White House officials are considering purchasing a prison facility in northwestern Illinois to house terrorism suspects currently being held at Guantanamo Bay , according to media reports Saturday. The Thomson Correctional Facility , a maximum security prison located about 150 miles west of Chicago, is reportedly a leading alternative being considered by the Federal Bureau [...]
French National Assembly representative Andre Gerin said Friday that the country will formally oppose the wearing of burqas , but is unlikely to pursue legislation to ban the garment. Gerin is the head of a special commission created by the French government to evaluate a ban on wearing burqas and other full-face veils in public. [...]
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction director Terry Collins announced Friday that the state would adopt a single-drug lethal injection protocol, replacing its current three-drug method. The state undertook a review of its lethal injection practices in September after the planed execution of inmate Romell Broom failed when a suitable vein for the drugs' administration [...]
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that the Obama administration will push for immigration reform legislation early next year. Speaking at the Center for American Progress (CAP) , DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that the proposed legislation would be a "three-legged stool" that combines effective and fair enforcement, an improved process for [...]
Former US congressman William Jefferson (D-LA) was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison on 11 counts of bribery and corruption. The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found that Jefferson solicited bribes between 2000 and 2005 while serving in the US House of Representatives, ordering him to forfeit $470,000. In return [...]
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr will likely be tried in the US military commission system. Speaking during a news conference Friday after announcing that five 9/11 conspirators will be tried in US federal court, Holder responded to a question on Khadr by saying, "ell, we'll look at [...]
The White House announced Friday that Gregory Craig is resigning as White House Counsel and will be replaced by Bob Bauer , Obama's personal attorney. Craig's resignation , effective in January, comes after months of criticism of his management of Guantanamo Bay policy initiatives, including the ban on torture and the release of documents on [...]
The Greek Orthodox Church is urging Europeans to unite in protesting a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision to ban the crucifix from state schools, according to Thursday reports. The Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, Ieronymos of Thebes and Livadia , has called an emergency meeting of the Holy Synod to discuss a [...]
Opposition pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed an appeal in Myanmar's highest court on Friday challenging the 18-month extension of her house arrest. The head of Suu Kyi's legal team Kyi Win said that now that the appeal has been submitted to the High Court, they must wait to learn whether the court will [...]
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday announced that the government will pursue federal charges against five men accused of conspiring to commit the 9/11 terrorist attacks . Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi Bin Al Shibh, Walid Bin Attash, Ali Abdul-Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed Al Hawsawi, all currently detained at Guantanamo Bay , will be [...]
