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 Cambodian court charges Khmer Rouge leaders with war crimes
Cambodian court charges Khmer Rouge leaders with war crimes
Chris Buell
March 11, 2005 12:53:00 pm

A Cambodian military court charged two Khmer Rouge leaders with war crimes Friday to prevent the two from being released before a UN-backed tribunal is set up to try them. Court director Ney Thol said...

READ MORE ▸
News Nepal releases former PM, other detainees
Nepal releases former PM, other detainees
Chris Buell
March 11, 2005 12:07:00 pm

Nepal Friday released former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and 17 others held since King Gyanendra dismissed the elected government and seized power on Feb. 1 . Several other leaders still remain under house arrest,...

READ MORE ▸
News Yemeni sheik convicted in long-running US terror case
Yemeni sheik convicted in long-running US terror case
Chris Buell
March 11, 2005 11:49:00 am

A Yemeni sheik and his assistant were convicted Thursday on terror-funding charges, bringing to a close a convoluted three-year case that saw the FBI's star witness set himself on fire in front of the White House in...

READ MORE ▸
News EPA finalizes new rule on air pollution reductions
EPA finalizes new rule on air pollution reductions
Chris Buell
March 11, 2005 11:13:00 am

The Environmental Protection Agency finalized Friday a new rule that will cap sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions in the eastern half of the country and require reductions to meet those limits. The Clean Air Interstate Rule...

READ MORE ▸
News Senate-approved bankruptcy bill moves to House
Senate-approved bankruptcy bill moves to House
Chris Buell
March 11, 2005 10:57:00 am

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 is expected to move to the House next week after winning Senate approval Thursday. The bill, long lobbied for by credit card...

READ MORE ▸
News French authorities free former Gitmo detainee
French authorities free former Gitmo detainee
Chris Buell
March 11, 2005 10:49:00 am

A French national transferred from Guantanamo Bay to France earlier this week has been released by the French government, his lawyer reported. Mustaq Ali Patel, one of the last three French nationals transferred from Guantanamo on Monday ,...

READ MORE ▸
News BREAKING NEWS ~ UK judge grants bail for 8 terror suspects
BREAKING NEWS ~ UK judge grants bail for 8 terror suspects
Chris Buell
March 11, 2005 10:35:00 am

AP is reporting that a UK judge has granted bail for eight foreign men held without charge on terrorism suspicions. The release comes as British lawmakers engaged in a heated debate over proposed anti-terror legislation in a...

READ MORE ▸
News Vietnamese plaintiffs slam dismissal of Agent Orange suit
Vietnamese plaintiffs slam dismissal of Agent Orange suit
Chris Buell
March 11, 2005 10:11:00 am

Vietnamese plaintiffs have condemned a US district judge's dismissal of their class action against Agent Orange manufacturers for alleged harms since the defoliant was used by the US military. The lawsuit against Dow Chemical and Monsanto among...

READ MORE ▸
News BREAKING NEWS ~ Judge shot in Atlanta courthouse
BREAKING NEWS ~ Judge shot in Atlanta courthouse
Chris Buell
March 11, 2005 10:01:00 am

Authorities are reporting that several people were shot shortly after 9 AM ET at the Fulton County Court in Atlanta, GA. The District Attorney's office confirmed the shooting, but few details were released. Early media reports said...

READ MORE ▸
News Iran supreme court lifts ban on newspaper silenced in 1999
Iran supreme court lifts ban on newspaper silenced in 1999
Chris Buell
March 9, 2005 03:46:00 pm

Iran's Supreme Court has lifted a ban that has kept reformist newspaper Neshat from publishing since 1999. The newspaper was shut down after it criticized the country's penal system, which is based on Islamic...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 48
  5. 49
  6. 50
  7. 51
  8. 52
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Egypt dispatch: historic overhaul of personal status laws sparks fierce debate over family stability

Egypt dispatch: historic overhaul of personal status laws sparks fierce debate over family stability

India dispatch: Supreme Court weighs anti-terror law as activist enters sixth year jailed without trial

India dispatch: Supreme Court weighs anti-terror law as activist enters sixth year jailed without trial

Latest COMMENTARY
Beyond Sovereignty: The Legal and Moral Case for Treating Hormuz as a Global Trust

Beyond Sovereignty: The Legal and Moral Case for Treating Hormuz as a Global Trust

by AmirAli Maleki
‘This is Canada’s moment’ — Former Canadian justice minister, UN prosecutor call on Ottawa to lead on Ukraine war crimes accountability

‘This is Canada’s moment’ — Former Canadian justice minister, UN prosecutor call on Ottawa to lead on Ukraine war crimes accountability

by Irwin Cotler | Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and David M. Crane | Founding Chief Prosecutor of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone
Latest FEATURES
The Legal Architecture of Reparations: A Conversation with Kwesi Pratt Jnr.

The Legal Architecture of Reparations: A Conversation with Kwesi Pratt Jnr.

Beaten, Starved, Unbroken: An Interview with Ben Marmarelli, Lawyer to Marwan Barghouti, Palestine’s Nelson Mandela

Beaten, Starved, Unbroken: An Interview with Ben Marmarelli, Lawyer to Marwan Barghouti, Palestine’s Nelson Mandela

THIS DAY @ LAW

Treaty of Trianon concludes WWI between Allies and Hungary

On June 4, 1920, the Allies and Hungary signed the Treaty of Trianon, which concluded peace between the two sides after World War I. The treaty cost Hungary 72% of its territory, which went primarily to Romania, Czechoslovakia, and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

US Supreme Court ruled wiretapping legal to secure evidence in police investigations

On June 4, 1928, in Olmstead v. United States, the US Supreme Court decided that wiretapping private telephone conversations to secure evidence was permissible.

Learn more about the history surrounding the case and view the text of the decision.

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