Kansas Proud Boys leader pleads guilty to crimes during January 6 insurrection – JURIST

Kansas Proud Boys leader pleads guilty to crimes during January 6 insurrection – JURIST

Kansas Proud Boys leader William Chrestman pleaded guilty Monday to obstruction of an official proceeding and threatening a federal officer during the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol Building. Chrestman’s... 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 »
US judge imposes partial gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case – JURIST

US judge imposes partial gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case – JURIST

A Washington DC federal judge Monday imposed a partial gag order on former US President Donald Trump ahead of his criminal trial over alleged election interference during the 2020 US presidential election.... Read more »
US government to settle class-action lawsuit against Trump-era family separation policy – JURIST

US government to settle class-action lawsuit against Trump-era family separation policy – JURIST

The US government announced on Monday that it will settle a 2018 class-action lawsuit that challenged the Trump administration’s family separation practice at the US-Mexico border. The parties filed a joint petition... Read more »
Press organizations flag international law concerns amidst rising journalist death toll in Gaza Strip, Lebanon – JURIST

Press organizations flag international law concerns amidst rising journalist death toll in Gaza Strip, Lebanon – JURIST

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ),  Reporters Without Borders (RSF)  and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) released statements Monday alleging that the death toll among journalists since Israel and Hamas began hostilities... Read more »
France President Macron deploys 7,000 soldiers following teacher’s killing in possible terrorist attack – JURIST

France President Macron deploys 7,000 soldiers following teacher’s killing in possible terrorist attack – JURIST

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday that 7,000 soldiers would be mobilized after the country activated its highest alert level following the stabbing death of a teacher in an apparent Islamist attack.... Read more »
Australian regulator fines X for failing to cooperate with child sexual abuse practices – JURIST

Australian regulator fines X for failing to cooperate with child sexual abuse practices – JURIST

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner issued social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) with an infringement notice today for $610,500, for falling short in tackling child sexual abuse and cooperating with a probe... 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 »
Hackers disable Guatemala government webpages in support of indigenous-led demonstrations – JURIST

Hackers disable Guatemala government webpages in support of indigenous-led demonstrations – JURIST

Hackers from the group Anonymous disabled multiple Guatemalan government webpages, including the judicial branch, department of Agriculture, the Prosecutors Office and the General Secretary’s page. Some pages remained down for hours and... Read more »
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