European Union leaders marked the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome Sunday by signing a declaration aimed at revitalizing efforts to pass an European constitution . The non-binding Berlin Declaration states that the 27 leaders of the EU are "united in aim of placing the European Union on a renewed common basis before the [...]
Pakistani police have arrested hundreds of opposition activists suspected of planning future demonstrations against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's controversial suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry , according to Pakistan opposition leaders Sunday. The Pakistani government, however, has denied any knowledge of anticipatory arrests ahead of new protests planned to take place across Pakistan Monday. [...]
The UN Security Council unanimously voted Saturday to impose new sanctions on Iran for continuing to enrich uranium in violation of a December 2006 resolution. Security Council Resolution 1747 broadens the sanctions of December's Resolution 1737 , freezing assets of investors in Iran and blocking the export of Iranian arms. Council members said they saw [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a civil contempt ruling against former University of South Florida professor Sami al-Arian Friday, rejecting al-Arian's argument that his plea agreement exempted him from testifying before a Virginia grand jury. Under the agreement, al-Arian pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiring to provide services to [...]
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Saturday defended proposed constitutional amendments – including those that will prohibit religious political parties and give the state sweeping power to prosecute terror-related offenses in special courts – as being necessary to shield Egypt from the dangers of religious sectarianism and terrorism. The referendum, slated for Monday, has been widely criticized [...]
Colombian appellate judge Leonor Perdomo ordered the release of ex-intelligence chief Jorge Noguera Friday on the grounds that Noguera was "illegally and unconstitutionally being deprived of his freedom" because chief prosecutor Mario Iguaran had not personally issued an arrest request. Perdomo ruled that Iguaran has to personally request ex-intelligence chief's detention because Noguera was a [...]
The individual records of approximately 90 percent of juvenile inmates in Texas will be examined following allegations by families and community activists that prison officials arbitrarily extended sentences or in retaliation for inmates filing grievances. Commission Special Master Jay Kimbrough, appointed early this month by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to investigate the Texas Youth Commission [...]
Documents released Friday night by the US Department of Justice show the direct involvement of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in a November 27 meeting to fire eight US Attorneys , contradicting claims made by Gonzales last Tuesday that while he was aware that his then-Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson was "involved in the process of [...]
Iran detained eight British Royal Navy sailors and seven Royal Marines in waters along the disputed Iraq-Iran border Friday, denouncing the British forces for their "illegal and interventionist" into Iranian territorial waters. British Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett issued a statement Friday, stating that London had "left the Iranian authorities in no doubt that we expect [...]
Guice v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, March 23, 2007 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
