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Women lack Internet access in poorest countries: rights group

November 8, 2016 12:50:43 PM

A third fewer women than men lack Internet access in the world's poorest countries—a gap that is set to widen, according to a report released Tuesday by the poverty rights organization One . The report , released at...

October 26, 2016 07:56:45 PM

JURIST Guest Columnist Robert Gyenes discusses the UNCITRAL Working Group II (Dispute Resolution) in Vienna, which aims to negotiate an international mediation treaty or law... The 65th meeting of the UN Commission on International Trade Law’s Working Group II recently...

April 10, 2016 10:15:58 PM

JURIST Guest Columnist Kaimipono Wenger of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, discusses the rise of anti-LGBT bills in a number of conservative states and opposite reactions to these bills and the fundamental question: do LGBT rights create burdens on religion,...

March 22, 2016 07:52:24 AM

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Monday. In Wittman v. Personhuballah the court heard arguments regarding an election district plan for Virginia's Third Congressional District....

March 1, 2016 03:25:14 PM

A federal lawsuit was filed on Monday against the governor of Mississippi challenging the state flag, the last one in the country that bears the Confederate battle emblem. Carlos Moore, the Mississippi native and civil rights lawyer that...

November 29, 2015 08:47:10 AM

Brazil's Minster of Natural Environment said Friday that the country's government plans to sue BHP Billiton Ltd., Vale SA, and Samarco Mineração SA for USD $5.24 billion for damages caused by a dam collapse at an iron ore site the...

July 16, 2015 08:00:24 AM

JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Jamison, Esq. of the Military Spouse JD Network discusses the plight of the military spouse attorney and the need for changes to the current licensing structure ... Earlier this year a series of online threats from...

June 24, 2015 09:47:51 AM

China's anti-corruption Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) on Tuesday announced the launch of investigations into 26 government agencies and state-owned-enterprises (SOEs). The entities to be investigated include People's Daily Newspaper , Anshan Iron...

January 23, 2015 03:45:17 PM

JURIST Guest Columnist Justin Camper, Valparaiso University Law School Class of 2016, discusses the issues facing voters at the polls..."Voting is the most precious right of every citizen and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our...

December 30, 2014 02:12:29 PM

Pakistani police have detained the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on abduction charges a day after a court ordered his release. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was detained in Pakistani custody since 2008 for heading...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).