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 Former Auschwitz guard appeals sentence
Former Auschwitz guard appeals sentence
Valerie Howell
July 21, 2015 12:22:14 pm

Oskar Groening, a former Nazi SS officer known as the "accountant of Auschwitz," on Monday appealed the four-year jail sentence imposed on him last week. Groening's attorney has submitted an appeal in the German Federal Court of...

READ MORE ▸
News US resumes diplomatic relations with Cuba
US resumes diplomatic relations with Cuba
Valerie Howell
July 21, 2015 11:45:40 am

The US on Monday completed the re-opening of diplomatic ties with Cuba by converting the standing US Interests Section into the US Embassy Havana . The re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba...

READ MORE ▸
News Obama commutes sentences of 46 drug offenders
Obama commutes sentences of 46 drug offenders
Valerie Howell
July 14, 2015 10:44:00 am

US President Barack Obama on Monday granted commuted sentences to 46 drug offenders in what he said was part of an effort by his administration to remedy the unfairness of the criminal justice system. In...

READ MORE ▸
News Iran holds third trial of US journalist
Iran holds third trial of US journalist
Valerie Howell
July 14, 2015 09:16:01 am

The Iranian Revolutionary Court began on Monday the third closed-door hearing for Jason Rezaian , a Washington Post correspondent accused of espionage for allegedly collecting confidential information, handing it to hostile governments, and acting...

READ MORE ▸
News China boycotts arbitration of territory dispute with Philippines
China boycotts arbitration of territory dispute with Philippines
Valerie Howell
July 7, 2015 09:02:04 am

Chinese ambassador Zhao Jianhua said Monday that the country would not participate in Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) hearings over a territory dispute with the Philippines. At issue are a number of...

READ MORE ▸
News India official calls for probe into deaths surrounding corruption scandal
India official calls for probe into deaths surrounding corruption scandal
Valerie Howell
July 7, 2015 07:49:41 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday called for India's prime minister Narendra Modi to open an investigation into the deaths of a number of people connected to an employment exam corruption scandal....

READ MORE ▸
News UNESCO: Islamic State’s destruction of heritage sites may be war crimes
UNESCO: Islamic State’s destruction of heritage sites may be war crimes
Valerie Howell
June 30, 2015 10:26:36 am

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee said Monday that extremist groups' destruction of antiquities and heritage sites in conflict zones could amount to war crimes. The committee noted particularly the Islamic State's (IS) destruction of the...

READ MORE ▸
News Egypt top prosecutor killed in car bomb attack
Egypt top prosecutor killed in car bomb attack
Valerie Howell
June 30, 2015 08:45:27 am

Egypt's chief prosecutor, Hisham Barakat , was killed Monday in Cairo by a car bomb attack on his convoy. Barakat's vehicle was attacked by a car outfitted with explosives that was remotely detonated when...

READ MORE ▸
News Indonesia court rejects French citizen’s death sentence appeal
Indonesia court rejects French citizen’s death sentence appeal
Valerie Howell
June 23, 2015 11:28:33 am

The State Administrative Court of Jakarta on Monday denied the clemency appeal of a French citizen sentenced to death on a drug trafficking charge. The appeal of Serge Atlaoui was an effort to reverse the...

READ MORE ▸
News UN finds evidence of war crimes by both Israel and Hamas in conflict
UN finds evidence of war crimes by both Israel and Hamas in conflict
Valerie Howell
June 23, 2015 09:33:52 am

A report released Monday by the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict found that both Israel and Hamas may have committed war crimes during the conflict. The 51 day Gaza...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newer
  2. ...
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. ...
  9. Older
  10. 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
Why Transferring TikTok to US Control Misses the Point

Why Transferring TikTok to US Control Misses the Point

by Deborah Brown and Brian Root | Human Rights Watch
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
Latest FEATURES
Interview with a UK National Security Lawyer: ‘We’re not here to deter them from following their conscience in the face of genocide.’

Interview with a UK National Security Lawyer: ‘We’re not here to deter them from following their conscience in the face of genocide.’

‘Lethal Injection is Based on the Illusion of Science’: An Interview with Law Professor Corinna Barrett Lain

‘Lethal Injection is Based on the Illusion of Science’: An Interview with Law Professor Corinna Barrett Lain

THIS DAY @ LAW

First US execution by gas

On February 8, 1924, Gee Jon, a Chinese man convicted of murder, was executed by gas in Nevada and became the first person in the United States to be put to death in that manner.

The Nevada state legislature had eliminated hanging and shooting as a method of execution in 1921, and had provided for execution by lethal gas instead. Nevada sent 32 convicts to the gas chamber between 1924 and 1979. Learn more about the history of executions by gas in Nevada.

Mary, Queen of Scots executed

On February 8, 1587, Mary I of Scotland was executed for involvement in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England. Before execution, Mary denied three times assisting the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, and crown Mary as ruler of Great Britain. Mary's guilt or innocence is debated to this day. Learn more about the Babington Plot.

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