The US District Court for the District of Columbia late last week made public two previously unreleased rulings relating to habeas corpus claims by Guantanamo detainees. In a decision ordering the release of Mohamedou Ould Slahi [NYT...
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Guantanamo habeas rulings made public
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Spain judge Garzon appeals high court indictment
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Poland lower house speaker assumes interim presidency after plane crash
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Australia temporarily suspends processing Sri Lanka, Afghanistan asylum claims
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US federal panel consolidates lawsuits against Toyota
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US officials violated rights of Katrina victims: report
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FCC to pursue broadband plan despite ruling on ‘net neutrality’
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Italy prosecutors seek fraud and embezzlement charges against Berlusconi
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UK Parliament passes anti-piracy law authorizing internet service suspension
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Stevens resignation letter [US SC]
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Spanish National Court judge Baltasar Garzon on Saturday appealed an indictment that charges him with abuse of power for launching an investigation of alleged...
Polish Parliament Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski became the interim Polish president on Saturday after elected President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash . Komorowski must now announce the...
Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans announced Friday that that his country will temporarily suspend processing all asylum claims from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Evans, a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Kevin Rudd , said...
The US Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (MDL) on Friday consolidated more than 150 pending lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corporation and transferred them to the US District Court...
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) released a report Friday accusing the government of committing human rights violations against the victims of Hurricane Katrina . The group criticized the response of officials...
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Thursday that it will move forward with the first phase of its National Broadband Plan in 2010. The 2010 Broadband Action Agenda lays...
Italian prosecutors on Friday sought to indict Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on fraud and embezzlement charges involving his media company, Mediatrade, despite a new law granting the executive temporary immunity. The...
The UK Parliament on Thursday approved legislation authorizing the suspension of internet service for those who repeatedly download copyrighted material illegally. The act also received Royal Assent and is now law. The Digital Economy Bill...
Resignation letter of Justice Stevens, Chambers of Justice John Paul Stevens, April 9, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here....
