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
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Myanmar
    • Pakistan
    • Peru
    • Sri Lanka
    • 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 US calls for consultation of controversial South Sudan legislation
US calls for consultation of controversial South Sudan legislation
William Helbling
October 5, 2014 11:51:11 am

The United States on Saturday urged the South Sudan government to participate in a consultation process throughout the phases of government relating to drafting legislation, regulations, and controlling the national security service. It is reported [South Sudan...

READ MORE ▸
News Latvia elects center right coalition despite efforts by pro Russian party
Latvia elects center right coalition despite efforts by pro Russian party
William Helbling
October 5, 2014 11:42:26 am

Latvia's center right coalition on Sunday won majority in the nations general election. The victory for the center right coalition comes as a huge victory over the pro-Russian support group which were considered a major opposition within...

READ MORE ▸
News ICC orders status conference in Kenyatta trial for October 7 and 8
ICC orders status conference in Kenyatta trial for October 7 and 8
Bradley McAllister
October 4, 2014 04:07:52 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday ordered a status conference for October 7 and 8 in the case of The Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta . Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta [ICC...

READ MORE ▸
News Egyptian judge involved in mass sentences of Muslim Brotherhood removed from post
Egyptian judge involved in mass sentences of Muslim Brotherhood removed from post
Bradley McAllister
October 4, 2014 02:28:15 pm

Egyptian judge Said Youssef was removed from his position on the Minya Criminal Court of Egypt on Tuesday to a seat on the civilian judicial court in Egypt. The Minya court, known...

READ MORE ▸
News Allegations of sexual abuse at Texas immigration detention center
Allegations of sexual abuse at Texas immigration detention center
Addison Morris
October 4, 2014 11:41:36 am

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) on Thursday filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement alleging widespread sexual abuse and...

READ MORE ▸
News HRW urges Putin to veto restrictions on media freedom
HRW urges Putin to veto restrictions on media freedom
Addison Morris
October 4, 2014 10:55:45 am

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Russian president Vladimir Putin to veto a series of amendments that would severely limit the freedom of the media. The new amendments seek to limit foreign involvement...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal appeals court stays injunction in Texas abortion law case
Federal appeals court stays injunction in Texas abortion law case
Kimberly Bennett
October 3, 2014 02:01:44 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday stayed the enforcement of an injunction of a Texas law that would restrict access to abortion clinics. The bill requires any...

READ MORE ▸
News Airbus insider trading trial begins in France
Airbus insider trading trial begins in France
Elizabeth LaForgia
October 3, 2014 12:50:24 pm

The trial involving allegations of insider trading in shares of Airbus Group began on Friday after an eight-year investigation. Seven current and former managers at Airbus Group and two former industrial shareholders in Airbus' parent European Aeronautic...

READ MORE ▸
News Rights group applauds Turkish ruling decreasing government power over internet
Rights group applauds Turkish ruling decreasing government power over internet
Elizabeth LaForgia
October 3, 2014 12:14:37 pm

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Friday praised a ruling by Turkey's Constitutional Court that decreases the power of the country's telecommunications authority TIB to block websites and monitor...

READ MORE ▸
News Georgia judge denies death row inmate’s challenge to state intellectual disability standard
Georgia judge denies death row inmate’s challenge to state intellectual disability standard
Bradley McAllister
October 2, 2014 05:55:23 pm

A judge from Georgia's Towaliga Judicial Circuit ruled Monday that death row inmate Warren Lee Hill has failed to meet the state's requirement to prove intellectual disability beyond a reasonable doubt as a bar...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. 15
  4. 16
  5. 17
  6. 18
  7. 19
  8. Older
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Pakistan dispatch: Tirah Valley faces humanitarian crisis amid displacement and political tensions

Pakistan dispatch: Tirah Valley faces humanitarian crisis amid displacement and political tensions

US dispatch: TV network censors political interview over federal broadcasting rule

US dispatch: TV network censors political interview over federal broadcasting rule

Latest COMMENTARY
‘It’s Not a War Crime If It Was Fun’: Russia’s Century of Lawlessness

‘It’s Not a War Crime If It Was Fun’: Russia’s Century of Lawlessness

by David M. Crane | Founding Chief Prosecutor of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone
AI Sovereignty in South Africa: Infrastructure Without Law Is a Foundation Without Walls

AI Sovereignty in South Africa: Infrastructure Without Law Is a Foundation Without Walls

by Shirley A. Genga | Free State Centre for Human Rights
Latest FEATURES
The US-Israel War on Iran Will Not Lead to Peace But Even Greater Violence

The US-Israel War on Iran Will Not Lead to Peace But Even Greater Violence

‘America First Has Become America Alone’: An Interview with Theology Professor Wesley Ariarajah on the Crisis of U.S. Democracy

‘America First Has Become America Alone’: An Interview with Theology Professor Wesley Ariarajah on the Crisis of U.S. Democracy

THIS DAY @ LAW

Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years in UK prison

On March 1, 1950, German-British atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a UK court for passing British and American nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Read a biography of Fuchs from PBS.

Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law

On March 1, 1875, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law. It declared that all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law. In 1883, in the Civil Rights Cases, the US Supreme Court ruled the 1875 Act unconstitutional and unauthorized by either the 13th or 14th Amendments. Congress passed no more civil rights legislation until 1957.

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