[JURIST] Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, March 3.

The US Senate [official website] will convene at 9:30 AM ET today, and it will consider S.J.Res. 4 [resolution summary], expressing disapproval over a Department of Agriculture rule, and S. 256 [bill summary], the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. Watch a live webcast of proceedings. The Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] will consider the following judicial nominations beginning at 2 PM ET: Terrence W. Boyle [Independent Judiciary profile; Washington Post report] for the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, James C. Denver III for the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and Robert J. Conrad, Jr. [DOJ resume], for the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. View the agenda, and watch a live webcast of the hearing.

The US House [official website] convenes at 10 AM ET. Watch a live webcast of proceedings. The House Judiciary Committee [official website] Immigration, Border Security, and Claims Subcommittee will hold a hearing on immigration enforcement in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 beginning at 11:30 AM ET. View an agenda, and watch a live webcast of the hearing.

The Securities and Exchange Commission [official website] is holding an open meeting at 10 AM ET today. View the agenda, and watch a live webcast of the meeting.

The Library of Congress is holding a forum on copyright issues in the digital age with Stanford Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig [official bio] beginning at 6:30 PM ET. Watch a live webcast of the presentation via C-SPAN.

At the UN, the Commission on the Status of Women [official website] is holding two panels on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action beginning at 10 AM ET today. Background on the panels is available: Panel 1 [text, PDF] and Panel 2 [text, PDF]. Watch a live webcast of the panels.

Saudi Arabia [JURIST Countries archive] is holding its second round of municipal elections today.

At the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Rasim Delic [text, initial indictment] will make an initial appearance before the tribunal today. Watch a webcast beginning at 8:30 AM local time [2:30 AM ET]. The trial of Fatmir Limaj and others [ICTY case backgrounder] continues, with a webcast beginning at 9:30 AM local time [3:30 AM ET]. A hearing in the trial of Zeljko Mejakic and others [ICTY case backgrounder] will be held today, with a webcast available at 2:45 PM local time [8:45 AM ET].