The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in three cases Tuesday, including Watters v. Wachovia Bank , where the Court held that the National Bank Act and regulations...
At least two Iraqi lawmakers were killed Thursday after a bomb exploded in the cafeteria of the Iraq parliament building. Saleh al-Mutlaq, head of the Sunni National Dialogue Front , said that party member Mohammed Awad died in...
JURIST has been recognized as an Official Honoree in the Law category in the 2007 Webby Awards . The 11th Annual "Webbys" received a record 8,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 US states. Only sites...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday that officials who refuse to comply with his decree ordering new elections could face criminal prosecution . Yushchenko issued the decree Monday, ordering parliament dissolved and new...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and leaders of the Ukrainian Parliament filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block a decree from Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko to dissolve parliament and hold elections in May....
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate the emission of "greenhouse gases," such as carbon dioxide,...
JURIST and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law are hosting a one-day conference in Pittsburgh on Thursday in celebration of JURIST's 10th anniversary. Law as a Seamless Web|site features four panels and 14 distinguished speakers...
New US Defense Secretary Robert Gates argued during his first few weeks in the position that the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay should be shut down and detainees transferred to the US, according...
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that parties can contractually allocate the burden of attorneys' fees when litigation involves issues of federal bankruptcy law. In Travelers Casualty v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. [Duke...
The Japanese government has found no evidence that so-called Korean and Chinese "comfort women" were forced into sexual slavery during World War II, according to a cabinet statement provided to a Japanese lawmaker Friday....
