JURIST Daily Digest
In the 8 December 2015 edition:
Today's Legal News- Allegations of fraud taint Armenia constitutional reform vote
- DOJ to open investigation into Chicago police department
- Supreme Court hears arguments on jurisdiction of Indian tribal courts
- Supreme Court lets Illinois gun law stand
- Combating Terrorism in a Democracy: The Israel Experience
- A Public Banking Model for the People
- Despite flaws, CISA represents progress for federal government action on cybersecurity
- The US Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015
- ACA Challengers Think Third Time’s A Charm
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Allegations of fraud taint Armenia constitutional reform vote
By Dominic Yobbi on Dec 07, 2015 07:38 pm
[JURIST] The Armenian Electoral Commission [official website, Armenian] on Monday announced [Asbarez report] that Armenia's constitution will be amended as a result of Sunday's referendum. However, opposition MP's and independent European observers have alleged serious irregularities [BBC report] in the voting process, stating that fraud was a possibility. MP's from the Council of Europe [official website] said that the voting lists were inaccurate and that too many citizens saw the reform as a "vehicle" for President Serzh Sargsyan, who could... +read more
DOJ to open investigation into Chicago police department
By Dominic Yobbi on Dec 07, 2015 03:11 pm
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Monday announced [press release] that it will be opening a full investigation into the Chicago Police Department (CPD) [official website] following the 2014 police shooting death of a black teenager. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch [official profile] said at the news briefing that the DOJ will specifically look into the CPD's use of force, including deadly force. They will also look into whether there are systematic violations of the Constitution... +read more
Supreme Court hears arguments on jurisdiction of Indian tribal courts
By Jaclyn Belczyk on Dec 07, 2015 02:04 pm
The US Supreme Court [official website] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF] in two cases Monday. In Dollar General Corporation v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians [transcript, PDF] the court heard arguments on whether tribal courts can hear civil cases involving non-Indian businesses that have contractual agreements with the tribe. The case involves a sexual harassment claim brought in a tribal court by an Indian intern against the manager of a Dollar General store leasing property from and taking part... +read more
Supreme Court lets Illinois gun law stand
By Matthew Santiago on Dec 07, 2015 11:54 am
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] on Monday declined to review a Second Amendment challenge to a gun law enforced in Highland Park, Illinois, denying certiorari [order list, PDF] in Friedman v. City of Highland Park [docket; cert. petition, PDF]. The law, challenged by the Illinois State Rifle Association [advocacy website], prohibits "the possession of assault weapons or large-capacity magazines." Monday's decision lets stand a ruling [opinion] by the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit [official website]... +read more
Latest Legal Commentary
Combating Terrorism in a Democracy: The Israel Experience
By Robbie Sabel on Dec 04, 2015 11:36 am
JURIST Guest Columnist Robbie Sabel, of the Hebrew University Jerusalem, discusses the continued violence in Israel ... +read more
A Public Banking Model for the People
By Keith King on Dec 02, 2015 08:50 am
JURIST Guest Columnist Keith King of St. John's University School of Law Class of 2016 is the sixth author in a twelve-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. King discusses the advantages of state-sponsored banking systems such as the Bank of North Dakota and the need to serve the economically under-served with the implementation of public-sector banks ... +read more
Despite flaws, CISA represents progress for federal government action on cybersecurity
By Markus Rauschecker on Dec 01, 2015 08:06 am
JURIST Guest Columnist Markus Rauschecker of University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law discusses the recent Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act... +read more
The US Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015
By Frans von der Dunk on Nov 30, 2015 06:52 pm
JURIST Guest Columnist Frans von der Dunk of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law discusses the recent US Space Launch Competitiveness Act... +read more
ACA Challengers Think Third Time’s A Charm
By Glenn C. Smith on Nov 26, 2015 07:28 pm
JURIST Guest Columnist Glenn C. Smith of the California Western School of Law discusses the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act... +read more
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