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Egypt court confirms former president's 20-year sentence
An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed former president Mohamed Morsi's 20-year prison sentence. The prison sentence arose from a conviction for the killings of protesters during 2012 demonstrations. In addition to Morsi, several other senior figur (More) |
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Federal judge: Georgia does not have to reveal execution drug provider
U.S. District Judge J. Clay Fuller on Thursday ruled that the state of Georgia does not have to reveal information about its one-drug execution method. In a suit brought by two death row inmates challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi's e (More) |
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Supreme Court declines to rule in 1995 death penalty case
The US Supreme Court denied certiorari [order list, PDF Monday in the death penalty case Elmore v. Holbrook . The main issue in the case was whether a defendant's counsel can present one mitigating factor at the sentencing phase, without thoroughly (More) |
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Florida: death sentence unconstitutional without unanimous jury vote
The Florida Supreme Court on Friday held that a trial court may not impose the death penalty unless the jury's recommended sentence of death is unanimous. This ruling comes after remand to the high court in Florida from the US Supreme Court , which (More) |
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Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma death sentence
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the death sentence of an Oklahoma man convicted of killing his girlfriend and her two children. During sentencing, the prosecution had asked three members of the victim's family to recommend a sentence to (More) |
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UN rights experts call death penalty ineffective deterrent to terrorism
A group of UN human rights experts spoke Friday on the subject of the death penalty and terrorism, calling the death penalty ineffective , and often times illegal, in deterring to terrorism. Speaking ahead of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, (More) |
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Pakistan parliament strengthens penalties for honor killings
Pakistani lawmakers voted unanimously Thursday to strengthen the penalties for those convicted of murder in connection to honor killings. The new law provides for mandatory life imprisonment , even if the family of the victim forgave the convicted k (More) |
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Supreme court hears arguments in insider trading, death penalty, unlawful detention cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Salman v. United States . The court is faced with an insider trading crime and must determine whether the personal benefit element requires proof of "an exchange that is objective, consequenti (More) |
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Palestine top court allows municipal elections in West Bank only
The Palestinian high court in Ramallah on Monday amended a previous ruling, holding that municipal elections can take place, but only in West Bank and not in the Gaza Strip. The court had previously held that the election, once scheduled for October (More) |
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Australia Spends Billions Causing Untold Damage to Refugees
JURIST Guest Columnists Greg Barns of RMIT University Graduate School of Business and Law and Anna Talbot of Australian Lawyers Alliance discuss the need for improved policies regarding refugees in Australia... On Tuesday Australia&# (More) |
Senate approves purchase of Alaska
On April 9, 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska and thereby approve the purchase of the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Initially, the purchase was made to keep Alaska away from the British. It was politically unpopular with many Americans who denounced it is "Seward's Folly", after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who had lobbied for the purchase. Seward was later vindicated by the discovery of gold and oil in Alaska.
Learn more about the Alaska Purchase from the U.S. State Department.
