The January 6th Committee Report: Bearing Witness to an Event That Has Changed Our Lives
On December 22, 2022, the US House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol released its 845-page Final Report. The Report described events leading up to, during, and in the aftermath of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. It also set out information about the individuals who were involved [...]
Ukraine dispatch: Russian plans to create new international rights court are a cause for concern
Ukrainian law students and young lawyers are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Ukraine. This dispatch is from Anna Balabina, a law student at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. It is widely known that a country is often hugely influenced by what happens in a neighboring state. In the case [...]
Federal court orders Kentucky to pay attorneys' fees in same-sex marriage litigation
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued an order Friday holding the state of Kentucky responsible for attorneys' fees related to litigation involving a county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday granted certiorari in 13 cases, following its annual long conference Monday. In Bank Markazi v. Peterson the court will rule on a separation of powers...
Federal appeals court hears arguments in health care reform challenge
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of the health care reform law in...
