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Senate judiciary committee chair asks Bybee to testify on interrogation memos
Posted: April 30th, 2009, 10:46am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday invited [press release and letter] former head of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) [official website] and federal judge Jay Bybee [official profile], who signed off on memos detailing the legal rationale for enhanced interrogation techniques, to -
Rights group urges Mexico to hold soldiers accountable for human rights abuses
Posted: April 30th, 2009, 8:51am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The Mexican military is failing to hold its members accountable for human rights abuses, according to a report [text, PDF; press release] released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website]. According to the report, the use of the military by President Felipe Calderon [official website] to combat drug cartels has resulted in human rights violations by soldiers, including -
Last chance to vote for JURIST in the 2009 Webby Awards!
Posted: April 30th, 2009, 8:30am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] JURIST has been nominated in New York for a prestigious Webby Award as the best Law website of 2009. By virtue of being a nominee, JURIST is eligible for the Webby People's Voice award in addition to the judge's award. We hope you'll support JURIST and our staff of dedicated law students by voting for us! This your last chance to vote, as polls close Thursday, April 30.Here's how to vote -
DOJ urges end to cocaine sentencing disparity
Posted: April 30th, 2009, 8:07am MSD by Steve Czajkowski
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[JURIST] Officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] said Wednesday that Congress should eliminate the sentencing disparities [recorded audio] between crimes committed involving crack and powder cocaine. The statements came during a hearing [materials] of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs [official website]. Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal -
Obama affirms position that waterboarding is torture, defends banning technique
Posted: April 30th, 2009, 7:27am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] reaffirmed [press conference transcript] Wednesday his position that the controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding amounts to torture [JURIST news archives] and defended his decision to ban use of the technique [JURIST report]. Speaking at a press conference marking his first 100 days in office, Obama again said that the US -
House passes bill expanding hate crimes protection for gender and sexual orientation
Posted: April 30th, 2009, 6:55am MSD by Steve Czajkowski
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[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] on Wednesday approved a bill [HR 1913 materials] that would expand protection from hate crimes [JURIST news archive] by broadening the category of violations defined in the current law. The bill, which was approved by a vote of 249-175 [roll call vote], would expand the definition of hate crimes to include attacks based on gender, sexual -
Lawyers urge release of Guantanamo detainees captured as juveniles
Posted: April 30th, 2009, 6:18am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] Lawyers for two Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees who were captured as juveniles called for their release Wednesday, the same day as the UN Security Council [official website] held an open meeting on children in armed conflict. Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], who was 14 or 15 when he allegedly killed a US soldier with -
Spain judge opens investigation into Guantanamo torture allegations
Posted: April 30th, 2009, 4:51am MSD by Steve Czajkowski
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[JURIST] Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday decided [writ, PDF, in Spanish] to initiate an investigation into torture allegations at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] made by four former prisoners held at the facility. Garzon said he based his decision on statements from Hamed Abderrahman Ahmed, Lahcen Ikassrien, Jamiel Abdul Latiff Al Banna, and Omar -
UK court sentences accused London transit bombers on lesser charges
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 1:58pm MSD by Ingrid Burke
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[JURIST] A UK judge sentenced two of the three men acquitted [JURIST report] of conspiracy charges relating to the July 7, 2005 London Transit Bombings [BBC backgrounder] to seven years in prison Wednesday on lesser charges. Mohammed Shakil and Waheed Ali were sentenced [Reuters report] for having allegedly planned to attend a terrorist training camp in Pakistan. Shakil, Ali, and Sadeer Saleem -
Federal court sentences Fort Dix conspirators to life in prison
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 1:24pm MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The five men convicted of plotting to kill US soldiers at Fort Dix [official website] have been giving sentences ranging from 33 years to life in prison. Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer was given a life sentence [UPI report] by a federal judge at the US District Court for the District of New Jersey [official website] Wednesday, and Serdar Tatar was sentenced to 33 years. On Tuesday, brothers -
New Hampshire Senate passes same-sex marriage bill
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 12:49pm MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The New Hampshire Senate [official website] voted 13-11 Wednesday to approve a bill [HB 436 text] that would permit same-sex marriage [JURIST news archive] in the state. The New Hampshire House of Representatives [official website] approved the bill [JURIST report] last month by a vote of 186-179. The bill was amended on the Senate floor to distinguish between civil and religious -
Supreme Court hears voting rights case at end of 2008 arguments term
