Iran court sentences two journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini protests to prison – JURIST

Iran court sentences two journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini protests to prison – JURIST

The Tehran Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced two female journalists who covered the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022 to prison Sunday, according to Mizan News Agency, the judiciary’s media agency. The journalists,... Read more »
India Supreme Court orders hike in compensation and total eradication of manual scavenging – JURIST

India Supreme Court orders hike in compensation and total eradication of manual scavenging – JURIST

The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued a comprehensive set of fourteen directives aimed at eradicating the practice of manual scavenging across the nation. A pivotal aspect of these directives revolves... Read more »
India Supreme Court acquits woman by upholding her right to reproductive privacy – JURIST

India Supreme Court acquits woman by upholding her right to reproductive privacy – JURIST

The Supreme Court of India overturned the conviction of a woman sentenced to life imprisonment for the alleged murder of her new born child Thursday, holding that a woman could not be... Read more »
Small Businesses Urge Supreme Court To Provide Clear Standards On Title VII

Small Businesses Urge Supreme Court To Provide Clear Standards On Title VII

Muldrow v. City of St. Louis concerns Title VII and transfer decisions WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 18, 2023) – NFIB filed an amicus brief today in the case Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow v. City... Read more »
Donald Trump Pays A Price For Violating Court Issued Gag Order

Donald Trump Pays A Price For Violating Court Issued Gag Order

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! How much money did New York Justice Arthur F. Engoron fine Donald Trump for violating... Read more »
Australia Court fined for ‘deadly work culture’ – JURIST

Australia Court fined for ‘deadly work culture’ – JURIST

Australian workplace safety regulatory agency WorkSafe announced Thursday that Court Services Victoria (CSV), the body responsible for Victoria’s court system, was convicted and fined in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for failing to... Read more »
India Supreme Court acquits woman by upholding her right to reproductive privacy – JURIST

India Supreme Court rules against legalizing same-sex marriages – JURIST

The India Supreme Court on Tuesday held that there is no fundamental right for same-sex couples to get married. A five-judge bench of the court, headed by the Chief Justice of India... Read more »
Japan court finds law requiring gender-affirming surgery to change state gender identification unconstitutional – JURIST

Japan court finds law requiring gender-affirming surgery to change state gender identification unconstitutional – JURIST

A family court in Japan declared it unconstitutional to require an individual to undergo gender-affirming surgery to obtain identification in line with their gender. The Shizuoka Family Court in Central Japan struck... Read more »
US Supreme Court declines North Carolina appeal in undercover investigations case – JURIST

US Supreme Court declines North Carolina appeal in undercover investigations case – JURIST

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from North Carolina on Monday over the constitutionality of a state law allowing employers to sue employees working as undercover investigators. The denial... Read more »
Federal judge punishes Rudy Giuliani for failure to comply with court order – JURIST

Federal judge punishes Rudy Giuliani for failure to comply with court order – JURIST

A US federal judge on Friday issued an order punishing former New York mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani for “continued and flagrant disregard” of court demands. The order resulted from Giuliani’s... Read more »
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