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International community must respond to Syria crisis: UN
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic on Wednesday urged [official report; press release] the international community to respond to recent and reoccurring crimes against humanity perpetrated by both gove (More) |
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UN rights body opens session with calls to protect activists
The twenty-fifth session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened Monday amid calls for stronger protections for activists calling out human rights violations. In her opening remarks , the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urg (More) |
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Rights group urges Security Council to address crisis in CAR
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday urged members of the UN Security Council, including France, the US and UK, to throw their full weight behind proposals to address the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR). UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-mo (More) |
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Quagmire of Statutory Interpretation at Center of ABC v. Aereo Copyright Case
JURIST Guest Columnist Antonio Del Mastro, Northeastern University School of Law, Class of 2014, discusses the possible interpretations of the Copyright Act that the US Supreme Court is tasked with choosing in American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. (More) |
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California AG asks federal court to reverse decision striking down gun control laws
California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a petition on Thursday in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit urging the court to reverse its decision that struck down a law requiring residents to show good cause to carry a concealed f (More) |
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Florida's Case for Marriage Equality: The Significance of the Right to Marry
JURIST Guest Columnist Judith E. Koons of Barry University School of Law situates in constitutional history the recent case by Florida same-sex couples, arguing that it is part of a compelling period in our nation's history that is likely to lead to (More) |
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Russia court places Putin opponent under house arrest
Moscow's Basmanny District Court on Friday sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to two months of house arrest. Navalny is also banned from using communication devices or the Internet. Navalny has bee (More) |
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Israel urged to investigate use of excessive military force
Israeli soldiers have used excessive force in the West Bank since 2011, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report Thursday. AI's investigation was specifically focused on the evidence of the unlawful shootings of 22 Palestinian civilians by Isr (More) |
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Paroline Raises Difficult Questions for Supreme Court
JURIST Guest Columnist Warren Binford of Willamette University College of Law argues that the US Supreme Court should hold individual possessors of child pornography liable for the full damages allowed under the Violence Against Women Act first to he (More) |
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The Deception of "Arab Spring": Legal Dilemmas in Egypt
JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Ibrahim Saleh of the University of Cape Town says that a wide array of problems are currently plaguing Egypt and are severely hampering the nation's development... (More) |
World Press Freedom day
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day.
On May 3, 1845, Macon B. Allen, the first African American to practice law in the United States, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar.
Read a contemporary newspaper account of his admission.
