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10/07/2025

JURIST DC Correspondent and Georgetown Law student Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is at SCOTUS for today's arguments in the Colorado conversion therapy ban case. She was surprised to find that it was all quiet outside the courthouse with only media and security present. Read her explainer about the case and stay tuned for her complete dispatch. https://www.jurist.org/features/2025/10/06/explainer-us-supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban/

07/23/2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned on Sunday the Chinese pressure on Hong Kong with the imposition of the National Security Law on June 30, 2020, stating the actions of the Chinese government hindered rights and freedoms in Hong Kong. Read the full article by Matteo Piccioli at this link.

07/19/2025

Tech industry interest group NetChoice sued the US state of Arkansas on Friday over new social media law Act 901, arguing that it violates the First Amendment by restricting content on social media platforms. Read the full story by Bekim Bruka at the link in our bio.

07/05/2025

The UN secretary-general condemned on Sunday an attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) that killed a Zambian peacekeeper and wounded another. Read the full article by Matteo Piccioli

07/05/2025

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk sounded the alarm on Friday over escalating violence across Sudan’s North Darfur and Kordofan regions, warning of catastrophic consequences for civilians. Read more from JURIST Staff

07/05/2025

In a joint statement published on Friday, Human Rights Watch and over 110 organizations called on the European Union to immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel, citing the latter’s ongoing atrocities against Palestinians. The organizations emphasized that such action is overdue in holding Israel accountable for systematic abuses during its military operations in Gaza.
Read the full story by ISHIKA TANWAR

06/16/2025

🇦🇹 Austria tightens gun laws after deadly school shooting 😥

In the wake of a tragedy, Austria is poised to toughen its firearm regulations to help keep communities and children safe.

📰 Reported by Allison Schmitt from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Jurist).

02/26/2025

Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., discusses the ongoing struggle for justice, the misrepresentation of her father’s dream, and the importance of nonviolence in an exclusive interview with JURIST Senior Editor Pitasanna Shanmugathas.

As an ordained minister and lawyer, King continues to champion racial reconciliation, youth mentorship, and social justice, carrying forward her father’s unfinished work.

Read the full interview by Pitasanna Shanmugathas at the link in our bio.

02/13/2025

JURIST correspondents Drew Meetze, Christine Yang, Daniel Kim, and Tyler Li, all students at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, are covering the Supreme Court of Canada’s hearing in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia. This landmark case could shape Canadian law by potentially introducing a new tort of family violence. It may also have implications for judicial lawmaking and the role of judges.

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