The US Supreme Court on Friday denied certiorari in a case dealing with media ownership regulations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) . In National Association of Broadcasters v. FCC the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled last year that the FCC must revise its current media ownership rules , effectively reinstating [...]
The Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday found the defense team of Nuon Chea , the Khmer Rouge’s chief ideologist, guilty of misconduct . The decision came a week after a verbal warning that was given to the defense counsel for misconduct such as “wilful violation of [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Friday criticizing governments across the globe for implementing counterterrorism laws that allegedly infringe upon suspects’ due process and basic human rights. While the report acknowledges that terrorism is a serious issue that needs to be addressed, it asserts that counterterrorism laws passed in the wake of the [...]
The Referral Chamber of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday transferred the case of Pheneas Munyarugarama to the Rwandan authorities. The decision was based on ICTR prosecutors’ request two weeks ago for the referral pursuant to Rule 11 bis of the Procedure and Evidence, which authorizes the transfer of cases to [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Thursday that a district court erred in holding that corporations can contribute directly to political campaigns. The Fourth Circuit held that the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission does not prevent limitations on direct contributions to candidates. In its decision, the [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart for her terrorism conviction. Stewart’s sentence was increased to ten years from 28 months last year after a federal judge found that she had shown no remorse for her crimes. In re-sentencing, [...]
A Chinese court in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Friday quashed the sentence against a Chinese blogger and former forestry employee for lack of evidence. With the annulment of the sentence, the Chongqing Third Intermediate Court ruled that the one-year detention of Fang Hong in a police-run labor camp was illegal. He was sentenced [...]
After the US Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on Thursday, reactions from lawmakers and parties of interest inundated press coverage. US President Barack Obama , who has made the implementation of PPACA a cornerstone of his administration, held a press conference on the decision , praising the court for [...]
The US House of Representatives voted Thursday and found US Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for failing to fully comply with subpoenas issued in regards to a failed gun trafficking investigation. Members of the House voted 255-67 with 109 not voting, claiming it was politically motivated. The contempt of Congress citation was both criminal [...]
The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Thursday rejected the request to restore the citizenship of John Demjanjuk , a retired Ohio autoworker convicted of being an accessory to over 28,000 murders as a guard at a Nazi extermination camp. Demjanjuk died in a nursing home in March pending an appeal of his [...]
