The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide on the principle of birthright citizenship, which holds that all children born on US soil are American citizens. The principle of birthright citizenship is rooted in Section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, and US President Donald Trump asked the court to interpret the The post US Supreme Court agrees to consider the legality of birthright citizenship appeared first on JURIST – News.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday stated that armed groups in Colombia’s southern state of Putumayo have committed gross human rights violations against innocent civilians, with a large portion of abuses disproportionately affecting Indigenous communities. HRW Americas Director Juanita Goebertus stated: “Armed groups in Putumayo are using the peace talks as an opportunity to tighten their The post Rights group condemns armed groups’ increased abuses targeting Indigenous communities in Colombia appeared first on JURIST – News.

The parliament of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of Denmark, narrowly voted on Wednesday to reform its decades-old abortion law, approving access to abortion “on request” up to the end of the twelfth week of pregnancy. The legislative change, passed by a razor-thin margin of 17 votes to 16, marks a historic shift for The post Faroe Islands Parliament vote on critical abortion law amendment appeared first on JURIST – News.

Editor’s note: This is Day 2 of JURIST’s coverage of Mangione’s suppression hearings. Read Day 1 here. On day two of the suppression hearings in the New York state case against Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting Brian Thompson, CEO of medical insurance company UnitedHealthcare, in December 2024, prosecutors devoted the day to a single The post US dispatch, day 2: Pennsylvania police officer testifies Mangione gave false name, carried $7,000 during McDonald’s arrest appeared first on JURIST – News.