The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Wall v. Kholi that a defendant's plea for leniency tolls the statute of limitations for filing a federal...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 8-1 in Milner v. Department of the Navy that the government may not withhold certain information under the Freedom of...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Skinner v. Switzer that a convicted prisoner seeking access to biological evidence for DNA testing may assert a...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Golan v. Holder to determine the copyright status of foreign works that used to be in the public...
The UN General Assembly voted Tuesday to suspend Libya from the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in response to the violent suppression of peaceful protesters by forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi . The resolution [UN News...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday adopted a resolution condemning the recent violence in Libya and ordering an international inquiry into alleged abuses. During a special session, the 47-member council unanimously adopted the...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in two cases. In Pacific Operations Offshore, LLP v. Valladolid , the court will consider when an outer continental shelf...
JURIST, the 501(c)(3) legal news and research non-profit headquartered at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, invites candidates to apply for the position of JURIST Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible for managing JURIST's corporate and external operations...
A judge for the US Court of Federal Claims has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the US Department of Interior (DOI) from accepting a bid from Microsoft to overhaul its e-mail system, according...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court of California to weigh in on whether supporters of Proposition 8 , California's same-sex...
