The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the state secrets privilege does not bar a lawsuit against a company that allegedly provided logistical support for CIA rendition flights. Plaintiffs Binyam Mohamed , Abou Elkassim Britel, Ahmed Agiza, Mohamed Farag Ahmad Bashmilah, and Bisher al-Rawi allege that Jeppesen Dataplan , a [...]
A court-martial in Nigeria sentenced 27 UN peacekeeping troops to life imprisonment Tuesday. The soldiers of the 14th Nigerian Battalion were convicted of mutiny under the Armed Forces Act 2004 for staging street demonstrations in protest of a shortfall in their UN allowances for a Nigerian peacekeeping mission. The protesting soldiers alleged finance officers in [...]
Melanie Sloan : "President Obama's March 20th memorandum aimed at "Ensuring Transparency of Registered Lobbyist Communications," will not achieve its intended purpose and is an ill-advised restriction on speech. The memo prohibits registered lobbyists from participating in any oral communications, whether in-person or telephonic, with any official in the executive branch concerning any particular project, [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Forest Grove School District v. T.A. , the Court will consider whether the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) permits a tuition reimbursement award against a school district and in favor of parents who unilaterally place their child in private school, where the [...]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that a judgment by a southern Cyprus court favoring a Greek Cypriot reclaiming land in the north is enforceable despite the south's lack of control over that region. Meletis Apostolides, a Cypriot national whose family was forced from land in the north during the partition of the [...]
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A UK jury acquitted Tuesday three alleged conspirators to the July 7, 2005 bombings in London . Mohammed Shakil, Waheed Ali, and Sadeer Saleem were found not guilty of being privy to the conspiracy during a retrial after a mistrial was declared last fall when the jury could not reach a verdict. The three men [...]
Armed soldiers raided Madagascar's High Constitutional Court Monday evening, arresting head of security Andrianandraina Ralitera and three other court employees. The four arrested men , supporters of ousted president Marc Ravalomanana are accused of inciting public disorder and ordering soldiers to open fire on protesters in February, resulting in the deaths of 28 . Journalists [...]
Darryl Thibault : "The controversy over what to do about interrogation techniques used by the CIA under the Bush Administration is not likely to go away soon. Nor will it be easy to know who are the winners and who are the losers as the debate and its resolution play out. Discussion of the legal [...]
The UK Government Equalities Office (GEO) on Monday published a controversial Equality Bill that seeks to eliminate gender, racial, age, and other forms of discrimination. The bill, which was introduced into the House of Commons Friday, would require businesses to report on pay for men and women, outlaw age discrimination, and synthesize various other pieces [...]
