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No criminal charges for London police officers in subway shooting of Brazilian
British officials from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have decided not to prosecute any individual police officers for the death of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot and killed by London police last year after the July London b (More) |
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Bill would drop military aid ban against countries not signing ICC immunity deals
A provision in the 2007 National Defense Authorization Act on its way to the US House of Representatives after being passed 96-0 Thursday by the Senate would restore military aid to countries that refuse to sign bilateral immunity agreements - so-c (More) |
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US illegal immigrant policies less harsh than other countries: congressional report
US Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) , chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, released a report by the Law Library of Congress on Friday showing that several countries have harsher policies for illegal immigrants and their employers than the US. (More) |
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Environmental brief ~ Federal judge rules in favor of fish over farmers
Leading Tuesday's environmental law news, Judge Saundra Armstrong of the US District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled that the US Bureau of Reclamation must leave more water in the Klamath River basin to ensure survival (More) |
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Supreme Court rules in religious freedom, arbitration cases
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] issued two decisions Tuesday, including a ruling in Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao do Vegetal , 04-1084, in which the Court held that a church congregation could use hall (More) |
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London police face charges in Brazilian subway shooting case
British officials from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) who are investigating the killing of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, who was mistakenly shot by London police last year after the London bombings , plan to charge the officers who oversa (More) |
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Nations meet to strengthen anti-tobacco treaty
Officials from over 100 countries are meeting in Geneva this week to discuss strengthening a United Nations treaty which controls the use of tobacco products worldwide. The two-week conference is underway to determine further provisions for the Worl (More) |
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Japan, Brazil developing separate new proposals on Security Council expansion
Japan has declined to join fellow G-4 nations Brazil, Germany and India in their proposal to expand membership in the UN Security Council from 15 to 25 member nations, adding six permanent members and six non-permanent members, and will instead de (More) |
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Miami airline passenger never claimed bomb, witnesses say
Eyewitness reports are showing that Rigoberto Alpizar , who was shot and killed onboard a plane at the Miami International Airport Wednesday, never claimed to have a bomb . Federal officials say they opened fire after Alpizar disobeyed their warnin (More) |
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London police chief faces inquiry into handling of subway shooting
Britain's Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has asked Home Secretary Charles Clarke to approve an investigation into the way Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair handled the July subway shooting of Brazilian Jean Charl (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