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 12:19pm MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard its final oral arguments [day call, PDF; briefs] for the 2008 term Wednesday. In Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the Court will consider whether the Voting Rights Act (VRA) [text] permits the appellant municipality to "bail out" from the -
UN Lebanon tribunal orders release of 4 generals accused in Hariri assassination
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 12:02pm MSD by Ingrid Burke
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[JURIST] A judge for the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) [official website] ordered the release of four generals [UN News Centre report] who had been held on suspicion of their involvement in the February 2005 suicide bombing that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri [JURIST news archive] and 22 others. The court's pre-trial decision came after prosecutor Daniel Bellemare -
US AG to ask European countries to accept Guantanamo detainees within weeks
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 11:37am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] US Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile] said Wednesday that the US has cleared 30 Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees for release and will begin formally requesting that European countries accept them within weeks. During a European tour, Holder told reporters in Germany that no formal requests have been made [AFP report], but that he has been encouraged by the -
US Army soldier who fled to Canada to avoid Iraq service pleads guilty to desertion
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 10:36am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] A US Army soldier who fled to Canada to avoid serving in the Iraq war pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of desertion. Spc. Cliff Cornell [advocacy profile] was sentenced to one year in prison [AP report] at a court-martial proceeding and was also given a bad conduct discharge. Cornell spent four years in Canada, but was denied asylum by the Canadian government in February. Canadian -
DOJ to investigate antitrust implications of Google book search settlement agreement
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 9:09am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] Officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] said Tuesday that the DOJ has begun looking into whether a settlement agreement [text, PDF; JURIST report] involving Internet search company Google, Inc. [corporate website] over two copyright infringement lawsuits stemming from its book-scanning initiative [Google Book Search website] violates antitrust laws. The two -
Supreme Court rules statement to jailhouse informant can be used for impeachment
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 8:11am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday ruled [opinion, PDF] 7-2 in Kansas v. Ventris [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that a defendant's statement made without a knowing and voluntary waiver of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel may be used for impeachment purposes. The defendant made statements to a jailhouse informant that were later used to -
House Democrats urge AG to name special counsel to probe Bush interrogation policies
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 7:31am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] Members of the US House Judiciary Committee [official website] on Tuesday sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile] urging him to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations of torture [press release and letter text] against Bush administration officials. The letter, which was signed by committee chairman John Conyers (D-MI), Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) [ -
Ninth Circuit rejects state secrets claim in rendition lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 5:39am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Tuesday that the state secrets privilege [JURIST news archive] does not bar a lawsuit against a company that allegedly provided logistical support for CIA rendition [JURIST news archive] flights. Plaintiffs Binyam Mohamed [Reprieve profile; JURIST news archive], Abou Elkassim Britel, Ahmed Agiza, -
Nigeria court-martial sentences 27 UN peacekeeping soldiers to life imprisonment
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 4:29am MSD by Adrienne Lester
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[JURIST] A court-martial in Nigeria [JURIST news archive] sentenced 27 UN peacekeeping troops to life imprisonment Tuesday. The soldiers of the 14th Nigerian Battalion were convicted of mutiny [Vanguard report] under the Armed Forces Act 2004 [text] for staging street demonstrations in protest of a shortfall in their UN allowances for a Nigerian peacekeeping mission. The protesting soldiers -
Supreme Court hears arguments in IDEA, federal banking regulation cases
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 12:33pm MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; briefs] Tuesday in two cases. In Forest Grove School District v. T.A. [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the Court will consider whether the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) [text] permits a tuition reimbursement award against a school district and in favor of -
Europe court rules for Greek Cypriot in Northern Cyprus land ownership dispute
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 11:58am MSD by Adrienne Lester
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[JURIST] The European Court of Justice (ECJ) [official website] ruled [press release, PDF; case materials] Tuesday that a judgment by a southern Cyprus court favoring a Greek Cypriot reclaiming land in the north is enforceable despite the south's lack of control over that region. Meletis Apostolides, a Cypriot national whose family was forced from land in the north during the partition of the -
Vote for JURIST in the 2009 Webby Awards!
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 11:50am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] JURIST has been nominated in New York for a prestigious Webby Award as the best Law website of 2009. By virtue of being a nominee, JURIST is eligible for the Webby People's Voice award in addition to the judge's award. We hope you'll support JURIST and our staff of dedicated law students by voting for us! Polls close Thursday, April 30.Here's how to vote:1. Register to vote: click here; -
UK jury acquits men accused in 2005 London transit bombings
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 11:49am MSD by Amelia Mathias
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[JURIST] A UK jury acquitted Tuesday three alleged conspirators to the July 7, 2005 bombings in London [BBC backgrounder]. Mohammed Shakil, Waheed Ali, and Sadeer Saleem were found not guilty [BBC report] of being privy to the conspiracy during a retrial after a mistrial was declared last fall when the jury could not reach a verdict. The three men were the only ones on trial for the attacks, -
Madagascar soldiers raid high court to arrest supporters of ousted president
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 11:12am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] Armed soldiers raided Madagascar's High Constitutional Court [official website, in French] Monday evening, arresting head of security Andrianandraina Ralitera and three other court employees. The four arrested men [L'Express report, in French], supporters of ousted president Marc Ravalomanana [BBC profile] are accused [Xinhua report] of inciting public disorder and ordering soldiers to -
UK government publishes controversial bill outlawing various forms of discrimination
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 9:42am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The UK Government Equalities Office (GEO) [official website] on Monday published [press release] a controversial Equality Bill [materials] that seeks to eliminate gender, racial, age, and other forms of discrimination. The bill, which was introduced into the House of Commons [official website] Friday, would require businesses to report on pay for men and women, outlaw age discrimination, -
Supreme Court upholds FCC ban on isolated expletives
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 8:04am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] Tuesday ruled [opinion, PDF] 5-4 in FCC v. Fox Television Stations [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] did not act arbitrarily and capriciously in changing its policy regarding fines for the broadcast of isolated expletives. In 2004 the FCC changed its -
Canada commission concludes Afghan detainees not abused in custody
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 7:08am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The Canadian Military Police Complaints Commission (MPCC) [official website] released a report [text, PDF] Monday concluding that three Afghan detainees were not mistreated [press release] while in Canadian military police custody in Kandahar in 2006. The probe began following a civilian complaint filed by University of Ottawa law professor Amir Attaran [faculty profile], whose research -
Federal court begins trial of ex-soldier accused in Mahmudiya murder-rape case
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 6:15am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] The federal trial of a former US soldier accused of raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl [JURIST news archive] in 2006 began Monday. Former US Army Pfc. Steven Green [JURIST news archive] is also charged with killing the girl's family in Mahmudiya, Iraq. During Monday's opening statements, prosecutors said [AP report] that Green raped the girl, shot her several times, and then -
US releases human rights pledges in anticipation of UN council vote
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 5:59am MSD by Amelia Mathias
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[JURIST] The US State Department [official website] released [press release] Monday its commitments and pledges [text; PDF] as part of its campaign to gain a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website]. All countries attempting to be elected to the body, which holds elections every year for three-year terms, are invited to outline their national commitments to human rights and -
EPA to review Bush administration coal power plant emissions rules
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 5:48am MSD by Andrew Gilmore
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[JURIST] The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [official website] announced Monday that it would review three new source review rules [EPA press release] that regulate emissions from coal power plants. The announcement comes as the EPA has stepped up its efforts to regulate greenhouse gases and other atmospheric pollutants. The rules in question were promulgated during the administration -
UK reiterates willingness to consider US request to accept Guantanamo detainees
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 4:39am MSD by Andrew Gilmore
