British judges have rejected a UK government proposal that government ministers say would simplify sentencing and increase judicial discretion in dealing with serious criminals, calling it a "kneejerk reaction" to an earlier sentencing scandal over the possibility of parole within six years for a sex offender convicted in June. The proposal , entitled Making Sentencing [...]
A federal judge Monday sentenced a Pakistani man to 30 years in prison after he was convicted of conspiring to bomb a New York City subway station in retaliation for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib . Lawyers for Shahawar Matin Siraj petitioned the judge to impose a lesser sentence of 10 years, [...]
The US Senate Monday unanimously approved lifting a freeze on pay increases for federal judges. The freeze was imposed last month when a bill was passed by Congress to halt yearly cost-of-living raises for lawmakers and judges until February 15. The measure was passed as part of a commitment by Democrats to keep Congressional pay [...]
The voices of Saddam Hussein and his cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid , known in the Western media as "Chemical Ali", were heard discussing the use of chemical weapons to kill thousands in audio tapes played Monday before the Iraqi High Tribunal during its ongoing genocide trial of six former Hussein regime officials originally charged with [...]
A.A. v. B.B. and C.C., Ontario Court of Appeal, January 2, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
A staff attorney with the US Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps who was accused in August 2006 of leaking detainee names while stationed at Guantanamo Bay was ordered Monday to face court-martial on charges of leaking secret national defense information to a person outside the government. The complaint against Lt. Cmdr. Matthew M. Diaz does [...]
Illegal immigrants in the US who have been arrested and released within US borders appear to exhibit a markedly high rate of reincarceration, according to a report released by the US Department of Justice on Monday. The report …judgmentally selected a sample of 100 criminal histories, which we reviewed for evidence of arrests of criminal [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in United Haulers Association v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority 05-1345, a case concerning whether a local ordinance would violate the Commerce Clause by requiring New York trash haulers to deliver all solid wastes to a publicly owned local facility. Lawyers for the trash companies argued that [...]
A defense lawyer for Saddam Hussein has said she intends to sue the Iraqi government for allowing the ousted leader to be taunted moments before his execution and for allegedly allowing his body to be abused afterwards. Bushra al-Khalil told a Saudi newspaper Sunday that she plans to file her action in the International Court [...]
Moroccan-born Mounir al-Motassadeq , who was found guilty of assisting the Sept. 11 attacks on the US, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison by Germany's Federal Constitutional Court . According to the court, Motassadeq aided the hijackers by funneling money and helping them maintain appearances of being university students. In 2005, a German [...]
