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Sunday, August 14, 2016

JURIST Daily Digest - the 14 August 2016 edition

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Zambia presidential candidate accuses incumbent of electoral fraud
By Ram Eachambadi on Aug 13, 2016 06:27 pm
The primary challenger to incumbent Zambian President Edgar Lungu [BBC profile], Hakainde Hichilema [official website], on Saturday accused [Daily Mail report] the country's electoral commission of colluding with the Patriotic Front (PF), the ruling party, to manipulate the results of the election. Hichilema, who represents the United Party for National Development (UPND), alleged that the Electoral Commission is delaying results to create fake results. At least three people have been killed during the campaign so far, as a result of...   +read more


Federal court blocks Ohio diversion of public funds from Planned Parenthood
By Ram Eachambadi on Aug 13, 2016 03:33 pm
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio [official website] on Friday blocked [order, PDF] the diversion of public funds from Planned Parenthood clinics across Ohio. Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Planned Parenthood of the Southwest Ohio Region filed motions for permanent injunction and a judgment on the merits to prevent the enforcement of Ohio Revised Code Section 3701.34, which would have precluded the distribution of federal funds from the Ohio Department of Health...   +read more


Venezuela court upholds sentence of opposition leader
By Alonso Diaz on Aug 13, 2016 03:22 pm
A Venezuelan appeals court in Caracas on Friday upheld the more than 13-year sentence of opposition leader Leopoldo López. The sentencing [El Universal report, in Spanish] of the Corte de Apelaciones del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) [official website, in Spanish] can and will be appealed [El Pais report, in Spanish] to the country's highest court, and the legal team has resorted to appeal [Anadolu Agency report] to international organizations. Amnesty International UK (AIUK) this week created a petition [AIUK...   +read more


Turkey criticizes UN rights chief for failing to condemn coup plotters
By Alonso Diaz on Aug 13, 2016 01:51 pm
Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said [Reuters report] on Saturday that comments made by a top UN human rights official were unacceptable. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein previously stated [Reuters report] that he had no sympathy for the coup plotters, but that Turkey should uphold the rights of detainees and stem [PressTV report] its "thirst for revenge." Bilgic criticized [Fortune report] the the UN official for not condemning the coup plotters for their attempted...   +read more


Google being investigated by South Korea for antitrust claim
By Mark Casper on Aug 13, 2016 12:33 pm
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) [official website], South Korea's antitrust regulator, confirmed [FT report] on Friday that the country is investigating whether Google [corporate website] violated the country's antitrust laws. The KFTC's statement comes as a surprise as a local news outlet reported that the KFTC had cleared Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, of all antitrust claims against the technology giant. It is alleged that Google requires mobile-phone producers to pre-load the company's apps on phones using its Android...   +read more


UN rights office: Australia must address offshore detention on Nauru
By Mark Casper on Aug 13, 2016 11:45 am
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] reiterated previous calls [press release] to Australia Friday to end offshore detention on Nauru. The press release notes various reports of violence, sexual assault, degrading treatment, and self-harm, revealed through more than 1,000 incident reports. The OHCHR also discussed signs of severe mental health issues which they believe stem from the poor treatment and prolonged detention of the migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in...   +read more


Amnesty: Syria chlorine gas attack could be war crime
By Mark Casper on Aug 13, 2016 10:36 am
Amnesty International said Thursday that a suspected chlorine gas attack in Aleppo could amount to a war crime [press release]. The BBC reported [BBC report] Thursday that the Syrian government is suspected of using a chlorine gas attack in Aleppo, killing several and injuring many more. It is believed that the chlorine was dropped in a barrel bomb and global body's experts have been confirmed to be investigating the matter. According to the UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura, if...   +read more


Second Amendment group challenging stun gun ban
By Mark Casper on Aug 13, 2016 09:55 am
The New Jersey Second Amendment Society [advocacy website] filed [complaint, PDF] a lawsuit on behalf of a New Jersey man, Mark Cheesman, against the state's Attorney General [official website] in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey [official website] on Thursday alleging the state's stun gun ban is unconstitutional. The complaint relies upon the Supreme Court's ruling in Caetano v. Massachusetts [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] where the court held that prohibiting the possession of stun guns contradicts earlier Supreme...   +read more


South Carolina students challenge disrupting school law
By Mark Casper on Aug 13, 2016 08:40 am
Four South Carolina students and a non-profit filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] in the US District Court for the District of South Carolina [official website] Thursday challenging the state's "Disturbing Schools Law" [text, PDF]. The plaintiffs are challenging the law, which makes it illegal to "disturb in any way or in any place the students or teachers" or "act in an obnoxious manner," arguing that the statute is unconstitutionally broad and its enforcement is arbitrary and discriminatory, primarily against African...   +read more



Latest Legal Commentary


Trump’s Invitation To Hack Or To Share The Spoils Of A Hack
By Albert Scherr on Aug 07, 2016 10:23 am
JURIST Guest Columnist Albert E. Scherr of University of New Hampshire School of Law discusses Donald Trumps's recent statements... +read more


The Freedom of Information Act Was Just Amended. Here’s What Changed—And Didn’t.
By Jonathan Bruno on Jul 29, 2016 06:03 pm
JURIST Guest Columnist Jonathan Bruno of the Harvard Law School discusses recent changes to and ongoing limitations of the Freedom of Information Act... +read more


On Human Rights, California is Better than Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and Texas!
By Stephen Cooper on Jul 22, 2016 01:36 pm
JURIST Guest Columnist Stephen Cooper, a former DC public defender, addresses prosecutor Michele Hanisee's remarks concerning the death penalty in California... +read more


Indigenous Legal Orders as a Challenge to the Mainstream International Environmental Law Regime
By Mahmudul Hasan on Jul 19, 2016 10:26 am
JURIST Guest Columnist Mahmudul Hasan of University of Development Alternative discusses how international environmental law can be influenced by indigenous orders... +read more


The Third Time’s The Charm?
By Allen Hammond on Jul 16, 2016 01:54 pm
JURIST Guest Columnist Allen Hammond of the Santa Clara Law School discusses a recent net neutrality ruling and what it means for the future of the internet... +read more
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