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FBI powers have expanded rapidly in the wake of the 9/11 attacks , according to a report released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) , which called on the...

We are proud to announce the release of a new JURIST endeavor: the JURIST Podcast. On a monthly basis, our editors, contributors, professional staff and other friends of JURIST will get together to discuss the issues of the...

In the first edition of the JURIST Podcast, the panel discuss the National Security Agency, Edward Snowden and security updates in the Texas Capitol....

This feature has been updated, as of June 6, 2014. Please refer to State Bans on Affirmative Action for the most recent information. On June 4, 1965, US President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a commencement address at Howard University...

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Tuesday defended the use of harsh physical interrogation techniques, saying in an interview with Law in Action on BBC Radio 4 that they may be justified to...

Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine has announced that he will sign a bill requiring sixth grade girls to receive a vaccination for the human papilloma virus (HPV) , a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical...

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff suggested Sunday that the US could benefit from revised anti-terror laws that allow for increased electronic surveillance of terror suspects. Chertoff, who also suggested that the US...

US Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) , chairman of the House Intelligence Committee , said that the Bush administration may have violated the law by failing to brief the committee on intelligence activities, in a May 18 letter...

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and several Republican US senators expressed optimism over the weekend that the administration and Congress will be able to strike an agreement on legislation to establish military commissions to try Guantanamo Bay...

Several US senators condemned parts of a national reconciliation proposal designed to end the Iraqi insurgency and facilitate reconstruction, which was unveiled to the Iraqi parliament Sunday by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki . US lawmakers...