US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Tuesday defended US conduct in handling the Maher Arar case, saying that while the US did in fact deport the Canadian citizen, the US was "not responsible for his removal to Syria," and that if US officials had rendered Arar to Syria, they only would have done so if they [...]
Thai Army chief Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin , who led Tuesday's coup ousting the Thai civilian government , told reporters Wednesday that he will serve as acting prime minister and hopes to find a replacement prime minister and enact a temporary constitution within two weeks. Sondhi also said Thailand will hold a general parliamentary election in [...]
The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved policies requiring judges to disclose their sponsors when traveling to attend seminars, and to investigate financial conflicts of interest more closely. Under the first measure , nongovernmental sources who pay for judges to attend seminars must disclose their patronage on the Judicial Branch website and judges [...]
Lake v. Perdue, Superior Court of Georgia, September 19, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Crime in the United States 2005, Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 19, 2006 . Read the full text of the report. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
The Status of Muslim Rights in the United States 2006, Council on American Islamic Relations, September 19, 2006 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner (R-VA) expressed cautious optimism in a possible legislative compromise Tuesday after the White House sent to Capitol Hill new language for a military commissions bill, commenting that he thought an accord would be reached soon. The White House version of the bill differs in key respects from [...]
A US District Court judge in Chicago has held that plaintiffs in a class action suit lack standing to challenge a new federal law requiring Medicaid recipients to present passports, birth certificates or other proof of citizenship at the risk of losing benefits. Plaintiffs have announced that they will appeal the preliminary ruling by Judge [...]
A Georgia judge held a new Georgia law requiring voters to show ID cards unconstitutional in a ruling Tuesday. State Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford Jr. held that the controversial voter ID law is not required under the Georgia constitution and would disenfranchise otherwise qualified voters. Bedford expressed concern with the burden placed on [...]
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Tuesday urged global action to combat three challenges facing humanity – human rights and the rule of law, security, and development – as the UN General Assembly opened its 61st session . In his speech , Annan reflected on his 10-year tenure as secretary-general due to end this year, noting that [...]
