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The Hague Hearing of The Palestinian Appeal
In DEC 2024, The Hague District Court acknowledged that the Dutch state has obligations under international law; but declined to enforce them.
State Department Official Returns to Stand in Trial Over Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Academics
The trial has highlighted the broader implications of the administration’s actions on academic freedom and free speech. Witnesses, including professors Megan Hyska and Nadje Al-Ali,…
Palestinian Civil Society Prepares Legal Challenge Against Israel
The filing of these memorandums does not guarantee new court cases; such proceedings will take time to develop.
Closed-Door Reckoning
The Zimbabwean government has never formally acknowledged the massacres, nor has it held anyone accountable. The hearings, which are expected to last between three and…
Supreme Court Delivers Key Rulings on Birthright Citizenship and Health Care
In Trump v. Casa, the Court considers efforts to limit preliminary injunctions issued by federal judges in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington. These injunctions block former…
Supreme Court Issues Key Rulings on Birthright Citizenship and Nationwide Injunctions
The Court typically aims to deliver all remaining decisions by the end of June but can extend rulings into the first week of July.
The Cradock Four Test South Africa’s Pursuit of Justice
Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli were abducted and brutally murdered by apartheid police nearly 40 years ago. The first phase of…
Supreme Court Hears Challenge on Birthright Citizenship Restrictions
Appeals courts have so far upheld the injunctions, setting the stage for a high-stakes constitutional battle at the Supreme Court.
Georgetown Scholar Freed After Court Ruling in Immigration Case
Khan Suri, who had been held at the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas since March, was arrested and targeted for deportation last month under the…
A 235-Year-Old Weapon That Gives Trump a Legal Victory on the Alien Enemies Act
No deportations have taken place under the AEA since mid-March, when more than 130 Venezuelans alleged to have gang affiliations were expelled to El Salvador.…
UK High Court Hears Challenge to Arms Exports to Israel Over Gaza Bombing and Human Rights Concerns
International human rights organisations such as Oxfam GB, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International UK have been granted permission to intervene in the case, lending…
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