The Obama administration on Wednesday informed Congress that it objects to a proposed journalist shield law that would protect journalists who refuse to disclose sources that leak national security information. Under changes proposed by the administration, a reporter who provides leaked information that is deemed relevant to national security would not be protected by the [...]
Kimlya and others v. Russia, European Court of Human Rights, October 1, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the human rights issues in Russia.
Sindh High Court Bar Association through its Secretary, et al. v. Federation of Pakistan through Secretary, Ministry of Lawand Justice, Islamabad, et al., Supreme Court of Pakistan, October 1, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Pervez Musharraf.
Associated Press CEO Tom Curley told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that passage of the OPEN FOIA Act is a necessary first step to counter the "secrecy reflex at some agencies." At a hearing , Curley said that the use of section b(3) of the Freedom of Information Act , which allows Congress to [...]
Jo Cartwright : "The Director of Public Prosecutions' (DPP) interim guidelines on assisted dying following Debbie Purdy's legal victory represent a small but significant breakthrough for greater patient choice, control and protection at the end of life. We at Dignity in Dying hear from many people who, understandably, do not want to suffer unbearably and [...]
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday added 10 cases to its 2009 docket. In addition to taking a case dealing with the Second Amendment and another on a controversial terrorism law , the Court also granted certiorari in eight other cases. In Berghuis v. Thompkins , the Court will consider whether a police officer can [...]
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced Wednesday that the ICC will prosecute the most responsible parties for the December 2007 Kenyan post-election violence now that Kenya's September 30 deadline to establish an appropriate tribunal has lapsed. Because Kenya is party to the Rome Statute , Moreno-Ocampo may prosecute suspects for crimes over [...]
Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia, September 30, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on South Ossetia conflict which eventually drew in Russian troops.
In Re: Islamic Republic of Iran Terrorist Litigation, US District Court for the District of Columbia, September 30, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here.
Andrew Morgan, Pitt Law '11, attended a lecture given by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd while in Pittsburgh for the G-20 Summit… I'll be the first to admit that I don't know an awful lot about Australian politics. When I received a press pass for a speech by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at Pittsburgh's [...]
