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 Lithuania foreign minister resigns amid disagreement over secret CIA prisons
Lithuania foreign minister resigns amid disagreement over secret CIA prisons
Steve Czajkowski
January 23, 2010 08:00:00 am

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas resigned Thursday in the midst of a dispute with President Dalia Grybauskaite over secret US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secret prisons in the...

READ MORE ▸
News Turkish high court overturns law allowing civil courts to prosecute military personnel
Turkish high court overturns law allowing civil courts to prosecute military personnel
Steve Czajkowski
January 22, 2010 03:57:00 pm

The Constitutional Court of Turkey on Thursday overturned a law that allowed the prosecution of military personnel in civilian courts and prevented military prosecution of civilians during peacetime. The court was unanimous in...

READ MORE ▸
News Spain lawmaker considering legal action over lifted US Bin Laden image
Spain lawmaker considering legal action over lifted US Bin Laden image
Steve Czajkowski
January 17, 2010 03:24:00 pm

A Spanish lawmaker Saturday expressed anger over the use of his image as a basis for an FBI mock-up of Osama bin Laden , saying he would like a formal explanation and may file...

READ MORE ▸
News UN rights chief criticizes proposed Uganda legislation against homosexuality
UN rights chief criticizes proposed Uganda legislation against homosexuality
Steve Czajkowski
January 15, 2010 03:30:00 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday strongly criticized proposed legislation in Uganda which would implement harsh punishments for homosexual behavior, including the death penalty in...

READ MORE ▸
News US execution rate now half that of decade ago: report
US execution rate now half that of decade ago: report
Steve Czajkowski
December 18, 2009 01:30:00 pm

The number of executions that took place in the US in 2009 was down 47 percent from 10 years ago, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) annual report released Friday....

READ MORE ▸
News Cambodia war crimes court charges former Khmer Rouge leader with genocide
Cambodia war crimes court charges former Khmer Rouge leader with genocide
Steve Czajkowski
December 18, 2009 12:33:00 pm

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday charged Khieu Samphan , the former head of state during the Khmer Rouge regime, with genocide...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal judge dismisses fraud charges against former Broadcom executives
Federal judge dismisses fraud charges against former Broadcom executives
Steve Czajkowski
December 16, 2009 12:16:00 pm

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed charges of fraud and conspiracy against two former executives of microchip maker Broadcom Corp. citing prosecutorial misconduct. Judge Cormac Carney of the US District Court for the Central District...

READ MORE ▸
News Democratic lawmakers introduce immigration reform bill
Democratic lawmakers introduce immigration reform bill
Steve Czajkowski
December 16, 2009 10:43:00 am

An assembly of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday submitted an immigration reform bill in the US House of Representatives that would give undocumented immigrants an easier path to seek legal status in the country. The proposed...

READ MORE ▸
News Obama administration favors Illinois prison for Guantanamo detainees
Obama administration favors Illinois prison for Guantanamo detainees
Steve Czajkowski
December 6, 2009 09:46:00 am

The Obama administration is seeking Illinois congressional support for a plan to purchase a prison facility in northwestern Illinois to house terrorism suspects currently being held at Guantanamo Bay , the Washington Post reported...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court reverses death sentence in post-traumatic stress disorder case
Supreme Court reverses death sentence in post-traumatic stress disorder case
Steve Czajkowski
December 1, 2009 07:58:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday reversed a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that had affirmed a death sentence for a veteran convicted of...

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
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
The Rohingya Crisis in Court: A Guide to the ICJ Proceedings

The Rohingya Crisis in Court: A Guide to the ICJ Proceedings

by Arnav Laroia and Ria Garg | West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
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
Latest FEATURES
AI, Violence, and International Law: A Conversation with Frédéric Mégret

AI, Violence, and International Law: A Conversation with Frédéric Mégret

Rule of Law Pioneers: Reformer Elizabeth Packard’s Fight for Due Process in 19th-Century Psychiatric Commitment

Rule of Law Pioneers: Reformer Elizabeth Packard’s Fight for Due Process in 19th-Century Psychiatric Commitment

THIS DAY @ LAW

FDR proposed 'court-packing' plan

On February 5, 1937, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, frustrated with the US Supreme Court's treatment of some of his economic reforms, proposed a plan to add judges to that and other federal courts whenever a sitting judge reached the age of seventy but declined to retire. Critics accused Roosevelt of indulging in autocracy and "court-packing." Review the text of Roosevelt's "fireside chat" on the proposal from March 9, 1937. Roosevelt eventually dropped the initiative but was nonetheless able to fill seven vacancies on the Court over the next four years, achieving his goal indirectly.

Panamanian dictator Noriega indicted

On February 5, 1988, Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was indicted on charges of drug smuggling and money laundering. The following year, he was extradited to the United States and later sentenced to 30 years in US federal prison. In 1999, the French government requested that Noriega be extradited to France, where he had been convicted of money laundering. In that same year, the government of Panama also requested the extradition of Noriega, as a result of his 1995 conviction in absentia on murder charges.

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