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Supreme Court declines to hear Guantanamo prisoner cases
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in seven different cases dealing with Guantanamo Bay detainees. The court's refusal to hear the cases preserves the decisions of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, includ (More) |
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Defense lawyers request USS Cole trial be broadcast worldwide
Defense lawyers for the alleged architect of the USS Cole bombing, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile; JURIST news archive], on Friday requested that the court allow for worldwide broadcast of the Guantanamo trial, instead of limited broadcast in (More) |
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Canada dismisses UN torture criticism
The Canadian Department of Justice on Thursday refused to acknowledge last week's criticism from the UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) that Canada has been complicit in torture. During a court hearing in Ottawa for Abdullah Almalki, the federal (More) |
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Federal appeals court considers dismissing war crimes conviction challenge
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ordered attorneys in the case of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee to supply briefs explaining whether the issue has become moot. The case revolves around the war crimes conviction of (More) |
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UN report condemns Canada for complicity in torture of citizens detained abroad
The UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) released a report on Friday finding that Canada was complicit in rights violations against three Canadians who were held prisoner in Syria, and against Omar Khadr, who is currently detained at Guantanamo Ba (More) |
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Federal appeals court rules against former Guantanamo prosecutor
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that Col. Morris Davis , the former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay may not seek money damages from his former supervisor at the Library of Congress (LOC) for terminati (More) |
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Broad Definitions of Terrorism Will Continue to be Struck Down
JURIST Contributing Editor Gabor Rona, International Legal Director of Human Rights First, explains that federal judges will continue to strike down terrorism laws that are overly broad... (More) |
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Hedges v. Obama: Defining 'Covered Persons' Under the NDAA
JURIST Guest Columnist Tung Yin of Lewis & Clark Law School says that the government's unwillingness to clearly define which activities would make someone a 'covered person' under section 1021 of the NDAA likely resulted in a US District Court ru (More) |
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US prosecutors ask judge to reverse ruling blocking anti-terrorism law
Federal prosecutors on Friday asked Judge Katherine Forrest of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to lift an injunction she placed earlier this month on sections of the National Defense Authorization Act that allow for th (More) |
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Federal judge orders Pentagon to turn over Guantanamo videos
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ordered the US Department of Defense (DOD) to turn over three videotapes depicting Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainees being forcibly removed from their cells. The ruling c (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
