The Court of Cassation, France’s highest court, on Wednesday upheld an appeal court’s decision to find ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of illegal campaign financing during his 2012 reelection bid, along with his campaign manager and two aides from his political party. The appeals court sentenced Sarkozy to a year of imprisonment with a six-month suspended The post France top court confirms ex-president Sarkozy conviction appeared first on JURIST – News.

A coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over its restructuring of the $3.6 billion Continuum of Care program (COC), arguing that the changes violate federal law and constitutional separation of powers principles. The lawsuit, filed in the US The post Coalition of states sue US Department of Housing over housing policy changes appeared first on JURIST – News.

Amnesty International released a report Tuesday documenting institutional gender-based violence against women human rights activists and journalists in Cuba, calling for an end to the practices. In its report, the rights organization covered incidents occurring between the years 2014 and 2025, finding that Cuban women were routinely subjected to practices such as invasive strip searches, The post Amnesty International releases report on systemic gender-based violence in Cuba appeared first on JURIST – News.

State attorneys general across the US signed a bipartisan letter on Tuesday urging Congress to “not inject an AI moratorium” into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The letter expressed concern about numerous risks posed by AI, including sophisticated “scams” and “delusional generative AI outputs” which endanger mental health, and AI tools “engaging children in The post Attorneys general warn against blocking state AI regulation appeared first on JURIST – News.