While the flames of Burma’s brutal civil war continue to burn, even after the tragic March 28 earthquake that killed more than 3,700 people, the so-called State Administration
Council born of the 2021 military coup continues to lose ground to the ethnic armed organizations and People’s Defense Forces that now control substantial swaths [...]
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. here A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR The
Ukrainian Security Service yesterday launched a massive drone attack on four airfields deep inside Russia, Russian and Ukrainian officials confirmed. [...]
June 1st was a historical day for Mexico. The Mexican people – or, more precisely, around 13% of the electorate – went to the ballots to democratically elect their judges
for the first time. The newly elected 2681 public officials, which will be announced in the following weeks, will serve in the local and federal judiciary, including [...]
For nearly 70 years, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division led efforts to protect voting rights and fight racial discrimination at the polls. But in January 2025, DOJ political
appointees froze all new civil rights cases and dismissed every major pending voting rights lawsuit—prompting most career attorneys to leave the Division. [...]
To say that human rights are in crisis has become commonplace in scholarship and practice. Yet, the prominent discourse on contestation or even backlash to human rights has
not led to a significant erosion of regional human rights courts. They continue adjudicating on core political, economic, social, and cultural conflicts – even [...]
In recent months, a growing number of voices – from political figures such as U.S. President Donald Trump and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to various public opinion
polls – have suggested that a resolution to the war in Ukraine may require Kyiv to cede some of its territory to Russia. [...]
The 20th Anniversary Conference of the Journal of Private International Law will take place at the Faculty of Laws of University College London between 11 and 13 September
2025.A [...]
Saturday: This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts BigLaw First Year Associate Salaries Rise To $225,000 In Six Cities Giving Credit When You Are Due: Tax Credits For
Birth Mothers Post-Dobbs Stephanie McMahon Receives 2025 Cincinnati Teaching Award Taxing Cultural Endowments Sunday: Panic, Pan, And Peter Anxiety, Panic, And... [...]
Lawrence Lokken (Florida), Income Source in a Digital Age: The source of income rules of the U.S. income tax laws require that income be sorted into a limited group of categories,
including interest, dividends, rents, royalties, and gains on dispositions of property. [...]
A feedback period is open from the 26th of May 2025 to the 23rd of June 2025 concerning a call for evidence on a future Commission’s Communication establishing a strategy
on Digital Justice for the time span of 2025-2030. [...]
