Prosecutors in Switzerland said Wednesday that they have decided to appeal last week's acquittal of all 19 executives and consultants charged in connection with the collapse of Swissair Group , the former Swiss national airline. Zurich prosecutors had been considering an appeal since the decision was handed down on June 7, and will file it [...]
The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 , which closes a loophole that allowed Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho to purchase firearms despite a court order mandating psychiatric treatment. The bill mandates improvements in state reporting to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) , making [...]
European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx expressed concern in letters sent Monday to the Portuguese ministers for justice and the interior that privacy and data protection are increasingly being sacrificed in the name of security and national defense. The letter was sent just weeks before Portugal takes over the European Union presidency from incumbent Germany [...]
The warden of a prison where Jonathan 'Jack' Idema , the last of three imprisoned US citizens convicted of illegal imprisonment and torture in Afghanistan in 2004, confirmed Idema's release Wednesday, saying that Idema left Afghanistan shortly after his release on June 2. Idema, a former member of the US Army Special Forces, was arrested [...]
A Filipino court acquitted Imelda Marcos of all five charges of tax evasion Wednesday, finding that the prosecution failed to demonstrate criminal intent in Marcos' failure to pay income and estate taxes between 1985 and 1989. Marcos, the widow of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos , is accused along with her husband of having looted [...]
Gallenthin Realty Development, Inc. v. Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey Supreme Court, June 13, 2007 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Navy Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby , commander of Joint Task Force – Guantanamo Bay, told AP Tuesday that there are two ongoing investigations into the apparent suicide death of a Saudi Arabian detainee, adding that the two separate investigations are focusing on how Abdul Rahman Ma'ath Thafir al-Amri committed suicide and why guards failed [...]
Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virgina Tech Tragedy, US Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, and Department of Education, June 13, 2007 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System Improvement Amendment Act of 2007, passed by the US House of Representatives, June 13, 2007 . Read the full text of the bill . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Tuesday that Poland would insist on new discussions on voting within the Council of the European Union before Poland will agree to any proposed EU constitutional "treaty" . Kaczynski voiced his objection to the proposed "double majority" voting system, which requires at least 55 percent of the ministers to [...]
