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 Third Circuit rules media has no right to report from polling places
Third Circuit rules media has no right to report from polling places
Brandon Gatto
January 17, 2013 12:05:57 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday that members of the media do not have the right to report from, or take photos or video within, Pennsylvania polling places. While PG...

READ MORE ▸
News Dutch court rules Samsung tablets do not infringe Apple design
Dutch court rules Samsung tablets do not infringe Apple design
Brandon Gatto
January 16, 2013 03:16:47 pm

The District Court of The Hague on Wednesday ruled that the designs of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, 8.9, and 7.7 produced by Samsung Electronics do not infringe designs patented by Apple . In deciding whether Samsung's...

READ MORE ▸
News Russia court denies sentencing deferral for imprisoned feminist rocker
Russia court denies sentencing deferral for imprisoned feminist rocker
Brandon Gatto
January 16, 2013 02:44:52 pm

The City Court of Berezniki, Russia on Wednesday denied the appeal of an imprisoned member of the feminist rock band Pussy Riot to defer serving her sentence for hooliganism until...

READ MORE ▸
News Civil rights groups challenge New Hampshire education tax program
Civil rights groups challenge New Hampshire education tax program
Brandon Gatto
January 10, 2013 12:15:31 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire (ACLU) and Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) on Wednesday challenged the constitutionality of a tuition tax-credit program designed to divert taxpayer money to...

READ MORE ▸
News DOJ asks DC Circuit to reverse terrorism conviction of al Qaeda media director
DOJ asks DC Circuit to reverse terrorism conviction of al Qaeda media director
Brandon Gatto
January 10, 2013 11:43:57 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to reverse the terrorism conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul , the media...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court rules trademark challenge against Nike moot
Supreme Court rules trademark challenge against Nike moot
Brandon Gatto
January 9, 2013 03:51:27 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. that Nike's covenant not to enforce a trademark against Already's existing products and any future "colorable imitations" moots Already's action to have the...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal judge declares NYPD ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy unconstitutional
Federal judge declares NYPD ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy unconstitutional
Brandon Gatto
January 9, 2013 02:56:53 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday ordered the New York Police Department (NYPD) to cease using a "stop-and-frisk" practice outside of apartment buildings in...

READ MORE ▸
News Ghana opposition party to challenge presidential election
Ghana opposition party to challenge presidential election
Brandon Gatto
December 12, 2012 04:27:50 pm

The New Patriotic Party of Ghana (NPP) on Tuesday announced its plan to challenge the country's presidential election results after alleging that the victory of incumbent president John Dramani Mahama was due to...

READ MORE ▸
News Seventh Circuit strikes down Illinois ban on concealed carry
Seventh Circuit strikes down Illinois ban on concealed carry
Brandon Gatto
December 12, 2012 09:10:18 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday invalidated a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois, ultimately deciding that the law is unconstitutional. Relying on the US Supreme Court ...

READ MORE ▸
News Mali PM forced to resign after arrest by junta forces
Mali PM forced to resign after arrest by junta forces
Brandon Gatto
December 11, 2012 02:57:50 pm

The prime minister of Mali , Cheick Modibo Diarra, was forced to resign on state television Tuesday after junta soldiers arrested him for attempting to leave the country in light of the ongoing humanitarian crisis threatening the...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Canada dispatch: Montreal activist Yves Engler found guilty over email campaign to police, original harassment charge dropped

Canada dispatch: Montreal activist Yves Engler found guilty over email campaign to police, original harassment charge dropped

SCOTUS dispatch: Justices consider Trump’s power to fire fed governor

SCOTUS dispatch: Justices consider Trump’s power to fire fed governor

Latest COMMENTARY
Unplugged from International Law: What Iran’s Internet Shutdown Reveals About Modern Sovereignty

Unplugged from International Law: What Iran’s Internet Shutdown Reveals About Modern Sovereignty

by AmirAli Maleki
Rambling Toward Chaos: Trump and the Nuclear Precipice

Rambling Toward Chaos: Trump and the Nuclear Precipice

by Louis Rene Beres
Latest FEATURES
Canada’s New Democratic Party Excludes Grassroots Left-Wing Anti-War Candidates from Its Leadership Race

Canada’s New Democratic Party Excludes Grassroots Left-Wing Anti-War Candidates from Its Leadership Race

From ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ to US Detention: The Rise and Fall of Ken Ofori-Atta

From ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ to US Detention: The Rise and Fall of Ken Ofori-Atta

THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College case

On February 2, 1819, the US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College v. Woodward, ruling that the charter of a college was a contract that a state could not alter arbitrarily.

New Amsterdam incorporated

On February 2, 1653, the City of New Amsterdam was incorporated by the Dutch Republic. After the British conquest, the city was renamed New York after the Duke of York.

Breviary of Alaric put into effect by Visigoth king

King Alaric II of the Visigoths put the Breviary of Alaric, a collection of Roman laws, into effect on February 2, 506. The breviary contains constitutions and laws of the newly fallen Roman Empire, including the Theodosian code, and parts of the Gregorian and Hermogenian Codes. The Breviary of Alaric predated the Byzantine Empire's Code of Justinian by 23 years.  Read an entry on the Breviary of Alaric from the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.

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