Jurist
DONATE NOW
  • News ▾
    • All Legal News
    • US Legal News
    • World Legal News
    • This Day @ Law
  • Dispatches ▾
    • All Dispatches
    • Afghanistan
    • Canada
    • EU
    • Ghana
    • India
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • Italy
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Myanmar
    • Pakistan
    • Peru
    • Romania
    • Sri Lanka
    • Taiwan
    • UK
    • Ukraine
    • US
  • Commentary ▾
    • All Commentary
    • Faculty Commentary
    • Professional Commentary
    • Student Commentary
  • Features ▾
    • All Features
    • Explainers
    • Long Reads
    • Multimedia
    • Interviews
  • Topics
  • Rule of Law ▾
    • Materials
    • Podcasts
  • About ▾
    • FAQ
    • Staff
    • Awards
    • Apply
    • Journalist in Residence
    • Board of Directors
    • Contact Us
  • Donate ▾
    • Why Support JURIST?
    • Donate
    • Honor Roll
News ABA condemns proposed DOJ restrictions on Guantanamo lawyers
ABA condemns proposed DOJ restrictions on Guantanamo lawyers
Joshua Pantesco
April 28, 2007 01:39:00 pm

The American Bar Association (ABA) Friday criticized a US Department of Justice proposal that lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees should be subject to tightened restrictions , including limited access to...

READ MORE ▸
News Turkey presidential vote challenged in constitutional court
Turkey presidential vote challenged in constitutional court
Joshua Pantesco
April 28, 2007 01:13:00 pm

A parliamentary vote on the only candidate running to be the next president of Turkey ran into a legal challenge Friday after Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul , a member of the ruling...

READ MORE ▸
News Cambodia bar association slashes fees for genocide trial lawyers
Cambodia bar association slashes fees for genocide trial lawyers
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
April 28, 2007 11:03:00 am

A spokesman for the Cambodian Bar Association (BAKC) said Saturday that the group would dramatically reduce the fees it proposed to levy on foreign lawyers taking part in the upcoming Khmer Rouge genocide trials before the...

READ MORE ▸
News Death penalty statistics 2006 [Amnesty International]
Death penalty statistics 2006 [Amnesty International]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
April 27, 2007 08:51:00 pm

Death Penalty Statistics 2006, Amnesty International, April 27, 2007 . Read the full statistical report. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

READ MORE ▸
News New ‘high value’ al Qaeda detainee transferred to Guantanamo by CIA
New ‘high value’ al Qaeda detainee transferred to Guantanamo by CIA
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 27, 2007 08:41:00 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Friday that a top al Qaeda operative has been tranferred to Guantanamo Bay by the CIA. Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi , an Iraqi citizen who is...

READ MORE ▸
News New York governor introduces gay marriage bill
New York governor introduces gay marriage bill
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 27, 2007 08:08:00 pm

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D) introduced a bill Friday to legalize gay marriage in New York. In a press release, Spitzer said :Under current law, partners unable to enter into a civil marriage - and their...

READ MORE ▸
News Canada ad executive pleads guilty to fraud in sponsorship scandal
Canada ad executive pleads guilty to fraud in sponsorship scandal
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 27, 2007 07:08:00 pm

Former Canadian advertising executive Jean LaFleur plead guilty Friday to 28 counts of fraud for his alleged role in the federal sponsorship scandal . Lafleur is accused of billing the Canadian federal government for work...

READ MORE ▸
News Senate bill would bar terrorism suspects from buying guns
Senate bill would bar terrorism suspects from buying guns
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 27, 2007 04:16:00 pm

US Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Thursday introduced a bill to restrict gun sales to terror suspects. S. 1237 would give the US attorney general the power and discretion to block gun sales to people listed...

READ MORE ▸
News German prosecutor rejects war crimes complaint against Rumsfeld
German prosecutor rejects war crimes complaint against Rumsfeld
Lisl Brunner
April 27, 2007 04:08:00 pm

The office of the German Federal Prosecutor Friday declined to investigate a war crimes claim against former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and other high-ranking US...

READ MORE ▸
News UK court cites torture fear in ordering release of Libyans slated for deportation
UK court cites torture fear in ordering release of Libyans slated for deportation
Lisl Brunner
April 27, 2007 03:22:00 pm

A UK special court ruled on Friday that two Libyan men suspected of involvement in terrorist activities could not be deported to Libya , overriding an agreement between the two governments. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission ...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newer
  2. ...
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. ...
  9. Older
  10. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Nepal dispatch: Bhotekoshi disaster tests the limits of climate adaptation

Nepal dispatch: Bhotekoshi disaster tests the limits of climate adaptation

Pakistan dispatch: Supreme Court defers jailed former PM’s medical case amid jurisdictional dispute

Pakistan dispatch: Supreme Court defers jailed former PM’s medical case amid jurisdictional dispute

Latest COMMENTARY
Trump’s Sanctions on War Crimes Judges Have No Basis in Law

Trump’s Sanctions on War Crimes Judges Have No Basis in Law

by Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
The Digital Grandfather Clause: How a Federal Citizenship Check Echoes Jim Crow

The Digital Grandfather Clause: How a Federal Citizenship Check Echoes Jim Crow

by Narayana Rao Rampilla
Latest FEATURES
‘Accountability Is Deferred Rather Than Delivered’ — Conflict Resolution Scholar Johannes Langer on Mediation, Amnesty, and the Limits of the ICC

‘Accountability Is Deferred Rather Than Delivered’ — Conflict Resolution Scholar Johannes Langer on Mediation, Amnesty, and the Limits of the ICC

‘Genocide denial is often a state project’ — Iva Vukušić on Srebrenica and the politics of memory

‘Genocide denial is often a state project’ — Iva Vukušić on Srebrenica and the politics of memory

THIS DAY @ LAW

Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment

On October 6, 1991, law professor Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, turning his nomination hearings into a national spectacle. Thomas was approved by a full Senate vote of 52-48 on October 15. Read an excerpted version of Hill's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11.

Egypt President Anwar Sadat assassinated

On October 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by militants in retaliation for signing a peace treaty with Israel.

Jurist
Home Attributions Disclaimer Privacy Policy Contact Us
Copyright © 2026, JURIST Legal News & Research Services, Inc.
JURISTnews is a collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh