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Prosecutors drop all charges against Blagojevich's brother
Posted: August 26th, 2010, 4:39pm MSD
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[JURIST] Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that they would dismiss all charges against Robert Blagojevich, the brother of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich [JURIST news archive]. Robert Blagojevich faced four counts for his suspected involvement in the alleged conspiracy to sell the Senate seat left vacant by President Barack Obama. In a hearing Thursday before Judge James Zagel of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois [official website], prosecutors announced that they would proceed with their case against Rod Blagojevich. While Rod Blagojevich was found guilty [JURIST report] earlier this month of making false statements to the FBI,... -
EU socialists claim France Roma deportations violate EU law
Posted: August 26th, 2010, 1:22pm MSD
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[JURIST] The EU Parliament Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats [official website] on Thursday accused France of violating EU law [press release] by deporting up to 1,000 Roma migrants [JURIST news archive] from the country. The group cited EU directive 38/2004 [text, PDF] for the proposition that EU citizens are free to move within EU territory. The group also raised concerns about allegations of the country fingerprinting deportees, stating that such actions violate the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms [text, PDF] in addition to other laws. Group leader Martin Schulz addressed the group's concerns, stating:As... -
Germany constitutional court rules EU court precedents must be followed
Posted: August 26th, 2010, 12:55pm MSD
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[JURIST] The German Federal Constitutional Court [official website, in German] ruled [judgment, in German; press release, in German] Thursday that German courts must follow precedent established by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) [official website] unless it is clearly a violation of the court's power. The court noted that minor violations of the ECJ's authority would not be enough to disqualify a ruling and that a ruling can be disregarded only if European institutions clearly violate the authority granted to them at the expense of the authority of the member states. The court's ruling came in a case involving a... -
UN considers new international tribunal for piracy trials
Posted: August 26th, 2010, 12:16pm MSD
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[JURIST] The UN Security Council [official website] on Wednesday began considering several options [report text] to help counter ongoing piracy off the coast of Somalia [JURIST news archive], including the creation of a new international tribunal. In a report released last week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official website] suggested that the UN must establish, or continue to help countries establish, the means to prosecute individuals accused of committing acts of piracy [UN News Centre report], particularly in the high-traffic Indian Ocean and surrounding waters. Ban also explained the challenges facing the UN in pursuing a new international court:The Security Council... -
Croatia extradites convicted Djindjic assassin to Serbia
Posted: August 26th, 2010, 9:19am MSD
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[JURIST] Croatian authorities on Wednesday extradited a man to Serbia for his connection with the 2003 assassination [JURIST report] of former Serbian prime minister Zoran Djindjic [BBC obituary; memorial website, in Serbian]. Sretko Kalinic was discovered by authorities in Zagreb in June [Xinhua report] after he was shot by a member of the Zemun gang, a Serbian organized crime ring. Kalinic, a dual citizen of Croatia and Serbia, was also a member of the gang [Reuters report], which has been linked to political killings in the early 2000s, including the Djindjic assassination. Kalinic was convicted in absentia in 2007 of... -
Wal-Mart appeals class action certification to Supreme Court
Posted: August 26th, 2010, 8:30am MSD
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[JURIST] Wal-Mart [corporate website; JURIST news archive] petitioned [text, PDF] the US Supreme Court [official website] Wednesday to reconsider a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] affirming class action certification [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] in a gender discrimination case. The company has asked the court to examine whether the appeals court's April ruling was proper under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Due Process Clause, the Seventh Amendment and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (FRCP) [texts]. Wal-Mart's position is that the class is overbroad and that the Ninth...