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2 days ago · Global human rights deteriorated sharply in 2024, with more than 60% of countries receiving failing grades in an annual watchdog report released Thursday, reflecting what researchers called a “systemic breakdown” in protections for basic freedoms worldwide. The Global Rights Project’s (GRIP ...
Amid Political Turbulence, US Lawyers Need to Bolster Respect for …
1 day ago · The author, a former federal and international prosecutor, argues that as America navigates political uncertainty, lawyers must serve as vigilant guardians of democracy by upholding constitutional principles, challenging injustice, and ensuring the rule of law transcends partisan divisions...
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4 days ago · Now that the election is over, people might wonder what role the Supreme Court will play during Donald Trump’s second term. If the new president engages in behavior threatening to the Constitution and the rule of law, will the justices …
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3 days ago · Former US House Representative Matt Gaetz (FL) withdrew his name from consideration for attorney general on Tuesday in the face of considerable Republican opposition in the Senate and a lurking report from a House Ethics Committee investigation into sex trafficking allegations. Citing meetings with ...
The Post-Election Roberts Court: Why We Should Not Call the …
3 days ago · The author, a Constitutional Law scholar, argues that Supreme Court justices who claim to be "originalists" are actually using this label to mask their conservative political views, as evidenced by numerous decisions — from gun rights to corporate speech — that clearly depart from the Constitution's historical meaning...
The Erosion of Respect for the Rule of Law in America
Oct 29, 2024 · The rule of law has long been considered a cornerstone of American democracy, safeguarding individual rights, ensuring justice, and regulating the conduct of public officials within a framework of established laws. However, a troubling trend has emerged in recent years — a significant erosion of ...
Editorial: America’s Rule of Law in Crisis — A Warning and an …
Nov 4, 2024 · In the wake of a bitterly divisive election campaign, American citizens officially go to the polls on Tuesday, November 5. This is the seventh US election that JURIST has covered since 2000, when for 36 days this university-based legal news non-profit, then not even five years old, chronicled the highs and lows of the recount that only ended when the US Supreme Court effectively stopped the ...
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The Legal Framework of Extradition and the Case of Julian Assange
Feb 22, 2024 · Julian Assange is among the most polarizing public figures of the 21st century thus far. In the nearly two decades since he established WikiLeaks, a website that gained infamy in the aughts for its release of millions of classified documents and related analyses, Assange has galvanized free speech advocates, incensed national security stalwarts, and fostered debate over the relative limits of ...
Explainer: The Israel-Hamas War and the International Criminal …
Jan 25, 2024 · The current conflict engulfing Israel and Palestine raises significant issues of international law and policy. This is part one in an anticipated two-part series that will discuss some of the relevant legal questions before the International Criminal Court (ICC; Part I) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ; Part II).