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 Second Circuit upholds convictions of Madoff firm former employees
Second Circuit upholds convictions of Madoff firm former employees
Alexandra Farone
April 20, 2016 03:56:29 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday upheld the convictions of five former employees of Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities firm who were convicted of various fraud charges in 2014. The...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court hears arguments on blood test refusals, overtime pay
Supreme Court hears arguments on blood test refusals, overtime pay
Alexandra Farone
April 20, 2016 03:05:22 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Wednesday. In Birchfield v. North Dakota the court heard arguments on whether a state can criminalize a refusal to submit...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court unanimously upholds Arizona redistricting decision
Supreme Court unanimously upholds Arizona redistricting decision
Taylor Isaac
April 20, 2016 01:20:48 pm

The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld an Arizona commission's decisions regarding the redistricting of voting districts in the state. The claim from Republicans in the state was that the reapportionment of votes resulted in a...

READ MORE ▸
News EU launches antitrust probe into Google relationship with Android developers
EU launches antitrust probe into Google relationship with Android developers
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 20, 2016 01:19:06 pm

Margrethe Vestagar , the Commissioner of Competition for the EU, on Wednesday opened a probe into the international business practices of Google concerning the tech giant's relationship with other Android developers. Vestagar stated that Google's practice...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court rules on sentencing guidelines
Supreme Court rules on sentencing guidelines
Bradley McAllister
April 20, 2016 12:50:13 pm

The US Supreme Court voted 8-0 to reverse and remand the case of Molina-Martinez v. US on the issue of whether courts reviewing sentencing guideline errors may apply a categorical "additional evidence" rule...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal judge approves reform agreement between DOJ, Ferguson police department
Federal judge approves reform agreement between DOJ, Ferguson police department
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 20, 2016 12:35:18 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Tuesday approved a settlement agreement between the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the city of Ferguson, Missouri ....

READ MORE ▸
News Officials facing criminal charges over Flint water crisis
Officials facing criminal charges over Flint water crisis
Taylor Isaac
April 20, 2016 12:09:58 pm

David Leyton, a prosecutor in Genesee County, Michigan, announced Wednesday that a Michigan judge will allow criminal charges against three people involved in the water crisis in Flint, including the man who supervised the treatment plan as well...

READ MORE ▸
News DOJ launches investigation into Panama Papers tax avoidance claims
DOJ launches investigation into Panama Papers tax avoidance claims
Matthew Santiago
April 20, 2016 11:53:15 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun criminal investigations into US citizens connected to tax avoidance claims arising from the Panama Papers , media reported Tuesday. US Attorney for the Southern District of New York...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court rules terrorism victims may collect Iranian assets
Supreme Court rules terrorism victims may collect Iranian assets
Bradley McAllister
April 20, 2016 11:24:52 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Wednesday in Bank Markazi v Peterson that the enactment of a statute allowing terrorism victims' families to collect seized Iranian assets does not violate separation of powers,...

READ MORE ▸
News Apple agrees to settle Siri lawsuit for $24.9 million
Apple agrees to settle Siri lawsuit for $24.9 million
Matthew Santiago
April 20, 2016 10:37:37 am

Apple agreed on Tuesday to pay $24.9 million to Dynamic Advances and parent company Marathon Patent Group to settle a 2012 patent lawsuit concerning Apple's voice-controlled interface, Siri . Four years before Siri was...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
US appellate court upholds injunction on federal funding cuts to medical research

US appellate court upholds injunction on federal funding cuts to medical research

Kenya dispatch: High Court halts Kenya-US health deal over constitutional concerns

Kenya dispatch: High Court halts Kenya-US health deal over constitutional concerns

Latest COMMENTARY
The Lionesses of Afghanistan Are Still Fighting

The Lionesses of Afghanistan Are Still Fighting

by Anonymous
Sliding Toward Aggression: America’s Venezuela Campaign and the Unraveling of International Law

Sliding Toward Aggression: America’s Venezuela Campaign and the Unraveling of International Law

by David M. Crane | Founding Chief Prosecutor of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone
Latest FEATURES
‘The Powerful Already Know the Truth’ — An Interview with Academic Noam Chomsky

‘The Powerful Already Know the Truth’ — An Interview with Academic Noam Chomsky

The Charges Against Nicolás Maduro: What the Indictment Alleges

The Charges Against Nicolás Maduro: What the Indictment Alleges

THIS DAY @ LAW

Suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt born

Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist, womens' rights advocate and co-founder of the League of Women Voters, was born on January 9, 1859.

Visit the Carrie Chapman Catt Childhood Home.

Great Britain's first income tax introduced

On January 9, 1799, British Prime Minister William Pitt introduced Great Britain's first income tax. The tax was announced the previous December as a means of raising money for war against Napoleon. Pitt's successor, Henry Addington, repealed the tax when hostilities subsided in 1802. Addington then reinstated the tax during the following year when fighting was renewed. The Addington tax model later became the model for the modern British income tax. Learn about the history of income taxation in Great Britain from Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.

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