No Ordinary Lawsuit
In late May, a U.S. Appeals court heard oral arguments in a U.S. government effort to stop a trial in a climate case some have referred to as “the trial...
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The American drone programme and the responsibility of its partners
Since 2001, the Bush administration has taken the American drone program – to use automated weapons to kill targeted individuals outside of its own territory – to the next level,...
US Supreme Court split on the partisan politics of district drawing
At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court waded into the fight over political partisanship in American politics. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held in Rucho v. Common...
Brown v. Board of Education at 65: A Job Still Undone
This month marks the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that declared racial segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional. When he...
US Supreme Court Affirms that there is No Right to a Painless Death
On 1st April, a 5-4 majority of the United States Supreme Court reiterated that while the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, this does not...
When does a person have an intellectual disability? The insights of the US Supreme Court
A death sentence against a convict with an intellectual disability (ID) would violate the Eighth Amendment’s proscription of cruel and unusual punishments, because it would serve no penological purpose. In...
The Supreme Court of the United States denies absolute immunity to the International Finance Corporation in human rights case
Last February 27th, a 7-1 majority of the United States Supreme Court held in Jam et al. v. International Finance Corp. that the IFC –the branch of the World Bank...
Madison v. Alabama: Chief Justice Roberts “Takes Back Control” of his Court
Last week, the US Supreme Court spared the life of Vernon Madison, at least temporarily, by remanding his case back to the lower court to decide whether his dementia renders...
Trump’s Invocation of Emergency Powers over Border Wall: Is It Legal?
In recent weeks, President Trump has sent signals that he is prepared to declare a national emergency in order to get his long-promised border wall built. On Jan. 4, Trump...
Major Federal Right to Education Lawsuit Filed in the U.S
Last month, 14 students and parents filed a class action law suit, Cook v. Raimondo, asking the U.S. District Court in the state of Rhode Island to declare that all...
How the Harvard Affirmative Action Case Became a ‘Battle of Economists’
The lawsuit over Harvard College’s affirmative action program has been called a ‘battle of economists.’ The economist for Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), an anti-affirmative-action organization, argues that Harvard’s admissions...
Central American Caravan Migrants’ Right of Asylum Endangered by Trump’s Electoral Strategy
On 13 October, a caravan of approximately 7,000 Central American migrants, including women and unaccompanied minors, departed from San Pedro Sula (Honduras) on its way to the United States. These...
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