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Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland to US Supreme Court
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the US Supreme Court . Speaking on the White House lawn, Ob (More) |
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Appeals court upholds ban on political contributions by government contractors
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday upheld a 75-year-long policy prohibiting individuals, corporations or firms working under federal contracts from contributing to the campaigns of federal candidates, partie (More) |
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UN SG: US drone strikes must comply with international law
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday insisted that US drone strikes must operate within international law. The secretary-general hailed the country's lead role in UN peacekeeping operations and addressed the controversial weapons in a speec (More) |
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Pakistan PM summons US official over drone strikes
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday directed the Pakistan Foreign Office to contact US Ambassador Richard Hogland to criticize US drone strikes. Sharif's comments came hours after a drone strike in North Waziristan killed several peo (More) |
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Federal appeals court judge reverses ruling on CIA drone records
Judge Merrick Garland of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday reversed a lower court ruling which allowed the CIA to refuse to confirm or deny whether it has records pertaining to the use of unmanned drones to kill suspected terro (More) |
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Federal appeals court hears arguments on release of bin Laden photos
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Thursday on whether to release photos of the body of former al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden [WP obituary; JURIST news archive]. The judges appeared (More) |
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Federal appeals court orders DOJ to disclose cell phone tracking case information
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disclose docket information of certain cases in which the DOJ used cell phone location data to track criminal suspects. The suit wa (More) |
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Obama to consider women's rights in Supreme Court nomination
US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he will take into account a potential nominee's position on individual liberty, including women's rights, when nominating a Supreme Court justice. Speaking at a meeting with Senate leaders, Obam (More) |
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Senate Judiciary chair predicts speedy nomination of new Supreme Court justice
US Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) predicted Sunday that President Obama will nominate a replacement for retiring [press release; JURIST report] Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens [official profile; Cornell LII materia (More) |
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Justice Stevens to retire from US Supreme Court
Justice John Paul Stevens [official profile; Cornell LII materials] of the US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] announced Friday that he plans to step down at the end of the court's 2009 term this summer. In a letter to Pre (More) |
Maurice Papon convicted of war crimes
On April 2, 1998, Maurice Papon was convicted of war crimes for his role in deporting French Jews to concentration camps during the Nazi occupation of France. Under German occupation, Papon served as the supervisor of the Service for Jewish Questions in Bordeaux from which he collaborated with the Nazi S.S. and oversaw the deportation of 1,560 Jewish men, women, and children to concentration camps.
Read an biography of Maurice Papon from the BBC.
