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 South Africa high court says judge tried to influence Zuma corruption case
South Africa high court says judge tried to influence Zuma corruption case
Deirdre Jurand
June 2, 2008 04:50:00 pm

The judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa have filed a complaint with the country's judicial disciplinary body, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) , alleging that the top judge in the Cape High...

READ MORE ▸
News Paralegal fees recovery ruling [US SC]
Paralegal fees recovery ruling [US SC]
June 2, 2008 03:57:00 pm

Richlin Security Service v. Chertoff, US Supreme Court, June 2, 2008 . Read the...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal money laundering transportation ruling [US SC]
Federal money laundering transportation ruling [US SC]
June 2, 2008 03:56:00 pm

United States v. Cuellar, US Supreme Court, June 2, 2008 . Read the full text of the opinion [text,...

READ MORE ▸
News Human rights commissioner warns UK 42-day detention plan could set bad precedent
Human rights commissioner warns UK 42-day detention plan could set bad precedent
Deirdre Jurand
June 2, 2008 02:43:00 pm

A proposed anti-terror bill that would allow British law enforcement authorities to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days should not be passed as it could set a bad precedent for...

READ MORE ▸
News Ex-Milberg Weiss partner sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiracy
Ex-Milberg Weiss partner sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiracy
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 2, 2008 02:39:00 pm

A federal judge in the US District Court for the Central District of California Monday sentenced leading class-action securities lawyer Melvyn Weiss to 30 months in prison and ordered him to pay over $10...

READ MORE ▸
News UN human rights chief gives final address, criticizes ongoing discrimination
UN human rights chief gives final address, criticizes ongoing discrimination
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 2, 2008 01:58:00 pm

The UN's new Universal Periodic Review has made great strides in protecting human rights but still has far to go, departing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said in her last address...

READ MORE ▸
News Australia group seeks ICC war crimes charges against ex-PM for Iraq deployment
Australia group seeks ICC war crimes charges against ex-PM for Iraq deployment
David Frueh
June 2, 2008 12:55:00 pm

Australian advocacy group International Criminal Court Action (ICCACTION) sent a brief to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Friday requesting charges be laid against former Australian Prime Minister John Howard for war crimes in connection...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal judge orders reporter to disclose sources in China spy story
Federal judge orders reporter to disclose sources in China spy story
Deirdre Jurand
June 2, 2008 11:22:00 am

A federal judge in California subpoenaed a Washington Times reporter Saturday, ordering him to reveal the government sources he used for a 2006 story about a Chinese spy ring. Defense and national security reporter William Gertz cited...

READ MORE ▸
News Moscow gay pride advocates arrested for breaching parade ban
Moscow gay pride advocates arrested for breaching parade ban
David Frueh
June 2, 2008 10:41:00 am

Several Russian gay rights activists were arrested by police in Moscow Sunday for holding events commemorating the 1993 law that put an end to government prosecution for homosexual activity in Russia. For the third consecutive year, Moscow Pride [advocacy...

READ MORE ▸
News US prosecutions of illegal immigrants at record high: report
US prosecutions of illegal immigrants at record high: report
Deirdre Jurand
June 2, 2008 10:33:00 am

US federal authorities are prosecuting significantly more illegal immigrants than in past years, at least partly because of a 2005 zero-tolerance initiative allowing agents to charge almost all illegal immigrants with minor crimes, according to a report [text; press...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. 27
  4. 28
  5. 29
  6. 30
  7. 31
  8. Older
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Kenya dispatch: country marks 16 years of transformative Constitution torn between celebration and reckoning

Kenya dispatch: country marks 16 years of transformative Constitution torn between celebration and reckoning

US dispatch: Supreme Court allows President Trump to move forward with mail-in voting directive

US dispatch: Supreme Court allows President Trump to move forward with mail-in voting directive

Latest COMMENTARY
Strikes on Iran’s Energy Grid Show Why War’s Environmental Rules Need Teeth

Strikes on Iran’s Energy Grid Show Why War’s Environmental Rules Need Teeth

by Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
As AI Expands, Privacy Law Struggles to Keep Pace

As AI Expands, Privacy Law Struggles to Keep Pace

by Pragati Pradip Dadas | UAE
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

Attica NY prison revolt ended in assault killing 41

On September 13, 1971, National Guardsmen stormed the Attica Correctional Facility in New York state after a four-day standoff with rioting prisoners. This photo, released by New York state authorities, shows Corrections Commissioner Russell Oswald in the Attica prison yard after it was retaken. Thirty-two prisoners and nine guards died in the final assault. Learn more about the Attica revolt and the conditions the prisoners were trying to improve in this retrospective.

Khrushchev takes over leadership of USSR

On September 13, 1953, Nikita Khrushchev was appointed General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party, taking over leadership of the country after the death of Joseph Stalin. Soon after taking office, Khrushchev exposed many of the crimes of his predecessor. He was later forced from power in 1964, largely in response to his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Read an obituary of Nikita Khrushchev from the New York Times.

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