Massachusetts school officials ask for National Guard support to prevent ‘potential tragedy’ – JURIST

Massachusetts school officials ask for National Guard support to prevent ‘potential tragedy’ – JURIST

Members of the Brockton School Committee urged the city’s mayor on Friday to ask Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey for National Guard support. Student violence and a high rate of teacher absences instigated... Read more »
Russia election officials discover errors in the paperwork of Putin challenger – JURIST

Russia election officials discover errors in the paperwork of Putin challenger – JURIST

Election officials in Russia announced Friday that they had found errors in the paperwork submitted by prominent opposition politician and anti-war proponent, Boris Nadezhdin, after he provided the signatures of over 100,000... Read more »
US illegally spied on top Venezuela officials: AP – JURIST

US illegally spied on top Venezuela officials: AP – JURIST

The Associated Press (AP) released an exclusive report Thursday revealing a secret US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) spying program that targeted top Venezuelan officials, including Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, despite the program’s... Read more »
India high court orders probe into attack on investigative agency officials engaged in money laundering search – JURIST

India high court orders probe into attack on investigative agency officials engaged in money laundering search – JURIST

The Calcutta High Court in India’s West Bengal state directed a joint Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and state police to investigate the attack on Enforcement... Read more »
Haiti judge issues arrest warrants for 30+ senior officials – JURIST

Haiti judge issues arrest warrants for 30+ senior officials – JURIST

Haitian Judge Al Duniel Dimanche issued arrest warrants for over 30 senior officials on Friday on corruption charges, according to a document leaked online. The list of officials includes former prime ministers... Read more »
DC Officials Announce Reaccreditation of Scandalized Crime Lab

DC Officials Announce Reaccreditation of Scandalized Crime Lab

D.C.’s long-troubled crime lab has won back a key accreditation two years after losing it following a 2021 scandal in which an independent panel of forensic experts concluded, among other concerns, that... Read more »
Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission arrests former tourism officials for procurement fraud – JURIST

Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission arrests former tourism officials for procurement fraud – JURIST

Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested four individuals on Thursday, including the former Cabinet Secretary and Permanent Secretary for Tourism, Najib Balala and Leah Gwiyo, for alleged procurement fraud in the... Read more »
DC Officials Announce Reaccreditation of Scandalized Crime Lab

Louisiana Juvenile Justice Officials Call for System Improvements

In response to juvenile facilities being at full capacity and a labor shortage that worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana juvenile justice system administrators are urging officials to take a closer look... Read more »
Jerusalem Catholic officials: Israel sniper killed 2 women and wounded 7 others in Gaza church – JURIST

Jerusalem Catholic officials: Israel sniper killed 2 women and wounded 7 others in Gaza church – JURIST

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Roman Catholic diocese for the region, accused an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sniper of killing two women and injuring seven other church members at the Holy... Read more »

Illinois Officials Consider Required Training on Sexual Assault Cases

Illinois officials are questioning whether the state’s roughly 1,000 judges should be required to undergo the same training to better respond to rape survivors that illinois police officers have participated in 2018,... Read more »
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