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 DOJ not recommending prosecution of CIA interrogation memo authors: report
DOJ not recommending prosecution of CIA interrogation memo authors: report
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 10:50:00 am

US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigators have concluded that three former Bush administration lawyers responsible for authoring controversial CIA interrogation memos should not face criminal prosecutions, according to Wednesday media reports. A draft report...

READ MORE ▸
News UK court to reconsider redacting ex-Guantanamo detainee ruling
UK court to reconsider redacting ex-Guantanamo detainee ruling
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 10:14:00 am

London High Court judges Lord Justice Thomas and Mr. Justice Lloyd Jones agreed Wednesday to reconsider a February decision to redact information from a ruling about former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed [Reprieve profile;...

READ MORE ▸
News DOJ drops appeal seeking second court-martial for Iraq war objecter
DOJ drops appeal seeking second court-martial for Iraq war objecter
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 08:39:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday granted a Department of Justice (DOJ) request to drop its appeal in the case of Iraq war objector 1st Lt. Ehren Watada [advocacy website; JURIST news...

READ MORE ▸
News Mumbai terror attack suspect pleads not guilty
Mumbai terror attack suspect pleads not guilty
Andrew Gilmore
May 6, 2009 03:58:00 pm

Alleged Mumbai terror attack suspect Mohammed Ajmal Kasab pleaded not guilty Wednesday in an Indian court to 86 charges stemming from his participation in the November 2008 attack. Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, was formally...

READ MORE ▸
News Iran stays execution of men sentenced to death as teens: report
Iran stays execution of men sentenced to death as teens: report
Andrew Gilmore
May 6, 2009 02:28:00 pm

Iranian authorities issued stays of execution Wednesday for two teens sentenced to death for crimes committed as juveniles. The two individuals facing the death penalty, Amir Khaleqi and Safar Angooti, were scheduled to be executed Wednesday morning...

READ MORE ▸
News Maine governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law
Maine governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2009 01:10:00 pm

Maine Governor John Baldacci on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will allow same-sex marriages to be performed in the state, making Maine the fifth state to allow same-sex marriage....

READ MORE ▸
News Spain judge seeks Guantanamo ‘torture’ prosecution plan from US
Spain judge seeks Guantanamo ‘torture’ prosecution plan from US
Andrew Morgan
May 6, 2009 01:04:00 pm

A Spanish judge has said that he will ask the US if it plans to prosecute six US officials for allegedly contributing to torture at Guantanamo Bay before deciding whether to open an investigation in Spain. Judge...

READ MORE ▸
News Zimbabwe court orders bail for rights activist Mukoko
Zimbabwe court orders bail for rights activist Mukoko
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2009 12:29:00 pm

A court in Zimbabwe on Wednesday released on bail 15 human rights activists, including activist and journalist Jestina Mukoko , who had been ordered back into custody Tuesday. Mukoko is...

READ MORE ▸
News Germany court rejects Demjanjuk bid to block extradition from US
Germany court rejects Demjanjuk bid to block extradition from US
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2009 11:28:00 am

A German court on Wednesday rejected an emergency suit filed by accused Nazi prison guard John Demjanjuk seeking to block his deportation from the US. Demjanjuk faces deportation to Germany, where in March a...

READ MORE ▸
News US defense secretary considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia
US defense secretary considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2009 10:35:00 am

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Wednesday that the US is considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia for rehabilitation as part of the efforts to close the prison facility. Gates...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 20
  5. 21
  6. 22
  7. 23
  8. 24
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Romania dispatch: parliamentary vote ends months-long government formation crisis

Romania dispatch: parliamentary vote ends months-long government formation crisis

Kenya dispatch: court finds Shakahola massacre cult leader guilty in the deaths of more than 190 children

Kenya dispatch: court finds Shakahola massacre cult leader guilty in the deaths of more than 190 children

Latest COMMENTARY
Tennessee’s Failed Execution Shows Lethal Injection Needs Doctors It Can’t Have

Tennessee’s Failed Execution Shows Lethal Injection Needs Doctors It Can’t Have

by Joel Zivot and Ingrid Burke Friedman | US
The Data That Keeps Satellites From Colliding Can Also Help Adversaries Target Them

The Data That Keeps Satellites From Colliding Can Also Help Adversaries Target Them

by Joshua Villanueva | US
Latest FEATURES
What Does the Constitution Owe a Prisoner When an Execution Goes Wrong?

What Does the Constitution Owe a Prisoner When an Execution Goes Wrong?

‘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

THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an American Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all Native Americans born in the US made citizens.

Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.

Learn more about the trial of John Austin.

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