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[JURIST] UK Justice Minister Jack Straw [official profile] said Monday that his country would still be willing to consider a US request to take in terrorism detainees held by at the Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detention center, if doing so would aid in the closure of the facility. Speaking at a meeting with his US counterpart, Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile], Straw said -
Supreme Court hears arguments in deportation, double jeopardy cases
Posted: April 27th, 2009, 1:08pm MSD by Devin Montgomery
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[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; briefs] Monday in two cases. In Nijhawan v. Holder [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the Court will consider whether convictions for mail, bank, and wire fraud qualify as an aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) [text], where the amount of loss -
UK home secretary rules out central database for communications records
Posted: April 27th, 2009, 8:56am MSD by Safiya Boucaud
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[JURIST] UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith [official profile] announced Monday that the British government will not be establishing a central government database [press release] to keep records of phone calls, emails, and Internet activity, instead leaving that job to private communications providers. The British government abandoned the central database approach due to potential privacy -
Afghanistan president says controversial law restricting women's rights under review
Posted: April 27th, 2009, 7:56am MSD by Ingrid Burke
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[JURIST] Afghan President Hamid Karzai [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] told reporters Monday that the controversial Shi'ite personal status law [Reuters backgrounder; JURIST news archive], which limits women's rights, is being amended by the country's Justice Ministry. Monday's statement [Reuters report] at a press conference with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown came one day after Karzai told -
Supreme Court takes energy, bankruptcy, immigration cases
Posted: April 27th, 2009, 7:29am MSD by Matt Glenn
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[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday granted certiorari [order list, PDF] in three cases. In NRG Marketing, LLC v. Maine Public Utilities Commission [docket; cert. petition, PDF] the Court will consider whether the Sierra-Mobile doctrine applies when an entity not party to an interstate electricity contract contests the contract as not being "just and -
Bangladesh prosecutors to drop two corruption charges against PM
Posted: April 27th, 2009, 5:34am MSD by Benjamin Hackman
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[JURIST] The Bangladeshi state prosecutor said Monday that he is seeking to drop two of several corruption charges pending against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina [BBC profile] because they were politically motivated. State prosecutor Abdullah Abu said the two charges, as well as charges against other officials, were filed to harass leaders [AFP report]. Abu also said petitions to drop 50 cases [ -
Iraq PM claims US military raid violated status of forces agreement
Posted: April 27th, 2009, 5:25am MSD by Eszter Bardi
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[JURIST] Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] denounced on Sunday a US military raid in Iraq as violating the bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) [text, PDF; JURIST news archive]. The agreement states that any military offensives by the US are to be performed in accordance with Iraqi laws and prior notice of any military operations is be given to the -
Senate judiciary chair Leahy again calls for 'truth commission' to review Bush policies
Posted: April 27th, 2009, 5:18am MSD by Jay Carmella
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[JURIST] Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official profile; JURIST news archive] reiterated his calls for a non-partisan truth commission to investigate Bush administration officials responsible for authorizing certain interrogation techniques during an interview [transcript, PDF] with CBS Sunday. Leahy said [CBS report] the focus of the -
Qualcomm and Broadcom settle patent infringement suit
Posted: April 27th, 2009, 5:05am MSD by Tere Miller-Sporrer
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[JURIST] Wireless communications company Qualcomm Inc. [corporate website] reached a settlement [press release] in a lengthy legal battle with rival firm Broadcom [corporate website], under which it will pay Broadcom $891 million. Under the terms of the settlement, the companies agree not to assert patents against each other for their respective integrated circuit products and certain other -
Taiwan, China sign judicial cooperation pact
Posted: April 26th, 2009, 8:22am MSD by Lucas Tanglen
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[JURIST] Taiwan and China [JURIST news archives] on Sunday signed a landmark judicial cooperation agreement [DOC text, in Mandarin], under which each side will help to repatriate suspected criminals. The transfers of almost 40,000 criminals and suspects between the nations have been facilitated by non-governmental organizations since 1990, but the new agreement allows for direct judicial -
