Soil vs Status: The Supreme Court Settles Who Is Born American
The US Supreme Court has struck down President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship. We examine what it means to be subject to US jurisdiction, and what happens to citizenship if that definition shifts.
Proof vs Appearance: Strasbourg Restates What Makes a Judge Impartial
The European Court of Human Rights found Armenia breached a litigant's fair hearing rights when two challenged judges refused to step aside. Does judicial impartiality require proof of bias, or only legitimate doubt?
Definition vs Discretion: New York Leads the Fight Over America's Vanishing "Public Charge" Test
New York City, other cities and 22 states are suing over a US rule that deletes the regulatory definition of public charge. Can a legal test protect anyone once its meaning has gone?
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Who Owns the Ocean Floor? A New Legal Battle Is Rumbling Beneath the Waves
Most territorial disputes happen in places you can find on Google Maps. The next big legal fight is happening somewhere nobody can actually see: the deep seabed.
The Collapse of Expertise: How Legal Terms Lose Meaning in Political and Media Debate
After reading an article in the Washington Times, the Legal Integrity Project has decided to tackle this difficult topic, but few legal terms carry the gravity of "genocide." Born from the ashes of the twentieth century's atrocities, the…
Digital Borders: When Your Server Room Becomes a Battlefield
For centuries, sovereignty was straightforward. Your territory ended where mine began. Borders were lines on maps, defended by walls, armies, and awkward border control conversations about whether that salami counts as a restricted item.…
Lawfare and the Integrity of Legal Institutions: When Litigation Becomes a Geopolitical Tool
Law is meant to restrain power, not serve it. Yet across global politics, a different pattern is emerging: states, political movements, and even private actors are increasingly turning to courts not merely to resolve disputes, but to wage…
The Jury on Trial: Britain's Debate Over Democratic Justice and Institutional Efficiency
The jury trial stands as one of the most enduring symbols of democratic participation in British justice. For centuries, it has embodied a foundational principle: that judgments about criminal guilt must incorporate the perspective of…
Should Netflix Be Allowed to Buy Warner Bros? Why This Merger Is Making Antitrust Lawyers Nervous
Here's a scenario that should be straightforward: two major competitors want to merge. The law says deals like this 'raise a presumption of illegality'. Regulators are supposed to challenge them. Case closed, right?
