Sean Turnell : "The conviction and sentencing of democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, on absurd charges in a farcical 'trial' has rightly outraged the world. The sentence, of an 18 month extension to her (already manifestly unjust) house arrest is part of a crude effort by Burma's military junta to ensure that she is [...]
The US District Court for the Southern District of California on Tuesday dismissed a consumer class action lawsuit against telecommunications company Qualcomm . Christopher Lorenzo sued Qualcomm in November, alleging that the chipset manufacturer holds patents on technologies necessary for CDMA cellular networks, and has used the licensing of these technologies to adversely affect competition [...]
i4i Limited Partnership, et al. v. Microsoft, Inc., US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, August 11, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on patent issues.
Real Networks Inc., et al. v. DVD Copy Control Association Inc., et al., US District Court for the Northern District of California, August 11, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on copyright issues.
A German district court on Tuesday sentenced former Nazi army officer Josef Scheungraber to life in prison for the 1944 reprisal killing of 10 Italian civilians. Scheungraber was convicted of 10 counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for ordering soldiers to blow up a barn in Falzano di Cortona, Tuscany, after forcing [...]
A military tribunal has ruled that lawyers for accused 9/11 co-conspirator Ramzi bin al-Shibh will not be made aware of what interrogation techniques were used on him by the CIA prior to his transfer to Guantanamo Bay , according to a Monday report by the Miami Herald. Bin al-Shibh's military defense lawyer, Navy Commander Suzanne [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled Monday that former Westar Energy CEO David Wittig and former Chief Strategy Officer Douglas Lake may face a third trial on charges of conspiracy. The court found that the third trial would not necessarily be barred by the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment. [...]
The Bangkok Criminal Court on Tuesday refused to extradite a suspected Russian arms trafficker to the US to face prosecution for supplying weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) . In denying the extradition request , Judge Jitakorn Patanasiri said that the accusations made against Viktor Bout by the US were not cognizable [...]
A Myanmar court on Monday convicted opposition pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi of violating the terms of her house arrest, sentencing her to an additional 18 months under house arrest. Suu Kyi had been charged with violating state security laws by allowing an American to stay with her after he swam across a lake [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday affirmed the conviction of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor David Passaro on assault charges related to the abuse of an Afghan detainee . The court found that the district court had properly exercised maritime and territorial jurisdiction over Passaro's actions while he was employed [...]
