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3 days ago · US federal judge blocks Louisiana law requiring display of Ten Commandments in public schools. JURIST Staff. November 12, 2024 04:06:55 pm. A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the entry into force of a Louisiana law that would have required all public classrooms in the state to prominently display the Ten Commandments.
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November 4, 2024 12:41:38 pm. 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 ...
US antisemitism bill sparks free speech concerns - JURIST - News
21 hours ago · November 16, 2024 07:20:20 am. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent a letter to the US Senate on Thursday, warning the legislative body that the passage of the Antisemitism Awareness Act may infringe on the right to free speech. In its letter, the ACLU said the definition of antisemitism in the proposed Antisemitism Awareness Act is ...
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Oct 21, 2024 · November 9, 2024 04:13:54 pm. The UN Human Rights Office released a report Friday detailing six months of war in Gaza from November 2023 to April 2024, denouncing the “horrific” suffering inflicted by Israel as well as Palestinian armed groups, and warning of potential crimes against humanity.
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 ...
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 ...
Rule of Law Chronicles: Government Abuse of Power
Apr 22, 2023 · The rule of law is a political philosophy premised on the promise that all citizens, leaders, and institutions are accountable to the same laws, guaranteed through processes, practices, and norms that work together to support the equality of all citizens before the law. This series argues that regressive governance is increasing around the ...
Editorial: US Supreme Court’s Contrived Immunity Decision
Jul 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 it poses to the rule of law in the United States...
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JURIST Staff. November 4, 2024 11:53:15 am. With the 2024 presidential elections rapidly approaching, concerning trends in electoral confidence and rule of law have emerged across party lines in the US. The latest Rule of Law Index, released last week by the World Justice Project (WJP), shows the US dropping to 43rd globally in measurements of ...
Interview: Columbia's Jeffrey Sachs on Russia, Ukraine, and ...
Jun 30, 2023 · Economist and foreign policy expert Jeffrey Sachs, a best selling author and director of Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Development, has long argued that Russia’s hostility toward Ukraine was provoked by the U.S. vis-à-vis pushes for NATO expansion, military interventions, and other forms of meddling. In an interview with JURIST Assistant Editor Pitasanna Shanmugathas, Sachs ...