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 World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 30 December 2017
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 30 December 2017
JURISTbot
December 30, 2017 12:00:06 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A group of UN human rights experts denounced on Thursday the grant of pardon to former Peru President Alberto Fujimori, calling it a "'slap in the face' to victims...

READ MORE ▸
News US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 30 December 2017
US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 30 December 2017
JURISTbot
December 30, 2017 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: A judge on Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court on Friday ruled that those challenging the state's 2011 congressional map in League of Women Voters v. The Court...

READ MORE ▸
News India’s lower house of parliament passes legislation banning “instant divorce”
India’s lower house of parliament passes legislation banning “instant divorce”
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 29, 2017 11:45:44 pm

The lower house of parliament of India, the Lok Sabha , on Thursday passed a bill criminalizing the practice of triple talaq or "instant divorce" whereby a Muslim man could divorce his wife by merely uttering the...

READ MORE ▸
News Commonwealth Court finds no ‘judicially manageable’ standards in Pennsylvania redistricting case
Commonwealth Court finds no ‘judicially manageable’ standards in Pennsylvania redistricting case
Andrew Morgan
December 29, 2017 11:33:26 pm

A judge on Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court on Friday ruled that those challenging the state's 2011 congressional map in League of Women Voters v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania failed to provide a sufficient standard for determining...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal court blocks Arizona ban on ethnic studies in public schools
Federal court blocks Arizona ban on ethnic studies in public schools
Brittney Zeller
December 29, 2017 06:40:21 pm

The US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday permanently enjoined Arizona from enforcing its ban on ethnic studies in public schools within the state. More specifically, the court blocked the Arizona Superintendent of...

READ MORE ▸
News UN human rights experts denounce pardon of former Peru President
UN human rights experts denounce pardon of former Peru President
Akira Tomlinson
December 28, 2017 04:36:05 pm

A group of UN human rights experts denounced on Thursday the grant of pardon to former Peru President Alberto Fujimori, calling it a "'slap in the face' to victims of human rights abuses." According to the experts The...

READ MORE ▸
News Alabama certifies Doug Jones’ Senate victory
Alabama certifies Doug Jones’ Senate victory
Erin McCarthy Holliday
December 28, 2017 03:50:48 pm

Alabama certified Democrat Doug Jones’ special election win over Republican Roy Moore Thursday, rejecting Moore’s Wednesday bid to halt such certifications and proceed with an investigation into election fraud. In a last ditch effort Wednesday night, Moore filed...

READ MORE ▸
News US and Germany urge China to release human rights activist from imprisonment
US and Germany urge China to release human rights activist from imprisonment
Akira Tomlinson
December 28, 2017 03:34:09 pm

The US and Germany embassies released a statement on Wednesday urging China to release human rights activist Wu Gan, known as the "Super Vulgar Butcher," who was sentenced to imprisonment for eight years for undermining governmental authority. According to...

READ MORE ▸
News Former Peru President receives medical pardon
Former Peru President receives medical pardon
Akira Tomlinson
December 27, 2017 05:03:08 pm

Former Peru President Alberto Fujimori was pardoned by President Pedro Pablo Kuzynski on Sunday after serving almost half of a 25-year prison sentence for human rights abuses and corruption committed during his authoritarian regime in the 1990s. Fijumori,...

READ MORE ▸
News US cities sue DOD over national gun background-check system
US cities sue DOD over national gun background-check system
Akira Tomlinson
December 27, 2017 02:58:31 pm

The cities of New York, San Francisco, and Philadelphia filed a lawsuit on Friday against the US Department of Defense (DOD) for its failure to report criminal conviction records in the military justice system needed for...

READ MORE ▸
  1. ...
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5
  7. ...
  8. Older
  9. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Romania dispatch: government avoids international credit rating downgrade

Romania dispatch: government avoids international credit rating downgrade

Pakistan dispatch: deadly clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir escalate political crisis

Pakistan dispatch: deadly clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir escalate political crisis

Latest COMMENTARY
When a Federal Rule Falls, So Does the Local Law Built on It

When a Federal Rule Falls, So Does the Local Law Built on It

by Oksana Manko
India’s Arrest Safeguards Exist on Paper. Enforcement Is the Problem

India’s Arrest Safeguards Exist on Paper. Enforcement Is the Problem

by Dr. Sarvesh Kumar Shahi | KIIT Deemed to be University
Latest FEATURES
A Bombed School, and the Law That Was Supposed to Prevent It: An Interview With Iranian Legal Philosopher Mohaghegh Damad

A Bombed School, and the Law That Was Supposed to Prevent It: An Interview With Iranian Legal Philosopher Mohaghegh Damad

An Interview with Emeritus Dean Steve Kanter On His Involvement In The Making of Kazakhstan’s Constitution

An Interview with Emeritus Dean Steve Kanter On His Involvement In The Making of Kazakhstan’s Constitution

THIS DAY @ LAW

US apologizes to Japanese-Americans for detention during WWII

US President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 into law on August 10, 1988, apologizing on behalf of the United States to Japanese-Americans who were interned in camps during WWII and providing $20,000 in compensation for each survivor. The law also provided $12,000 in compensation for each living displaced Aleutian Islander who was relocated to a camp in Alaska during the US's Aleutian Islands campaign.

President Reagan authorized compensation for Japanese-Americans interned during World War II

On August 10, 1988, US President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that provided payments of $20,000 to Japanese-Americans who were sent to internment camps by the US government during World War II. Learn more about the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which also included a formal apology by Congress for what it called a "grave injustice."

National Security Act Amendment reorganizes U.S. military

On August 10, 1949, the National Security Act Amendment was signed into law. It replaced the Department of War with the Department of Defense (DoD) and pulled all military service branches directly under the supervision of the DoD. Learn more about the National Security Act from the U.S. State Department.

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