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Egypt government denies crackdown on NGOs
Posted: January 1st, 2012, 11:21pm MSK
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[JURIST] The Egyptian government on Sunday denied cracking down on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are advocating democracy in Egypt. The government's response came amid accusations [Reuters report] by various human rights groups that Egypt was trying to silence the military council's vocal opposition. Allegations against the Egyptian government for their treatment of the opposition came after Egypt raided the offices of 17 different NGOs last week. Authorities state that the raid was part of an investigation of illegal political funding activities. The US expressed that they may reconsider the $1.3 billion in military aid given to Egypt annually if the... -
Chief justice responds to recusal requests in year-end report
Posted: January 1st, 2012, 10:40pm MSK
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[JURIST] Chief Justice John Roberts on Saturday in his year-end report [text, PDF] expressed complete confidence in the ability of the US Supreme Court [official website] justices to recuse themselves from cases with a personal interest at stake. Roberts' comments came amid controversy over whether two justices on the Court should recuse themselves [AP report] when the Supreme Court decides the constitutionality [SCOTUS blog] of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [text; JURIST backgrounder] this term. Republicans have called on Justice Elena Kagan to step off the case based on her work as solicitor general under the Obama administration... -
Obama signs controversial defense bill into law
Posted: January 1st, 2012, 7:11pm MSK
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[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Saturday signed [statement] the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 (NDAA) [SB 1867, pdf] into law despite having reservations over certain provisions in the bill. The contentious legislation contains a clause that allows the president to use "all necessary and appropriate force" to detain persons suspected of terrorism. Obama stated that while he supports the bill as a whole, he does not agree with everything in it, specifically the provisions regulating the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists. Obama indicated that his administration's success against al Qaeda [JURIST news archive] and...