ICC confirms jurisdiction in Philippines ex-president Duterte case - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed the court’s jurisdiction in the case against former President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, concerning alleged crimes against humanity, upholding the Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision rendered on October 23,...
Fetish Site Meetup Murder Case: Trial Set - Dwain Hall, who’s accused of torturing, murdering, and burying a 32-year-old woman from the United Kingdom he met on a fetish website, has his trial date set. According to authorities, Hall and Sonia Exelby communicated for two years before she visited the United States. Hall admitted that they devised...
UN experts decry human rights violations at Belarus detention camp - UN experts on Monday raised alarm over allegations of poor conditions, inhumane treatment, and other international law violations at a Belarus detention center. Following confidential meetings with a Navapolatsk Correctional Colony psychologist, experts heard reports of “detainees…subjected to prolonged...
ICC confirms charges against Philippines ex-president Duterte - In a unanimous decision Thursday, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed all charges against Philippines ex-president Rodrigo Duterte, sending him to a formal trial. The chamber based its decision on document submissions and evidence presented during confirmation hearings...
FEC retires legacy Searchable Electronic Rulemaking System (SERS) - WASHINGTON—The Federal Election Commission has retired the Searchable Electronic Rulemaking System (SERS), a legacy tool on the FEC website designed to search and locate documents related to completed and ongoing … Read more
Business Associations Welcome Federal Data Privacy Legislation - WASHINGTON — Today, a broad cross-section of business associations issued the following statement on H.R. 8413, the SECURE Data Act:“We welcome the introduction of comprehensive legislation that would establish a single national privacy standard, building upon state privacy frameworks with proven,...
U.S. Chamber Applauds Trump Administration's Proposed Joint Employer Rule - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marc Freedman, Vice President of Employment Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor's Proposed Joint Employer Rule:"The U.S. Chamber applauds President Trump and Acting Secretary Sonderling for their swift...
Why Federal Investment Is Key to the Port of Long Beach’s Future - The CEO of the Port of Long Beach shares how federal funding is essential to accelerate planned infrastructure and rail investments that will modernize the port, improve freight flow, and reinforce supply chain resilience nationwide. Read More
Rights groups condemn conviction of two UK civil society leaders - Rights organizations released a joint statement Wednesday condemning the UK’s conviction of pro-Palestine organizers Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham. Organizations spoke about “grave concerns” over the broader impacts of these convictions, writing: Many of the human rights we cherish – civil liberties,...
Child Killer’s Father ‘Threatened to Kill Me 3 Times’: Defendant’s Great Aunt - Tanner Horner’s great aunt took the stand and detailed Tanner's father, Terry Horner’s repulsive history, which included beating his own mother. Tanner’s great aunt also said that Terry molested her when she was younger and previously threatened her life three times. Terry's son, Tanner, faces a...
US appeals court rules Texas can require Ten Commandments in classrooms - The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Texas may require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. In a closely divided en banc decision in Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, the court reversed a lower court injunction which blocked...
US Supreme Court weighs whether FCC can impose massive penalties without a jury trial — SCOTUS Dispatch - Joshua Villanueva is JURIST’s Washington, DC Correspondent and an LL.M. candidate in National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations Law at The George Washington University Law School. The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral argument in consolidated cases asking whether the Federal Communications Commission...
UT v. Tracey Grist: The Family Trap Murder Trial - PROVO, Utah (Court TV) — A Utah woman faces life in prison after she was convicted of masterminding a plot to kill her son-in-law, who was shot to death in her home. Tracey Grist, 60, was convicted of murder, criminal conspiracy, obstruction of justice and domestic violence in the presence of a child...
