The US Supreme Court sided with a Christian faith-based crisis pregnancy center in New Jersey on Wednesday. The pregnancy center, First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, was attempting to curb a state investigation into its activities. All Supreme Court justices unanimously reversed a lower court’s decision, ruling in favor of First Choice in a federal lawsuit. The post US Supreme Court rules in favor of anti-abortion organization in New Jersey appeared first on JURIST – News.

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a proposed class action accusing the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) of conspiring with law schools to fix application fees and monopolize the admissions process, but gave the plaintiff until May 12 to file an amended complaint. US District Judge John Murphy of the US District Court for the The post US judge dismisses antitrust suit against Law School Admission Council appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Supreme Court of British Columbia upheld on Wednesday the constitutionality of a new law that establishes a single regulatory body for lawyers, notaries, and paralegals. Chief Justice Ronald Skolrood found that the law would not erode the independence of the legal profession. Chief Justice Skolrood affirmed that the independence of the legal profession is The post British Columbia court upholds law that replaces lawyer self-regulating authority appeared first on JURIST – News.

The European Parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution urging the European Commission to establish a consent-based definition of rape. The need for a new definition that does not define rape on the conditions of the use of force, or the word “No,” aims to have a victim-centred approach to sexual assault and the trauma responses The post EU Parliament calls for consent-based rape laws appeared first on JURIST – News.