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19 May 2020, 2:54 pm
In its press release about the decision, the court found that the privacy rights of the German constitution also protects foreigners in other countries and that the German intelligence agency, Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), had no authority to conduct telecommunications surveillance on them: “The Court held that under Art. 1(3) GG German state authority is bound by the fundamental rights of the Basic Law not only within the German territory. [read post]
7 May 2012, 4:18 am
Natalie Peck has summarised Module Two of the Inquiry here, which covered the relationship between press and police and included a “floating week” of evidence from newspaper proprietors. “In what circumstances can a claimant in civil litigation commence proceedings under a pseudonym? [read post]
11 Oct 2018, 9:09 am
”“In the continued quest to retain power, the Chinese government and Communist Party has sought to coercively control civil society, ethnic identity, and religious belief and to decimate the ranks of human rights lawyers, pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong and labor rights advocates in China,” said Representative Smith. [read post]
28 Dec 2023, 12:55 am
Guest post by Janaína Albuquerque, International Lawyer and Mediator The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) has just published their first ever judgment on an international child abduction case in Córdoba v. [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 9:19 pm
To be sure, some members of the Judiciary Committee have, over the years, shown themselves to be real students of the law. [read post]
23 Aug 2016, 5:29 pm
Alston, the John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University is by any measure one of the most acclaimed and influential individuals of his generation- This is especially so in matters touching on international law. [read post]
20 Aug 2014, 7:14 pm
Of the law of nature, the law of nations,and the civil law* * * * * *TITLE IOF JUSTICE AND LAWJustice is the set and constant purpose which gives to every man his due.1. [read post]
1 Apr 2008, 12:40 pm
The Politico.com story from yesterday brought to public light the questionnaire he filed out prior to his 1996 campaign for the Illinois state senate. [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 10:40 am
Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, all spoke to the devastating effect of these laws, and particularly their disproportionate impact on minorities, people with disabilities, seniors, students and the poor. [read post]
22 Sep 2015, 4:26 pm
Bennett in 2011 to handle a breach of contract case and a potential civil rights violation action. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 2:07 pm
The Free Speech Clause throughout that era was seen by the Supreme Court as applying to civil lawsuits between private parties (including even purely common-law claims, and certainly to claims brought under statutes), the Free Exercise Clause was often used in lower courts as a defense in such lawsuits (chiefly claims recognizing a “ministerial exception” to antidiscrimination laws), and the First Amendment was used by the Supreme Court as a limitation… [read post]
18 Apr 2011, 2:29 pm
The sponsors of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (using federal powers to stop state and local violations of the Equal Protection clause) are in the same category. [read post]
30 Dec 2015, 8:24 am
Natasha joined CJA after working as a litigation associate with Morrison & Foerster LLP, where she practiced complex civil litigation and worked pro bono on civil rights and human rights cases and publications with the ACLU, Stop Prisoner Rape, the California Habeas Project, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 3:34 pm
I was reminded of Ben’s analysis when Kate Martin sent in her post that linked to an extraordinary document from 2002 that listed the objections to military commissions by major NGOs, including Alliance for Justice, ACLU, CCR, Human Rights Watch, and the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (now Human Rights First). [read post]
12 May 2021, 8:38 am
In May, Governor Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act, or NY HERO Act, into law. [read post]
31 Jan 2015, 4:10 am
To learn that the rights of litigants are far greater in civil practice than criminal, where lives are on the line is pretty shocking. [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 6:13 pm
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court justice who first rose to national prominence as an ACLU lawyer fighting for equal rights for women, has died at 87 years old. [read post]
27 May 2011, 1:43 pm
Their most recent podcasts finds host Ratner joined by Abdeen Jabara, civil rights lawyer and former president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. [read post]
2 Apr 2019, 2:25 pm
” The bills do not specify what federal definitions schools must comply with; whether it is those in federal law, federal case law, or federal regulations and guidance documents. [read post]
22 May 2013, 10:51 am
The Supreme Court has ruled that the right includes both civil and criminal proceedings and includes defendants and witnesses. [read post]
