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 IAEA chief approved for third term
IAEA chief approved for third term
Sara R. Parsowith
September 26, 2005 08:30:00 am

Mohamed ElBaradei received unanimous approval Monday to continue as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his third four-year term, after the US ended its opposition to his tenure. ElBaradei's reappointment had been...

READ MORE ▸
News US to free 1,000 Abu Ghraib detainees
US to free 1,000 Abu Ghraib detainees
Sara R. Parsowith
September 26, 2005 08:17:00 am

In a goodwill gesture that was requested by the Iraqi government for Muslim holy month Ramadan , the US military Monday freed 500 detainees from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and the military has said that...

READ MORE ▸
News Reports of violent crime in US at 30-year low, DOJ statistics show
Reports of violent crime in US at 30-year low, DOJ statistics show
Sara R. Parsowith
September 26, 2005 07:58:00 am

Reports of violent crime in the US in 2004 were at their lowest level since the US Department of Justice began compiling statistics 32 years ago, according to a report released Sunday. The Bureau of...

READ MORE ▸
News Bush call for Pentagon lead in disaster response raises law enforcement issue
Bush call for Pentagon lead in disaster response raises law enforcement issue
Sara R. Parsowith
September 26, 2005 07:10:00 am

In a briefing Sunday to military task force officials participating in Hurricane Rita relief efforts, President Bush suggested that the Pentagon, rather than state and local agencies, should be in charge of the response to future...

READ MORE ▸
News Iran minister calls nuke resolution "illegal", but leaves negotiations door open
Iran minister calls nuke resolution "illegal", but leaves negotiations door open
Sara R. Parsowith
September 25, 2005 03:00:00 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Sunday called Saturday's International Atomic Energy Agency resolution declaring Iran in "non-compliance" with safeguards under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) a "politically and illegally motivated decision" made to a "US pre-planned...

READ MORE ▸
News Australia government welcomes resumption of trial for Gitmo detainee
Australia government welcomes resumption of trial for Gitmo detainee
Sara R. Parsowith
September 21, 2005 10:26:00 am

The Australian government said Wednesday it was pleased with the US decision to resume military commission proceedings against Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks in light of a US federal appeals court ruling in...

READ MORE ▸
News Congress urged to end government involvement in takings for private development
Congress urged to end government involvement in takings for private development
Sara R. Parsowith
September 21, 2005 09:55:00 am

Susette Kelo, whose case led to the June US Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. New London , where the court held local governments can take homes for private development, urged [prepared...

READ MORE ▸
News European court rules EU can freeze terrorist assets
European court rules EU can freeze terrorist assets
Sara R. Parsowith
September 21, 2005 09:35:00 am

The European Court of First Instance Wednesday ruled that the European Union can freeze the assets of suspected terrorists under its treaty powers . The court dismissed complaints from alleged al...

READ MORE ▸
News Iran says it won’t leave nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Iran says it won’t leave nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Sara R. Parsowith
September 21, 2005 08:59:00 am

Iranian Vice President Gholamreza Aghazadeh said Wednesday that Tehran does not plan to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty , despite threats from its nuclear negotiator Tuesday. Iran , which has opposed...

READ MORE ▸
News Gun control advocates working to stop Michigan deadly-force bill
Gun control advocates working to stop Michigan deadly-force bill
Sara R. Parsowith
September 21, 2005 07:56:00 am

The Michigan Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence and other gun control advocates are gearing up to block a Michigan bill that would allow people to use deadly force for self-defense. Earlier this year, the groups...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. 14
  7. 15
  8. 16
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
US dispatch: UN women’s conference day 1—gaps in access to justice remain

US dispatch: UN women’s conference day 1—gaps in access to justice remain

Romania dispatch: protests erupt over new anti-extremism law’s impact on free expression

Romania dispatch: protests erupt over new anti-extremism law’s impact on free expression

Latest COMMENTARY
Can Algorithms Respect Human Dignity? The Problem with Predictive Justice

Can Algorithms Respect Human Dignity? The Problem with Predictive Justice

by Tuğba Tosun Çobanoğlu
The US-Iran Conflict Is Dismantling the Rules-Based International Order

The US-Iran Conflict Is Dismantling the Rules-Based International Order

by Shobhitabh Srivastava | IIULER
Latest FEATURES
What Does It Mean to ‘Arrive’ at the Border? Supreme Court to Weigh Asylum-Seekers’ Rights

What Does It Mean to ‘Arrive’ at the Border? Supreme Court to Weigh Asylum-Seekers’ Rights

Canadian MPs reject arms oversight bill as Canadian weapons components flow into United States’ war machine

Canadian MPs reject arms oversight bill as Canadian weapons components flow into United States’ war machine

THIS DAY @ LAW

Last Quaker executed for religious beliefs in American colonies

On March 24, 1661, William Ledda, executed in Boston, became the last Quaker in the American colonies to be put to death for his religious beliefs. Learn more about the persecution of the Quakers in colonial Massachusetts.

Archbishop Óscar Romero assassinated

On March 24, 1980, Archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador, El Salvador by a right-wing death squad. Romero had become unpopular with conservative elements in the country when he began speaking out against government repression of the nation's poor and of his fellow priests. Read a biography of Archbishop Óscar Romero from the Kellogg Institute at Notre Dame University. In 2003, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), an American human-rights organization, filed a lawsuit in the United States against former Salvadorean Air Force Captain Álvaro Rafael Saravia for his alleged role in the assassination of Archbishop Romero. The suit was filed in a US federal district court under the Alien Tort Claim Act (28 U.S.C. § 1350). In Doe v. Rafael Saravia, the defendant was found guilty of crimes against humanity and extrajudicial killing, resulting in a $10 million judgment against Saravia. Read a description of the case. Romero was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 2018.

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