The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced comprehensive changes on Thursday to its national communications subsidy program to make high-speed internet access available in rural areas . The Connect America Fund will have an annual budget of USD $4.5 billion, and the FCC estimates that the program will create more than 500,000 jobs while providing high-speed [...]
JURIST Contributing Editor Gabor Rona, International Legal Director of Human Rights First, argues that the death of Muammar Gaddafi may constitute a war crime under international standards and represents multiple missed opportunities for true justice by the parties involved…
JURIST Guest Columnist Patricia DeGennaro, International Affairs Specialist and Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute, says that the recent killing of Muammar Gaddafi sets a dangerous precedent of deposing dictators through military force over diplomatic efforts…
JURIST Guest Columnist Myroslaw Smorodsky of the Board of Governors of the Ukrainian American Bar Association says the sentencing of Yulia Tymoshenko was politically motivated and a tragic miscarriage of justice that will impact the credibility of Ukraine worldwide…
A court-martial began Friday for US Army Sergeant Calvin Gibbs, 26, charged with murdering civilians in Afghanistan as part of a rogue platoon that has attacked villagers in the Kandahar province. Gibbs’ trial follows an 18-month investigation into crimes committed by US military personnel as part of the war in Afghanistan. Gibbs now faces three [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday ordered the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Citigroup to defend their recent settlement agreement . The agreement concluded the dispute that charged Citigroup with having misled its investors about a $1 billion loan that defaulted. The result [...]
The Spanish Supreme Court announced Friday that Judge Baltasar Garzon will stand trial on November 29 for ordering illegal wiretaps in jailhouses. Garzon was indicted in April for ordering the placement of wiretaps in jailhouses to record conversations between inmates and their lawyers. Garzon gave the order as part of an investigation into a network [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia gave final approval Thursday to a $1.25 billion settlement for black farmers who were discriminated against by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in disbursement loans and other forms of relief. This is the second round of settlements given to farmers who were [...]
The corruption trial of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader was postponed Friday for health reasons. Sanader has suffered from coronary problems and is expected to undergo a medical examination in preparation for trial now scheduled to start next week. Sanader, who was elected to parliament after he stepped down from the prime minister position [...]
Ukrainian authorities should review the conviction of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko , says a resolution passed Thursday by the European Parliament that called her imprisonment “a violation of human rights and an abuse of the judiciary designed to silence Ukraine’s leading opposition politician.” Failing to do so, they say, calls the Ukrainian government’s commitment [...]
