A Jordanian appeals court has upheld a military court's death sentence for a would-be Iraqi suicide bomber who attempted to detonate a suicide bomb as part of a series of 2005 deadly hotel bombings in Amman. Sajida al-Rishawi was convicted in December along with six others who were tried in absentia of conspiracy to carry [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has unanimously approved a regulation that will prohibit utilities from buying electricity produced by power plants whose emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) exceed the state's standards. The rule , which the four-member commission discussed and voted on Thursday, forbids California utilities from making "new long-term commitments" – including new [...]
A federal judge in Nebraska ruled Friday that the state cannot enforce a 25-year old ban on corporate farming while it appeals a US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeal decision ruling the ban unconstitutional. As anticipated , Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning appealed the ruling to the US Supreme Court earlier this month. In December, [...]
Prosecutor v. Charles Taylor, Joint Decision on Defense Motions for Adequate Facilities and Adequate Time for the Preparation of Mr. Taylor's Defense, Special Court for Sierra Leone, January 23, 2007 . Read the full text of the ruling . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston South Carolina has agreed to set aside $12 million to compensate victims and relatives of victims of clergy sex abuse going back before 1980, according to a statement released by the diocese Friday. A judge has initially approved the terms of the settlement. No mention was made of how [...]
Report on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners, European Parliament Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners; Rapporteur: Giovanni Claudio Fava, January 26, 2007 . Read the full text of the [...]
Letter to Maher Arar, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, January 26, 2007 . Read the full text of the letter. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Joint resolution memorializing the President of the United States and the Congress of the United States to Repeal the Real ID Act of 2005, Senate of Maine, January 25, 2007. Read the full text of the resolution . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos argued for an expanded European constitution in his opening statement at the “Friends of the EU Constitution” summit that got under way in Madrid Friday. The summit is only open to delegates from the 18 countries that already have ratified the constitution, as well as delegates from Ireland and [...]
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper formally apologized to Maher Arar on behalf of the Canadian government Friday for its role in the US deportation of Arar to Syria in 2002 and announced a settlement with Arar of $10.5 million (CAD) compensation for pain and suffering, as well as up to $2 million (CAD) for legal [...]
