SCOTUS dispatch: reflections on FCC v. Consumers’ Research – JURIST
Central to FCC v. Consumers’ Research is technology that props up nearly every aspect of modern life: broadband internet. The Universal Service Fund (USF) is among a set of policies…
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India dispatch: government-governor conflicts in southern states deepen fault lines and regional tensions – JURIST
The correspondent filing this dispatch is a law student at Maharashtra National Law University in Mumbai who must remain anonymous. On Tuesday, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of…
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Canada dispatch: dual degree law students in Windsor and Detroit find themselves in the crossfire of a trade war – JURIST
Pitasanna Shanmugathas is a 2L Single JD student at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law in Ontario. As President Trump’s Canadian tariffs take effect, students in the University of…
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L.A. County sheriff’s computer dispatch system crashes again
For the second time in just over a month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s computer dispatch system crashed on Wednesday evening, rendering patrol car computers unusable and forcing deputies…
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L.A. County sheriff’s computer dispatch system back online
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department implemented a “temporary fix” Friday to get its computer dispatch system back online after it crashed on New Year’s Eve, authorities said. Problems were…
Read More » L.A. County Sheriff’s dispatch system crashes on New Year’s Eve
A few hours before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, the computer dispatch system for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department crashed, rendering all patrol car computers nearly useless…
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Ghana dispatch: December elections were a protest vote against NPP government – JURIST
On December 7, Ghana held its presidential and parliamentary elections as mandated by the 1992 Constitution, which requires national elections to be conducted every four years. While Ghana is constitutionally…
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SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears hesitant about protecting gender-affirming care for minors – JURIST
Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is a JURIST Supreme Court Correspondent and a 2L at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. Wednesday morning I attended oral arguments at the United States Supreme…
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Pakistan dispatch: massed protesters demanding release of ex-PM Imran Khan met with harsh response from security forces in Islamabad – JURIST
Abu Bakar Khan and Noor Ul Huda are JURIST staff correspondents in Pakistan and recent graduates of Punjab University Law College. They filed this dispatch from Lahore. On November 13,…
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Pittsburgh dispatch: Trump and Harris rally for Pennsylvania votes on US election eve – JURIST
Yesterday evening, on US election eve, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris descended on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – a pivotal city in a pivotal state. I went to the sites of…
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Peru dispatch: parliamentarians are making Peru’s various crises worse – JURIST
Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cuscoare reporting for JURIST on law-related events in or affecting Perú. All of…
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EU dispatch: European Parliament urges Council to determine whether Hungary has breached the rule of law before holding rotating presidency – JURIST
Law students and young lawyers from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Jacky-Long Mouthuy recently graduated…
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Eyeing Super Tuesday, Trump Is Eager to Dispatch Rivals Sooner Than Later
With five days left until the New Hampshire primary, Donald J. Trump and his allies are stepping up their efforts to muscle Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis out of the…
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Pakistan dispatch: my journey bringing law and justice home – JURIST
Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Izhar Ahmed Khan is a JURIST Staff Correspondent based in…
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Pakistan dispatch: violent crackdown on peaceful Baloch protesters in Islamabad highlights ongoing injustices in Balochistan region – JURIST
Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Izhar Ahmed Khan is a 2022 LL.B. graduate of the…
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Nevada dispatch: UNLV campus and law school remain on lockdown after 3 people shot – JURIST
Elizabeth Haigh is JURIST’s Chief of Staff for the US and a 2L at the University of Nevada, William S. Boyd School of Law. She files this dispatch from Las…
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Peru dispatch: Constitutional Court’s affirmation of ex-president’s pardon opposed by international tribunal privileges politics over rights – JURIST
Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Perú. All of them…
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Kenya dispatch: government deployment of Kenyan police to gang-plagued Haiti provokes debate, division – JURIST
Kenyan law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Kenya. Ashley Genga is JURIST’s Senior Correspondent in Kenya, and Griffins Ogada is a Staff Correspondent. Both…
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California dispatch: US-China relationship dominated APEC summit beset by multiple diplomatic, policy challenges – JURIST
Joshua Villanueva is a JURIST Assistant Editor and a 2L at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), He files this dispatch from San Francisco. The recently-concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
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EU dispatch: G7 leaders’ breakthrough on regulating artificial intelligence complements EU initiative – JURIST
Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Ciara Dinneny is JURIST’s European Bureau Chief…
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