The US Department of Defense announced Wednesday that the Chief Prosecutor for Military Commissions has filed terrorism charges against a Saudi Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of plotting with al Qaeda to blow up oil tankers near Yemen. The detainee, Ahmed al Darbi, has been accused of six offenses under the Military Commissions Act of 2009 [...]
A Maldives commission of inquiry concluded Thursday that former president Mohamed Nasheed’s resignation and the transfer of power to current President Mohammed Waheed Hassan were legal . In its report, the Commission of National Inquiry (CONI) rejected claims by Nasheed that he was forced to resign at gunpoint, finding that he resigned of his own [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday expressed concern about Iran’s human rights conditions and nuclear program during a visit to Tehran. In several comments since his arrival, Ban stressed the importance of international cooperation and improving the welfare the Iranian people. In a news conference shortly after his arrival in Iran, Ban highlighted the importance [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Tuesday blocked Florida from implementing a portion of its controversial voting law that shortens the deadlines for groups conducting voter registration drives to submit registration forms to the state. The Florida law imposes a $1000 per day fine on any group [...]
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Ajmal Kasab , the only surviving shooter in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks . Kasab, a Pakistani national, was convicted in May 2010 of waging war against India, multiple murders and conspiracy for his participation in the Mumbai attacks during which gunmen [...]
The Supreme Court of Chile on Wednesday rejected a plan to build a thermoelectric power plant in the Atacama region of the country, citing concern about potential pollution. The high court rejected the plan, overturning the environmental license of the Central Castilla thermal power plant, a joint venture between Brazilian company MPX Energia and German [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma on Monday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the US Border Patrol alleging that agents are routinely stopping vehicles to check the immigration status of Latinos without legal justification. The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) and [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Daniel Perrone, St. John’s University School of Law Class of 2013, is the author of the first article of a 15-part from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Perrone examines the lack of provision for posthumously conceived children under New York inheritance laws…
The California State Assembly voted 51-21 on Tuesday to ban reparative therapy intended to change sexual orientation in minors. The bill , authored by state Senator Ted Lieu, seeks to provide protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth from allegedly deceptive, harmful therapies, while also making adults aware of potential harms associated with [...]
A Missouri law allowing police to track individuals’ cell phones in emergencies was challenged in a federal lawsuit Monday claiming that the state law conflicts with federal law. The complaint , filed on behalf of a Bolivar resident, asserts that the Missouri law should be struck down under the supremacy clause of the US Constitution [...]
