JURIST Guest Columnist Rebecca Zietlow of the University of Toledo College of Law says that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was not just a dreamer but a doer whose activism helped bring about the civil rights legislation of the mid-1960s......
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Democratic Party fundraiser indicted for fraud, campaign finance violations
Disgraced Democratic Party fundraiser Norman Hsu was indicted Tuesday on 15 additional counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, and violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) in connection with a massive alleged...
Democratic fundraiser charged with fraud, campaign finance violations
Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu has been charged by federal prosecutors in New York with fraud for alleged campaign finance law violations, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. Hsu allegedly created...
Prominent Iranian-American scholar Dr. Haleh Esfandiari was formally charged with plotting to overthrow the Iranian government by organizing a network "against the sovereignty of the country," according to Iranian television Monday. Esfandiari, director of the Middle East...
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the arrest of prominent Iranian-American scholar Dr. Haleh Esfandiari Sunday, saying that Esfandiari's arrest was "based on law" but did not elaborate on the reason for the arrest....
Ending US Involvement in Iraq: Is a War Powers Fight Coming?
JURIST Contributing Editor Michael Kelly of Creighton University School of Law says that Capitol Hill proposals to repeal the 2003 Joint Resolution Authorizing Use of Force Against Iraq could be a prelude to a long-awaited confrontation between the legislative and...
FDA approves over-the-counter sale of 'morning after' pill after controversy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the over-the-counter sale of the "morning after" or Plan B emergency contraceptive pill , to women 18 and over. A controversial provision of the...
Senators question FDA nominee about timing of Plan B announcement
Democratic senators criticized the acting director of the US Food and Drug Administration Tuesday for the timing of the agency's announcement that it would reconsider allowing some over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception. Monday's surprise announcement [FDA press...
New Jersey filing suits to block port takeover by Arab company
New Jersey is launching legal actions in federal and state court to keep a company from the United Arab Emirates from taking over US port operations in the state, Gov. Jon Corzine said...
Governors threaten legal action to halt ports takeover by Arab company
New York Gov. George Pataki and Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich have threatened to take legal steps to block an Arab company's takeover of operations in several major US ports. The governors cite security concerns associated with the...