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 Georgia Supreme Court upholds voter ID law
Georgia Supreme Court upholds voter ID law
Ashley Hileman
March 7, 2011 01:22:18 pm

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a state law that requires voters to present one of six government-issued photo identifications in order to vote. The Democratic Party of Georgia brought the suit...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court rules on time limits governing veterans’ disability claims
Supreme Court rules on time limits governing veterans’ disability claims
Ashley Hileman
March 1, 2011 12:32:45 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-0 in Henderson v. Shinseki that the 120-day statute of limitations for challenging a denial of veteran's benefits is not...

READ MORE ▸
News Iraq court sentences UK contractor to 20 years for shootings
Iraq court sentences UK contractor to 20 years for shootings
Ashley Hileman
February 28, 2011 12:58:01 pm

An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced former British solider Danny Fitzsimons to 20 years in prison for the shooting deaths of two of his colleagues in August 2009. Fitzsimons, who was working as a contractor for the UK security...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court rules vaccine makers immune from design defect suits
Supreme Court rules vaccine makers immune from design defect suits
Ashley Hileman
February 22, 2011 01:18:51 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-2 in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth that section 22(b)(1) of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 provides blanket...

READ MORE ▸
News UK judge warns proposed bill of rights could further conflict between UK, ECHR
UK judge warns proposed bill of rights could further conflict between UK, ECHR
Ashley Hileman
February 21, 2011 01:15:49 pm

Former UK Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf warned Monday that a British Bill of Rights, as proposed by various members of the British government, would conflict with the European Convention on Human Rights , which the...

READ MORE ▸
News Guantanamo detainee pleads guilty to terror charges before military tribunal
Guantanamo detainee pleads guilty to terror charges before military tribunal
Ashley Hileman
February 15, 2011 12:51:17 pm

Sudanese Guantanamo Bay detainee Noor Uthman Mohammed pleaded guilty before a military tribunal Tuesday to terrorism charges. Mohammed entered guilty pleas to one count of providing material support of terrorism...

READ MORE ▸
News Hawaii House passes bill recognizing same-sex civil unions
Hawaii House passes bill recognizing same-sex civil unions
Ashley Hileman
February 14, 2011 12:52:57 pm

The Hawaii House of Representatives on Friday voted 31-19 to pass a bill that would recognize same-sex civil unions . The bill will now advance to the state Senate for...

READ MORE ▸
News Pakistan investigators accuse Musharraf in Bhutto assassination
Pakistan investigators accuse Musharraf in Bhutto assassination
Ashley Hileman
February 8, 2011 12:48:56 pm

The Federal Investigation Agency of Pakistan on Monday named former president Pervez Musharraf as an accused in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto . Musharraf's name...

READ MORE ▸
News Dutch politician’s trial for anti-Islamic statements begins before new judges
Dutch politician’s trial for anti-Islamic statements begins before new judges
Ashley Hileman
February 7, 2011 01:09:28 pm

The Amsterdam District Court began the new trial of right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders Monday after replacing the previous panel of judges. The replacement panel will now hear the case against Wilders,...

READ MORE ▸
News Cambodia genocide suspects argue for release
Cambodia genocide suspects argue for release
Ashley Hileman
January 31, 2011 12:38:04 pm

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) heard arguments Monday from lawyers representing three former Khmer Rouge leaders regarding their clients' continued detention. Nuon Chea , Khieu Samphan [JURIST...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. 10
  6. 11
  7. 12
  8. Older
  9. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Taiwan dispatch: motion for retrial filed over 2000 execution amid miscarriage of justice concerns

Taiwan dispatch: motion for retrial filed over 2000 execution amid miscarriage of justice concerns

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

Latest COMMENTARY
Any Iran Ceasefire Needs a Plan for the Ships and Oil Already Seized

Any Iran Ceasefire Needs a Plan for the Ships and Oil Already Seized

by Mojtaba Touiserkani
Why Sexual Violence Against Palestinians So Rarely Leads to Justice

Why Sexual Violence Against Palestinians So Rarely Leads to Justice

by Divya Srinivasan | Equality Now
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

Treaty of Fort Pitt signed between US and Lenape Nation

The newly independent United States and the Lenape Nation signed a treaty of alliance called the Treaty of Fort Pitt on September 17, 1778. The treaty aimed to unite both parties in a fight against the British who still claimed the 13 American colonies. However, the treaty would not last as its terms were subsequently violated by the US, including the establishment of a 14th state for Native Americans. Learn more about the Treaty of Fort Pitt and the history of the Lenape (Delaware) people.

US Constitution adopted by delegates in Philadelphia

On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution was adopted by the 39 delegates to the federal Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

Learn more about the Constitution from the National Constitution Center.

Saudi Arabia and USSR reopen diplomatic ties

On September 17, 1990, Saudi Arabia and the Soviet Union reopened diplomatic ties.

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