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Europe rights court rules crucifixes in public schools violate Convention
November 4, 2009
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) [official website] ruled [judgment, in French] Tuesday that displaying a crucifix in a public school classroom violates the European Convention on Human Rights [text, PDF]. The lawsuit was brought against Italy by Soile Lautsi, who claimed that disp....... [more] 
Venezuela legislature approves law banning violent toys, video games
October 30, 2009
[JURIST] The Venezuelan National Assembly [official website, in Spanish] on Thursday gave final approval to a bill [text, PDF, in Spanish] banning violent toys and video games. Those who violate the law could face fines and prison terms of three to five years, as well as the confiscation of merchand....... [more]
Canada Supreme Court declares Quebec language education law unconstitutional
October 22, 2009
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Canada [official website] on Thursday unanimously struck down [judgment text; press release] a Quebec law restricting certain students' access to English-language schools as unconstitutional. The court's decision overturns Bill 104 [text], enacted by the Quebec governme....... [more]
Dutch-speaking Belgium schools to ban religious headscarves
September 11, 2009
[JURIST] Belgian school officials announced Friday that Muslim headscarves [JURIST news archive] will be banned in about 700 schools in the Dutch-speaking northern region of Flanders. The move came after an administrative tribunal ruled Tuesday that individual schools could not impose a ban [AFP rep....... [more]
Federal court upholds Texas university affirmative action admissions policy
August 19, 2009
[JURIST] The US District Court for the Western District of Texas [official website] on Monday upheld [opinion, PDF] a University of Texas at Austin (UT) [academic website] affirmative action [JURIST news archive] policy of considering race in student admissions. The plaintiffs were two Caucasian fem....... [more]
Germany high court rejects religious challenge to mandatory sex education
August 7, 2009
[JURIST] The German Constitutional Court [official website, in German] ruled [judgment, in German; press release, in German] Thursday that children can be required to attend sex education classes, despite parents' religious objections. The suit was brought by Baptist parents [DW report] who were fin....... [more]
Federal judge finds student liable in music file-sharing case
July 31, 2009
[JURIST] A federal judge ruled Thursday night that Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum [defense website] is liable for illegally downloading music. Four record companies, including Sony BMG and Warner Brothers [corporate websites], brought suit against Tenenbaum in the US District Cour....... [more]
Recording industry music downloading trial begins
July 29, 2009
[JURIST] The substantive portion of the civil trial of Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum [defense website], accused of illegally downloading seven songs [complaint, PDF], began in Boston on Tuesday. On Monday, jury selection [Boston Globe report] was completed, and, in a significant....... [more]
US immigration home raids violate constitution: report
July 22, 2009
[JURIST] Federal immigration agents conducting home raids have committed numerous constitutional violations, according a report [text, PDF] released Wednesday by the Immigration Justice Clinic [academic website] at the Cardozo School of Law. The report found that, since 2006, US Immigration and Cust....... [more]
AG Holder urges cocaine sentencing disparity reform
June 25, 2009
[JURIST] US Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile] urged sentencing reform [transcript text] for crack cocaine Wednesday, calling for a review of disparities between sentencing guidelines for powder and crack. Addressing a symposium on federal sentencing policy hosted by the Congressional B....... [more]
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