The administrations of U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are forcing thousands of people seeking asylum in the United Sttaes to wait for months in Mexico, exposing them to danger, Human Rights Watch said in... [read post]

On June 12-13, 2024, Maastricht University's Faculty of Law will host a conference, in the hybrid format, on "Recharacterising International Disputes: Exploring the Phenomenon of Multi-Fora Litigation." Details, including registration, are here.      [read post]

Courthouse News Service: “The trial, which has been on hold since November, centers on whether the tech giant holds a monopoly over internet search, and could result in Google selling off core parts of its business. After a six-month break, a federal judge will hear closing arguments starting Thursday in a landmark antitrust trial against Google, in which the government argues the tech giant has created a monopoly over internet searches. Brought by the federal government, 35 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico, the case centers on the assertion that the $1.7… [read post]

The title of this post is the title of this timely new paper authored by Robert Mikos and now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The federal government appears poised to reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Advocates have suggested the move will generate substantial benefits for... [read post]

“The public relies heavily on local and national news organizations as sources for news about elections, but many adults have concerns about the reliability of the information they get, according to a new survey by the Media Insight Project, a collaboration of the American Press Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Most adults follow news about presidential (77%) and local and state elections (64%) at least somewhat closely, and more report frequently receiving news about elections from national (50%) or local (39%) news outlets than other… [read post]

The noise — unsettling and dissonant — has been a constant inside the barricaded pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA. Soon after protesters, most of them students at the Westwood campus, pitched tents on Dickson Court on April 25, pro-Israel counterdemonstrators showed up with megaphones. Some shouted racist, homophobic and anti-Islamic slurs, according to campers interviewed. They set up a giant video screen near the camp that played and replayed videos of Hamas militants. They broadcast a running torrent of loud, disturbing sounds over a stereo — an eagle… [read post]

This article was co-authored with Anastasia Gravas and Yasmine Sahihi. On 23 April 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to ban non-compete clauses, which prevent a worker from seeking or accepting new employment within an industry after the termination of their employment. The ruling, while already subject to legal challenge, stands as one of the most expansive measures taken by a growing list of international jurisdictions that have moved to restrict the use of non-compete clauses. A legal update on the FTC ban written by our US colleagues can be… [read post]

On April 30, President Biden issued a Proclamation (full text) declaring May 2024 as Jewish American Heritage Month. The Proclamation reads in part:This Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor Jewish Americans, who have never given up on the promise of our Nation.  We celebrate the contributions, culture, and values that they have passed down from generation to generation and that have shaped who we are as Americans.  We remember that the power lies within each of us to rise together against hate, to see each other as fellow human beings, and to ensure that the Jewish… [read post]

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded claims brought by a bar applicant against the Director of Admissions of the California State Bar In this case, a law student... [read post]

Less than 24 hours after a violent attack on a pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, authorities appeared poised to shut down the encampment by declaring an unlawful assembly. The move comes after UCLA Chancellor Gene Block announced Tuesday the university’s intentions. The University of California has generally taken a lighter touch in handling protests than USC, Columbia and other campuses that have called in police, who have arrested hundreds of students. In a statement earlier Tuesday, University of California President Michael V. Drake said he “fully” supported… [read post]