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 South Korea indicts former culture minister, top aide
South Korea indicts former culture minister, top aide
Alexandra Farone
February 7, 2017 11:41:51 am

South Korea's special prosecutor indicted former culture minister Cho Yoon-sun and former presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon Tuesday for their roles in creating a blacklist of opposition artists. They are charged with coercion, abuse...

READ MORE ▸
News France ex-president Sarkozy to stand trial for campaign financing violations
France ex-president Sarkozy to stand trial for campaign financing violations
Alexandra Farone
February 7, 2017 11:21:52 am

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was ordered Tuesday to face trial over alleged illegal campaign financing during his 2012 run for re-election. France places a limit of €22.5 million for campaign spending. Investigators suspect [L'Express report, in...

READ MORE ▸
News VIZIO to pay $2.2 million in settlement over illegal data collection
VIZIO to pay $2.2 million in settlement over illegal data collection
Jonathon Churchin
February 7, 2017 11:14:31 am

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday announced a $2.2 million settlement with VIZIO over the alleged collection of viewer data without consent. The settlement was in response to an FTC complaint [text,...

READ MORE ▸
News Louisiana governor sued over public defender system
Louisiana governor sued over public defender system
Justin Cosgrove
February 7, 2017 11:11:36 am

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards was sued on Monday over the public defender system over allegations it denies effective representation to the poor . Edwards was sued by the Southern Poverty Law Center ...

READ MORE ▸
News UN rights experts condemn repression in Burundi
UN rights experts condemn repression in Burundi
Jonathan Niznansky
February 7, 2017 08:05:57 am

Responding to mounting actions by President Pierre Nkurunziza , UN human rights experts condemned on Monday governmental hostility towards non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and human rights defenders. The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights...

READ MORE ▸
News Missouri governor signs right to work bill
Missouri governor signs right to work bill
Jonathan Niznansky
February 7, 2017 07:19:55 am

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens signed a bill into law on Monday, making Missouri the most recent right to work state. The law, which will go into effect August 28, prevents employers from requiring union membership or dues to support...

READ MORE ▸
News VW sued by first major client over emissions test cheating
VW sued by first major client over emissions test cheating
Meena Ansari
February 6, 2017 02:19:43 pm

Deutsche See, an environmentally conscious fish distributor, became Volkswagen's first major German customer to sue VW over misrepresenting their vehicles as being environmentally friendly. Deutsche See's complaint alleged "malicious deception" and was filed at the...

READ MORE ▸
News UN records highest number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan for any year
UN records highest number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan for any year
Elizabeth Lowman
February 6, 2017 01:57:51 pm

According to the annual UN report , civilian casualties in Afghanistan for 2016 were at a record high. A total of 3,498 civilians were killed and 7,920 were wounded. Of the dead, 923 were children , as...

READ MORE ▸
News Hungary court orders retrial over toxic sludge spill
Hungary court orders retrial over toxic sludge spill
Meena Ansari
February 6, 2017 01:46:18 pm

A Hungarian court in Gyor ordered a retria on Monday over the 2010 toxic red sludge spill that killed ten people in one of the country's worst environmental disasters. Judge Csilla Zolyomi said that there had...

READ MORE ▸
News HRW calls for Myanmar to endorse investigation into abuse
HRW calls for Myanmar to endorse investigation into abuse
Elizabeth Lowman
February 6, 2017 01:21:05 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Monday for the government of Myanmar to "urgently endorse an independent, international investigation into alleged abuses" against the Rohingya Muslim population, including sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls. According...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 21
  5. 22
  6. 23
  7. 24
  8. 25
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
US dispatch, day 4: third officer testifies finding gun in Luigi Mangione’s backpack, judge defends evidence sealing from press

US dispatch, day 4: third officer testifies finding gun in Luigi Mangione’s backpack, judge defends evidence sealing from press

Taiwan dispatch: human rights groups oppose draft legislation eliminating parole for violent offenders

Taiwan dispatch: human rights groups oppose draft legislation eliminating parole for violent offenders

Latest COMMENTARY
Israel’s Death Penalty Bill Would Bring Darkness, Not Deterrence

Israel’s Death Penalty Bill Would Bring Darkness, Not Deterrence

by Joel Zivot
Rewriting the Family: How Modern Ideologies Collide with Human Rights Law

Rewriting the Family: How Modern Ideologies Collide with Human Rights Law

by Joshua Villanueva | The George Washington University Law School
Latest FEATURES
Gaza Exposes the Limits and Dangers of IHL’s Proportionality Rule

Gaza Exposes the Limits and Dangers of IHL’s Proportionality Rule

Hamm v. Smith: Supreme Court Revisits the Line Between Intellectual Disability and Execution

Hamm v. Smith: Supreme Court Revisits the Line Between Intellectual Disability and Execution

THIS DAY @ LAW

US House voted to impeach President Clinton

On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

Read the Articles of Impeachment.

UK signs Hong Kong over to China

On December 19, 1984, the United Kingdom and China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which ceded control of Hong Kong to the government of mainland China in 1997. The treaty also ensured that Hong Kong would retain its capitalist and democratic systems for at least 50 years after the transfer of power.

Jurist
Home Attributions Disclaimer Privacy Policy Contact Us
Copyright © 2025, JURIST Legal News & Research Services, Inc.
JURISTnews is a collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh