Human rights group Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) on Tuesday reported that Chinese activist and blogger Chen Qitang was sentenced last month to two-and-a-half years in prison for impersonation and fraud. According to the group,...
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China court sentences writer/activist to 2 1/2 years on impersonation and fraud charges
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TSA officials and JetBlue settle passenger discrimination lawsuit for $240,000
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Indonesia court sentences former lawmaker on corruption charges
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Seventh Circuit finds Chicago’s red light cameras constitutional
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Islamic charity warrantless surveillance ruling [US DC]
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Obama nominates Clinton-era lawyers to top DOJ posts
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Trial on hold pending medical care for Zimbabwe rights activist Jestina Mukoko
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France court begins trial in absentia for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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Second Circuit rules DOD may withhold documents relating to detainee abuse
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US House financial services committee begins hearings on Madoff fraud scheme
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday announced that two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials and JetBlue Airways have paid a $240,000 settlement to a man who claims he was...
An Indonesian court Monday sentenced former legislator Al Amien Nur Nasution to eight years in prison and ordered him to pay more than $23,000 in fines in connection with bribery and blackmail charges. The court found Al Amien, former...
Judges for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday ruled that the City of Chicago's use of mounted cameras that take pictures of motorists running red lights or making illegal turns...
In Re: National Security Agency Telecommunication Records Litigation, US District Court for the Northern District of California, January 5, 2009 [ruling that a lawsuit brought by an Islamic charity alleging it was the subject of illegal wiretaps by the National...
US President-elect Barack Obama on Monday nominated four former Clinton-era attorneys to high-level posts within the US Department of Justice (DOJ) . Obama has designated Elena Kagan as his pick for Solicitor General, David...
The trial for imprisoned Zimbabwe human rights activist and head of Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) Jestina Mukoko was put on hold Monday until she recieves medical care. Mukoko was allegedly tortured and...
A Paris court on Monday began a trial in absentia for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , the self-proclaimed architect of the 9/11 attacks , for his alleged involvement in a suicide bombing of a Tunisian...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday ruled that the US Department of Defense (DOD) may withhold from the Associated Press (AP) certain documents relating to investigations of...
The US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on Monday began hearings in an investigation into how the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) failed for years to detect the fraud scheme allegedly perpetrated by...
