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 Philippines military court dismisses mutiny charges for 2006 coup plot
Philippines military court dismisses mutiny charges for 2006 coup plot
Carrie Schimizzi
September 28, 2010 08:03:06 am

A Philippines military court dismissed mutiny charges Tuesday against seven officers allegedly involved in the February 2006 coup attempt against former president Gloria Macapagl-Arroyo . The seven-member military tribunal determined there was insufficient evidence ...

READ MORE ▸
News Former UN rights expert urges Afghanistan war crimes investigation
Former UN rights expert urges Afghanistan war crimes investigation
Carrie Schimizzi
September 27, 2010 09:29:34 am

Former UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Philip Alston on Sunday called for an investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. In his first interview since stepping down from his UN...

READ MORE ▸
News UK rights commission concerned over new interrogation guidelines
UK rights commission concerned over new interrogation guidelines
Carrie Schimizzi
September 27, 2010 08:12:06 am

The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) expressed concern Monday that the country's new regulations regarding information obtained through torture of foreign detainees may still leave intelligence agents vulnerable to legal action...

READ MORE ▸
News ICC to present cases against instigators of Kenya post-election violence
ICC to present cases against instigators of Kenya post-election violence
Carrie Schimizzi
September 21, 2010 09:31:36 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Tuesday announced plans to present two cases against as many as six individuals who "bear the greatest responsibility" for the violence following the 2007...

READ MORE ▸
News Malaysia appeals court rejects opposition leader’s bid to dismiss sodomy charge
Malaysia appeals court rejects opposition leader’s bid to dismiss sodomy charge
Carrie Schimizzi
September 20, 2010 07:57:54 am

The Malaysian Court of Appeals on Monday dismissed an appeal by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of the Kuala Lumpur High Court's refusal to throw out the sodomy charges ...

READ MORE ▸
News EU threatens legal action against France for Roma deportation
EU threatens legal action against France for Roma deportation
Carrie Schimizzi
September 14, 2010 09:21:22 am

The EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding on Tuesday threatened legal action against France for its deportation of Roma , calling the initiative "a disgrace." Reding's statement, which came...

READ MORE ▸
News Iraq unlawfully holding, torturing thousands of detainees: report
Iraq unlawfully holding, torturing thousands of detainees: report
Carrie Schimizzi
September 13, 2010 09:27:54 am

The Iraqi government is unlawfully detaining and torturing thousands of detainees, according to a Monday report from Amnesty International (AI) . The report, "New Order, Same Abuses: Unlawful Detention in Iraq" estimates that more...

READ MORE ▸
News Turkish voters approve constitutional reforms
Turkish voters approve constitutional reforms
Carrie Schimizzi
September 13, 2010 08:50:43 am

Constitutional amendments previously annulled by the Constitutional Court of Turkey were approved by a 58 percent popular vote Sunday, marking a major victory for the ruling Justice and...

READ MORE ▸
News Sri Lanka high court approves constitutional changes to remove presidential term limits
Sri Lanka high court approves constitutional changes to remove presidential term limits
Carrie Schimizzi
September 7, 2010 10:24:51 am

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka on Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate presidential term limits, holding that the amendment is not inconsistent with the Sri Lankan Constitution . The proposed amendment, which...

READ MORE ▸
News Norway suspect pleads not guilty in country’s first terror financing trial
Norway suspect pleads not guilty in country’s first terror financing trial
Carrie Schimizzi
September 7, 2010 09:10:48 am

A Somalia native pleaded not guilty Tuesday in an Oslo District Court at Norway's first trial under its 2002 terror financing law. The unidentified Somali-born Norwegian citizen has been accused [AP...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 6
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 10
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
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