Chief Prosecutor Brig. Gen. Mark S. Martins of the war crimes court at Guantanamo Bay filed a motion , which was made public on Monday, asking the court to reconsider an order from last month that released classified information to defense attorneys regarding the arrest, detention and interrogation of Saudi detainee Abd Al-Rahim al-Nashiri. In [...]
US President Barack Obama stated at a news conference on Friday that he will ask Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate problems with the application of the death penalty. The statement comes after the recent botched execution of Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett, which President Obama called “deeply troubling.” Although he stated that there are circumstances [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Myanmar Saturday to pass more protective media laws and end arbitrary arrests of journalists. The statement listed several journalists who have been arrested since December on politically-motivated charges, including criminal trespass, use of obscene language, and revealing state secrets. The advocacy group went on to call for amendment to [...]
Authorities in Uruguay on Friday released details to explain how marijuana will be produced and legally sold in the country, following legislation proposed by President Jose Mujica . Uruguay is the first country in the world to have a system that regulates marijuana production, sale and consumption. The legislation, which is expected to come into [...]
A jury in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to pay $119.6 million to Apple Inc for a finding that the company infringed on two of Apple’s smartphone patents. The jury also found that Apple infringed one of of Samsung’s patents, and awarded Samsung [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced a settlement with eBay in a lawsuit accusing the company of making deals with Intuit not to recruit each others’ employees. The deal between the two parties bars the company from engaging in any type of non-compete agreements with other companies that would potentially restrict hiring [...]
The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly passed a new law enacting sweeping electoral reforms. The passage of the law allows authorities to set the country’s first election since the ouster of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali . The law allows members of Ben Ali’s political party to run for office and includes a “gender [...]
Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah proclaimed the enactment of Sharia in the country on Wednesday. The law will operate alongside Brunei’s civil code, which Bolkiah explained to mean that Brunei “will have two criminal justice systems working hand in hand.” Amnesty International (AI) has condemned the adoption of the religious law , claiming that it will [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Aaron Spencer, Temple University Beasley School of Law Class of 2015, discusses Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Veto of SB 236, which would have codified the rights of students to pray voluntarily in school and at school events . . .The First Amendment begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of [...]
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring wrote a letter to the state’s public colleges and universities on Tuesday declaring that undocumented children who qualify under the US Department of Homeland Security’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will be eligible for in-state college tuition . Experts report the new policy will impact 8,000 students immediately. [...]
