The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed the court’s jurisdiction in the case against former President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, concerning alleged crimes against humanity, upholding the Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision rendered on October 23, 2025. The Appeals Chamber found that, despite the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute The post ICC confirms jurisdiction in Philippines ex-president Duterte case appeared first on JURIST – News.

Voting rights advocates on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in an attempt to block the government from collecting and centralizing voter registration data. Tuesday’s complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, names voting advocacy group Common Cause and four individual voters under the The post Voting rights group sues DOJ over national voter database appeared first on JURIST – News.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Texas may require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. In a closely divided en banc decision in Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, the court reversed a lower court injunction that blocked enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 10, The post US appeals court rules Texas can require Ten Commandments in classrooms appeared first on JURIST – News.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Tuesday for wire fraud and other crimes in connection to its infiltration operations targeting violent extremist organizations. The indictment alleges that the SPLC misled donors and made false statements to banks in its use and transmission of funds to SPLC individuals. The post DOJ indicts Southern Poverty Law Center for fraud appeared first on JURIST – News.