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US asking Germany to accept 10 Guantanamo detainees: reports
A spokesperson for the German Interior Ministry said Sunday that the US has asked Germany to take in up to 10 detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison. The US government reportedly asked [Washington Post report] Germany and other European (More) |
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Obama may continue military commission process: NYT
The Obama administration may reinstitute controversial military commission [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] proceedings for Guantanamo Bay military prison detainees in an announcement as early as next week, according to a New York Times report (More) |
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Abu Ghraib guards to appeal convictions after release of interrogation memos
Lawyers for former Abu Ghraib guards said the guards intend to appeal their convictions of torture and abuse in light of the recent release of four secret CIA interrogation memos , according to a Friday report in the Washington Post. The lawyers s (More) |
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Obama cabinet members discuss Guantanamo closure in Senate committee
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed questions about the specific plans for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility before the US Senate Committee on Appropriations on Thursday. Gates and Clint (More) |
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Obama affirms position that waterboarding is torture, defends banning technique
US President Barack Obama reaffirmed Wednesday his position that the controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding amounts to torture and defended his decision to ban use of the technique . Speaking at a press conference marking hi (More) |
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Lawyers urge release of Guantanamo detainees captured as juveniles
Lawyers for two Guantanamo Bay detainees who were captured as juveniles called for their release Wednesday, the same day as the UN Security Council held an open meeting on children in armed conflict. Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar K (More) |
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Spain judge opens investigation into Guantanamo torture allegations
Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday decided to initiate an investigation into torture allegations at Guantanamo Bay made by four former prisoners held at the facility. Garzon said he based his decision on (More) |
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US AG to ask European countries to accept Guantanamo detainees within weeks
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the US has cleared 30 Guantanamo Bay detainees for release and will begin formally requesting that European countries accept them within weeks. During a European tour, Holder told reporters in Ge (More) |
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House Democrats urge AG to name special counsel to probe Bush interrogation policies
Members of the US House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations of torture against Bush administration officials. The letter, which was signed (More) |
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The 'Torture Memos': Learning That Ends Do Not Justify Means
JURIST Guest Columnists Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman of New England School of Law say that if we learn nothing else from recent disclosures about the Bush administration's use of harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism detainees, we mu (More) |
Congress approves first Patent Act
On April 10, 1790, Congress approved America's first Patent Act. The Patent Act of 1790 allowed inventors to maintain "sole and exclusive right and liberty of making, constructing, using and vending to others" the rights to a patented invention for fourteen years. The Act furthermore created the U.S. Patent Board, the precursor to the modern U.S. Patent Office.
Read the current U.S. Patent Act from the Cornell University Law School, and read A History of the Early Patent Office by Kenneth W. Dobyns.
