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 Michigan appeals court rules ‘right to work’ applies to state employees
Michigan appeals court rules ‘right to work’ applies to state employees
G. Redd
August 16, 2013 09:38:16 am

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Michigan's right-to-work law , applies to civil service employees. PA 349 makes it illegal for employers to require employees to pay union dues, and is...

READ MORE ▸
News Second Circuit strikes down Vermont nuclear power laws
Second Circuit strikes down Vermont nuclear power laws
G. Redd
August 16, 2013 07:34:16 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday struck down three Vermont statutes regulating the safety of nuclear power plants. The court held that state regulations...

READ MORE ▸
News UN rights chief urges Hamas to end executions in Gaza
UN rights chief urges Hamas to end executions in Gaza
G. Redd
August 15, 2013 10:34:40 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged Hamas to halt all executions in the Gaza strip . According to the UN, the attorney general in Gaza announced that...

READ MORE ▸
News US military to provide equal benefits to same-sex spouses
US military to provide equal benefits to same-sex spouses
G. Redd
August 15, 2013 09:09:25 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Wednesday that it will extend benefits to same-sex couples in compliance with the June 26 Supreme Court ruling that striking down the Defense of Marriage Act...

READ MORE ▸
News Wisconsin DOJ seeks to stay abortion law injunction
Wisconsin DOJ seeks to stay abortion law injunction
G. Redd
August 9, 2013 09:20:31 am

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked a judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin to stay a challenge to the state's new abortion law , pending an...

READ MORE ▸
News Obama administration urges Supreme Court to allow prayer at town meetings
Obama administration urges Supreme Court to allow prayer at town meetings
G. Redd
August 9, 2013 08:15:45 am

US Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, Jr , filed an amicus curiae brief on Thursday urging the US Supreme Court to allow prayer at town meetings. The Obama administration is supporting the petitioner in the...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal appeals court revives Apple patent claims against Google
Federal appeals court revives Apple patent claims against Google
G. Redd
August 8, 2013 11:40:56 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Wednesday that the International Trade Commission (ITC) erred while reviewing Apple and Google patents related to the iPhone and Android systems. Specifically, the...

READ MORE ▸
News BP ordered to pay $130 million to oil spill claims administrator
BP ordered to pay $130 million to oil spill claims administrator
G. Redd
August 8, 2013 11:03:20 am

Judge Sally Shushan of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday ordered British Petroleum (BP) to pay the third quarter and some fourth quarter expenses for the gulf oil spill...

READ MORE ▸
News Military judge reduces possible sentence in Wikileaks case
Military judge reduces possible sentence in Wikileaks case
G. Redd
August 7, 2013 09:08:01 am

Colonel Denise Lind on Tuesday granted in part a defense motion to merge Pfc. Manning's convictions for sentencing purposes, reducing the possible maximum sentence from 136 to 90 years. Manning was convicted of 20 counts...

READ MORE ▸
News Thailand lawmakers urged to reject proposed amnesty law
Thailand lawmakers urged to reject proposed amnesty law
G. Redd
August 6, 2013 10:39:21 am

A proposed amnesty bill in Thailand could allow police to go unpunished for use of excessive force against civilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Monday. The bill, proposed by majority party member Worachai Hema, would...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5
  7. 6
  8. 7
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
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

US dispatch: federal judge dismisses President Trump’s tax lawsuit amid constitutional scrutiny

US dispatch: federal judge dismisses President Trump’s tax lawsuit amid constitutional scrutiny

Latest COMMENTARY
‘Forever Barred and Precluded’: Trump’s IRS Settlement and the Architecture of Federal Immunity

‘Forever Barred and Precluded’: Trump’s IRS Settlement and the Architecture of Federal Immunity

by Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
From Tokyo to The Hague: How a 1946 Tribunal Continues to Shape the Laws of War

From Tokyo to The Hague: How a 1946 Tribunal Continues to Shape the Laws of War

by 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

English legal historian Frederic Maitland born

Frederic Maitland, legal historian and co-author of the History of English Law, was born on May 28, 1850.

Learn more about Frederic Maitland.

Indian Removal Act passed

On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed into law the Indian Removal Act. The act authorized Johnson to exchange federal lands in the West for Indian lands in the American Southeast. While some tribes gave up their lands peacefully, others resisted. The "Trail of Tears" killed approximately 4,000 Cherokees in a forced march into the West. Learn more about the Indian Removal Act from the US Library of Congress.

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