upholds most Gezi Park protest convictions appeared first on JURIST - News.

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), a unit in the Israeli Ministry of Defense, announced on Thursday that the Erez Crossing would be reopened for workers to leave the Gaza Strip area. Whether the border reopening would be continued is subject to an assessment of the situation, COGAT added. Palestinian demonstrations have […] The post Israel reopens border crossing in Gaza Strip area appeared first on JURIST - News.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed on Thursday to reconsider a decision from August that a provision of the Mississippi Constitution that permanently prevents people convicted of certain felonies from voting is unconstitutional. The court agreed to rehear the case involving Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution after Secretary of State […] The post US appeals court to reconsider decision striking down Mississippi Jim Crow-era voter disenfranchisement law appeared first on JURIST - News.

Thailand’s Central Criminal Court of Corruption and Misconduct acquitted on Thursday four forestry officials charged with the murder of Indigenous rights activist Pholachi Rakchongcharoen. Thai officials indicted the four forestry officials, including former chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park Chaiwat Limlikitaksorn, with murder in August 2022 over suspicions that they killed Pholachi. Pholachi disappeared after […] The post Thailand court acquits forestry officials charged with murder of Indigenous rights activist appeared first on JURIST - News.

Federal civil rights agency claims in lawsuit that employees were subjected to racist slurs and graffiti including noosesA US civil rights agency has sued Tesla, claiming the electric carmaker has tolerated severe harassment of Black employees at its flagship California assembly plant.The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said in the lawsuit, filed in federal court on Thursday, that from 2015 to the present Black workers at the Tesla plant in Fremont have routinely been subjected to racist slurs and graffiti, including swastikas and nooses. Continue reading...

A lack of experienced officers, and poor overall strategy, have produced a grim situationThe atrocious state of English and Welsh prisons is well documented. In the past six months, inspectors have issued urgent notifications about conditions in three jails. Earlier this year, a German court rejected an extradition request by the UK government on the grounds that the suspect’s safety could not be guaranteed. The view of Charlie Taylor, the chief inspector, is that 14 Victorian prisons are so decrepit that they should be closed down.The outcry following the recent escape by Daniel Khalife from HMP Wandsworth drew attention to staffing issues. That day, 80 prison officers – 40% of the tota..

Actor’s donation enables fund to reach target in challenge to Home Office’s use of barge to house asylum seekersUK politics live – latest updatesVanessa Redgrave has donated £4,000 to a legal fund challenging the Home Office’s use of the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge to accommodate asylum seekers.The actor and human rights campaigner has been an outspoken critic of the government’s policy to house asylum seekers on the barge in Portland, Dorset. Continue reading...