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Wikileaks informant found not guilty of aiding enemy, convicted of espionage
Military Judge Denise Lind on Tuesday found Army Pfc. Bradley Manning [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] guilty of violations of the Espionage Act for his disclosure of classified information to anti-secrecy organization, Wikileaks . The judge (More) |
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Ireland president signs country's first abortion bill into law
Irish President Michael Higgins on Tuesday signed the country's first abortion bill into law, legalizing the practice in exceptional cases where doctors deem a woman's life at risk. The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill allows women to purs (More) |
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UN expert urges international community to bring peace to Syria
The Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria addressed the General Assembly on Monday, imploring member states to bring about peace talks in the violence-plagued country. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro described "crimes tha (More) |
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Edward Snowden, the Espionage Act and First Amendment Concerns
JURIST Guest Columnist Christina Wells of the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law says that the broad provisions of the Espionage Act raise significant First Amendment concerns, mainly that government officials can control all debates by (More) |
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UN rights chief urges end to Egypt violence
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Sunday for an end to the violence in Egypt. Supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and former president Mohamed Morsi refused to clear the streets o (More) |
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Russia legal experts warn constitutional order under threat
Russia's constitutional order is being threatened by the current government practices, according to an open letter signed by more than 50 of Russia's leading legal experts on Tuesday. The letter accuses the government of systematic rights abuses a (More) |
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Federal judge rules in favor of Ohio same-sex couple married out-of-state
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Monday ruled in favor of two men seeking recognition of their out-of-state same-sex marriage. Ohio law prohibits same-sex marriage but recognizes marriages solemnized outside o (More) |
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California clerk asks state high court to halt same-sex marriages
The San Diego County Clerk filed a petition with the Supreme Court of California on Friday seeking to require county clerks to enforce Proposition 8 [text, PDF; JURIST news archive], California's same-sex marriage ban. County Clerk Ernest Dronenb (More) |
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International Intervention
Following weeks of escalating violence, the international community began to consider action against Gaddafi's government. The UN Security Council voted unanimously on February 27, 2011 to adopt Resolution 1970, imposing sanctions on Gaddafi's govern (More) |
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Human Rights Violations
Egypt has been sharply criticized by international organizations such as Amnesty International (AI) and HRW for its poor state of human rights before, during and after the 2011 revolution. Protestors demanded the overthrow of Mubarak for grievances r (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.
