Opening statements began Wednesday in the second trial against Merck over the distribution of its painkiller Vioxx . The plaintiff in this case is an Idaho postal worker who claims that taking Vioxx caused him to suffer a heart attack. Lawyers for the plaintiff argued Wednesday that he would not have taken the drug if [...]
Three more Guantanamo Bay detainees have been hospitalized as a hunger strike at the prison facility stretched through its second month. Following the hospitalization, a total of 21 are now being fed intravenously to prevent them from dying of starvation. Sgt. Justin Behrens, a spokesman at Guantanamo, said all the striking detainees were in stable [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Kristen Stilt of the University of Washington School of Law says that the victory of President Hosni Mubarak in the recent Egyptian multi-candidate presidential election was no triumph of democracy, but rather the product of constitutional sleight of hand that has only further entrenched an authoritarian regime… It is no surprise that [...]
In a JURIST Forum special, JURIST Contributing Editor William G. Ross, Professor of Law at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in Alabama, reviews the third day of the Senate confirmation hearings for US Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, and suggests that while the nominee has so far shown humility, but he has not yet [...]
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the country had a right to construct the West Bank barrier across occupied Palestinian land, once again disputing a International Court of Justice advisory opinion that found the barrier illegal. The court nonetheless limited its holding to sections where the army had demonstrated security concerns for the wall's [...]
Transcript of Day 3 of confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts, Jr., nominated to be Chief Justice of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, September 14, 2005. Read the full text transcript as provided to AP by by CQ Transcriptions, LLC .
A new arrest warrant could be issued for the wife of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic if she fails to appear for the start of her corruption trial in Belgrade, a court spokesperson said Wednesday. Mirjana Markovic fled to Russia in 2003 in the face of an international warrant for her arrest. The warrant was [...]
A federal judge in Argentina has ordered the arrest of a former military leader in the investigation into the death of a student during the country's "Dirty War" in the late 1970s. The judge on Wednesday ordered Luciano Benjamin Menendez and 15 other former army officers to be detained. Menendez is alleged to be the [...]
Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti has said he will investigate hospitals and nursing homes throughout the state for evidence of negligence during the evacuation prior to Hurricane Katrina , making it seem likely that additional charges will be filed in the coming weeks. Charges were filed earlier this week against a couple who ran a [...]
Newdow, et al. v. US Congress, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Judge Lawrence Karlton, September 14, 2005 . Read the full text of the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
