Jaclyn Belczyk

Trump Envoy Accuses VOA Reporter of ‘Treasonous’ Behavior for Reporting a Quote Critical of the President In 1994, Congress went passed a law to create an explicit “firewall” between the VOA and the partisan politics of Washington, D.C..

Please pay attention when well-respected journalists are being accused of literal treason for reporting on criticism of the president's actions.

JURIST is recruiting US-based law student reporters and correspondents! Apply by January 31 at jurist.org/apply.

Explainer: How a French Rape Trial Verdict Has Spurred a National Reckoning on Consent Laws 'It's not for us to have shame - it's for them…I want all women who have been raped to say: Madame Pelicot did it, I can too. I don't want them to be ashamed any longer.' Gisele Pelicot’s words from h...

In this explainer, JURIST Associate Editor Alexis Boddy, a student at City University London, discusses the recent verdict in France's Gisele Pelicot rape trial. www.jurist.org/features/202...

New York Judge gives US President-elect Donald Trump unconditional discharge, cementing conviction without further penalties—developing story New York Judge Juan Merchan gave US President-elect Donald Trump an unconditional discharge during a sentencing hearing Friday,  formally convicting the President-elect on 34 felony falsified business...

US President-elect Donald Trump was given an unconditional discharge during a sentencing hearing Friday,  formally convicting the President-elect on 34 felony falsified business records charges without further penalties.

Read the developing story on JURIST:

www.jurist.org/news/2025/01...

Israel accused of war crimes for forced displacement in Gaza Israel’s forced displacement of civilians in Gaza could constitute a war crime, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report alleges that Israel’s military operation...

Israel’s forced displacement of civilians in Gaza could constitute a war crime, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Read the full story on JURIST: www.jurist.org/news/2024/11...