Untitled DOJ Report, US Department of Justice Office of Legislative Affairs, May 14, 2009 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

US President Barack Obama is considering six possible nominees for the US Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice David Souter , including five women, the Associated Press reported Thursday. This six names disclosed by White House officials are Solicitor General Elena Kagan, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, US Appeals Court judges [...]

The Italian Chamber of Deputies , the lower house of parliament, on Wednesday approved legislation that would increase the penalties for illegal immigration by a vote of 297-255. The controversial legislation provides that an alien who enters or resides in Italy in violation of existing immigration laws shall be fined between 5,000 and 10,000 euros. [...]

Former head of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and federal judge Jay Bybee , who signed off on memos detailing the legal rationale for enhanced interrogation techniques, has declined an invitation to testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee , committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said Wednesday. Leahy made the announcement during a hearing [...]

The European Commission (EC) fined computer chip maker Intel Corp. €1.06 billion Wednesday for violating European Union antitrust laws and ordered Intel to cease engaging in the anti-competitive behaviors. The EC announced that Intel violated the laws by giving computer companies rebates to purchase nearly all of their supplies from Intel and paying companies not [...]

Maggie Botes : "The International Contractors Association has a Code of Conduct to which all our members subscribe. It promotes integrity and professional conduct, and supports accountability for any misconduct or crime. With this said, our view is that any government or private contractor who commits a crime should be held accountable for their actions. [...]

In the first hearing on whether Bush administration interrogation techniques constituted torture, one witness before the Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts on Wednesday called memos on enhanced interrogation methods "an ethical train wreck" and another witness claimed that the methods were not effective. Georgetown law professor David Luban testified : Unfortunately, the [...]

Judge Gladys Kessler of the US District Court for the District of Columbia has released an opinion to accompany last week's order granting the habeas corpus petition of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed. In the heavily redacted opinion, released Monday, Kessler adopted a "substantially supported" standard for reviewing the habeas petitions [...]

US President Barack Obama has decided to seek a delay of the release of photographs depicting the allegedly abusive treatment of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, reversing an earlier decision, White House officials said Wednesday. Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to release at least 44 photographs pursuant to a court order. The [...]

Letter on the government's intention to appeal a ruling requiring the release of interrogation photos, US Department of Justice, May 13, 2009 . Read the full text of the letter . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.