The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Dolan v. United States on whether a district court may enter a restitution order beyond the time limit prescribed in 18 USC § 3664(d)(5) . The petitioner, Brian Dolan, attacked a hitchhiker and was ordered to pay restitution to his victim. He argued that the court's [...]
Russia's Constitutional Court on Monday upheld the practice of trying terrorism cases in the absence of juries. Several Russian citizens had challenged the constitutionality of certain provisions of the country's Criminal Procedure Code, which provided that criminal cases involving crimes under articles 205 (terrorist act), 278 (violent seizure of power or forcible retention of power) [...]
The Chief Legal Counsel to the UN, Under-Secretary-General Patricia O'Brien , and Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Sok An said Monday that the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) needs financial support from the international community. In a joint statement , O'Brien and Sok expressed concern about the financial situation of the UN-backed tribunal [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague ruled Tuesday that Uruguay may continue operating a pulp mill on the River Uruguay despite breaching its treaty obligations to Argentina. The ICJ found that Uruguay did not breach its substantive obligation to Argentina to protect the environment under the 1975 Statute of the River Uruguay [...]
The Oklahoma State Senate voted to approve five anti-abortion bills on Monday, sending three to Governor Brad Henry for his approval and returning two to the Oklahoma State House of Representatives . The first bill would prevent "wrongful life" lawsuits in which parents seek damages for a child born with a birth defect because the [...]
Two political parties in eastern Sudan on Tuesday accused the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of using voter fraud and intimidation in gaining electoral victories in their region of the country during last week's national elections. Representatives of the Beja Congress party and the Democratic Congress for East Sudan have separately accused members of the [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-1 in United States v. Stevens that a federal law banning depictions of animal cruelty violates the First Amendment . The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that the law illegally restricts speech, overturning the conviction of Robert Stevens, who was prosecuted for selling videos [...]
Leili Kashani : "On April 14, 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder appeared at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer a range of questions about the Department of Justice. While CCR was glad to see that Holder has not ruled out trying the alleged 9/11 plotters in New York and in federal courts, [...]
The Arizona Senate approved a bill on Monday that would establish one of the strictest illegal immigration policies in the nation, requiring individuals suspected of being illegal immigrants to provide proof of their legal status. The bill proposes giving the police permission to determine the immigration status of any individual who arouses reasonable suspicion, criminalizing [...]
Two Blackwater contractors working for the US Department of Defense will not face the death penalty for the alleged May 2009 shooting of two Afghans at an intersection in Kabul. Justin Cannon of Corpus Christi and Christopher Drotleff of Virginia Beach, were arrested in January and charged with 13 counts related to the shooting, including [...]