US pledges to review files of Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainees: Kuwait minister
Posted: April 26th, 2009, 7:04am MSD by Lucas Tanglen
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[JURIST] Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs [official website, in Arabic] said in a statement [text, in Arabic] Sunday that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [official website] has promised that the US will review the files of four Kuwaiti detainees at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive]. Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah [official profile] met with Clinton on -
Burundi urged to repeal law criminalizing homosexuality
Posted: April 26th, 2009, 6:56am MSD by Devin Montgomery
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[JURIST] Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International [advocacy websites] and 60 other groups on Friday urged the Burundian government [joint statement text; press release] to repeal a new law criminalizing homosexuality [JURIST news archive] in the country. The law was promulgated by President Pierre Nkurunziza [BBC profile] on April 22, and subjects those found guilty of engaging in a homosexual -
US lobbyist groups protest restrictions on administration contact
Posted: April 26th, 2009, 5:50am MSD by Devin Montgomery
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[JURIST] Leaders of the American League of Lobbyists, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, and American Civil Liberties Union [advocacy websites] on Friday asked the administration of US President Barack Obama [official website; JURIST news archive] to eliminate or change restrictions it has put on contact that lobbyists can have with administration officials concerning American -
US to take in up to 7 Uighur detainees: report
Posted: April 25th, 2009, 5:10pm MSD by Andrew Gilmore
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[JURIST] The US is planning on accepting into the country [Los Angeles Times report] up to seven Chinese Uighur [JURIST news archive] Muslims currently being held at the Guantanamo Bay [JURIST report] detention center, according to the Los Angeles Times Saturday. Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters that the US would consider accepting the 17 Uighur detainees [JURIST report] -
South Africa ANC election majority not enough to change constitution
Posted: April 25th, 2009, 3:39pm MSD by Andrew Gilmore
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[JURIST] The African National Congress (ANC) [party website] was formally declared the winner of South African parliamentary elections Saturday, but its win fell short of the two-thirds majority [BBC report] of seats needed to change or amend the country's constitution and pass legislation on its own. The election clears the way for party leader Jacob Zuma [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to be -
German parliament approves bill limiting genetic testing
Posted: April 25th, 2009, 7:55am MSD by Steve Czajkowski
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[JURIST] The Bundestag [official website, in German], the lower house of the German parliament, approved a bill [text, PDF; bill materials, both in German] Friday restricting the use of genetic testing on humans. Specific provisions of the legislation, also know as GenDG [bill backgrounder, in German], include requiring a person to consent and to consult a doctor before testing takes place, -
US must prosecute CIA interrogation memo authors: UN torture investigator
Posted: April 25th, 2009, 6:48am MSD by Steve Czajkowski
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[JURIST] UN special rapporteur on torture Manfred Nowak [official profile, DOC] said Friday that the US must prosecute Justice Department (DOJ) [official website] lawyers who drafted four recently released top secret memos [JURIST report], which outlined controversial CIA interrogation techniques and their legal rationale. During a news conference in Geneva, Nowak said the US is obligated [AP -
DC Circuit again rejects suit by former UK Guantanamo detainees
Posted: April 24th, 2009, 12:50pm MSD by Andrew Gilmore
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[JURIST] A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit [official website] rejected [opinion, PDF] Friday a lawsuit by four UK citizens and former Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees against former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld [JURIST news archive] and other military officials. The court's opinion in affirmed in part district court decision dismissing illegal -
Vote for JURIST in the 2009 Webby Awards!
Posted: April 24th, 2009, 11:20am MSD by Jaclyn Belczyk
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[JURIST] JURIST has been nominated in New York for a prestigious Webby Award as the best Law website of 2009. By virtue of being a nominee, JURIST is eligible for the Webby People's Voice award in addition to the judge's award. We hope you'll support JURIST and our staff of dedicated law students by voting for us! Polls close Thursday, April 30.Here's how to vote:1. Register to vote: click here;