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 Sudan forms constitution committee
Sudan forms constitution committee
Tom Henry
April 23, 2005 10:37:00 am

In an effort to implement a peace deal between Khartoum and southern rebels that formally ended a 21-year civil war, Sudan has formed a committee to draft an interim constitution. The constitution would clear the...

READ MORE ▸
News German citizen wrongly held in Kabul until Rice release order
German citizen wrongly held in Kabul until Rice release order
Tom Henry
April 23, 2005 10:05:00 am

US government officials disclosed Friday that a German citizen originally detained as a terror suspect was released in May of 2004, on direct orders from then-national security advisor Condoleezza Rice after he had spent five months in...

READ MORE ▸
News UPDATE ~ Karpinski relieved of command over Abu Ghraib scandal
UPDATE ~ Karpinski relieved of command over Abu Ghraib scandal
Tom Henry
April 23, 2005 09:30:00 am

Following the recommendation of a 10-member investigative team whose findings clearing four other top officers were preliminarily disclosed Friday , the US Army has relieved Brigadier General Jani Karpinski of her command for dereliction of duty...

READ MORE ▸
News Environmental brief ~ Earth Day celebrates 35th anniversary
Environmental brief ~ Earth Day celebrates 35th anniversary
Tom Henry
April 22, 2005 12:37:00 pm

In Friday's environmental law news, today is the 35th celebration of "Earth Day", a day first started by US Senator Gaylord Nelson as a time to reflect on the environment and mankind's relationship to it. The first Earth Day...

READ MORE ▸
News Environmental brief ~ Judge rules MTBE lawsuits can proceed against oil companies
Environmental brief ~ Judge rules MTBE lawsuits can proceed against oil companies
Tom Henry
April 21, 2005 01:43:00 pm

In Thursday's environmental law news, US District Judge Shira Scheindlin has ruled that some 80 lawsuits can proceed against oil companies claiming that a gasoline additive, methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) , contaminated groundwater. The suits allege...

READ MORE ▸
News Environmental brief ~ Federal judge upholds DC hazmat rail ban
Environmental brief ~ Federal judge upholds DC hazmat rail ban
Tom Henry
April 19, 2005 04:14:00 pm

In Tuesday's environmental law news, US District Judge Emmet Sullivan has refused to block a Washington DC law that bans the shipment of hazardous materials on railroads through the city. He also held yesterday...

READ MORE ▸
News Environmental brief ~ Honduran banana pickers sue for chemical exposure
Environmental brief ~ Honduran banana pickers sue for chemical exposure
Tom Henry
April 18, 2005 02:08:00 pm

In Monday's environmental law news, more than 600 Honduran banana pickers have filed a lawsuit against the Dole , Chiquita , and Fresh Del Monte food companies and the Dow Chemical and Royal...

READ MORE ▸
News European foreign ministers alarmed about possible French rejection of EU pact
European foreign ministers alarmed about possible French rejection of EU pact
Tom Henry
April 16, 2005 11:11:00 am

Foreign ministers from European Union countries expressed alarm Saturday about growing resistance in France to the proposed European constitution . A new poll released Saturday that was conducted after Thursday's TV pitch by French...

READ MORE ▸
News Ecuador supreme court dismissed by president
Ecuador supreme court dismissed by president
Tom Henry
April 16, 2005 10:43:00 am

President Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador declared a state of emergency in the capital Quito late Friday and dissolved the Ecuador Supreme Court . The drastic measures announced in a surprise national television address came...

READ MORE ▸
News US, UK balk at Annan suggestion of complicity in UN Oil-for-Food scandal
US, UK balk at Annan suggestion of complicity in UN Oil-for-Food scandal
Tom Henry
April 16, 2005 10:10:00 am

American and British officials have rejected assertions made by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that the US and UK governments share blame with the UN for oil scandals involving Saddam Hussein's regime. Speaking in New York late this week...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 75
  5. 76
  6. 77
  7. 78
  8. 79
  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
How the Trump Administration’s Iran Strategy Backfired: A Breach of Diplomatic Trust

How the Trump Administration’s Iran Strategy Backfired: A Breach of Diplomatic Trust

by L. Ali Khan | Washburn University School of Law
Justice Jackson’s Harvard Thesis Predicted Cases Like Hunter v. United States

Justice Jackson’s Harvard Thesis Predicted Cases Like Hunter v. United States

by Kayla Susalla and Matthew P. Cavedon | CATO Institute
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

Dred Scott decided

On March 6, 1857, the US Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford, holding that black people—slaves as well as free—were not and could never become citizens of the United States and that the 1820 Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Learn more about the Dred Scott case from Washington University in St. Louis (the city where Dred Scott initially filed his suit for freedom and had his case first tried). Review a selection of contemporary newspaper editorials reacting to 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