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Ontario appeals court refuses to extradite terror suspect to US
The Court of Appeal for Ontario on Friday upheld a decision to halt extradition proceedings for Abdullah Khadr, an accused al Qaeda supporter and conspirator. Abdullah Khadr is the older brother of Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], (More) |
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Holder: Bin Laden killing 'lawful'
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the killing of Osama Bin Laden [WP obituary; JURIST news archive] by US forces on Sunday was lawful and justified . Testifying before the US Senate Judiciary Committee , Holder said that the sho (More) |
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US forces kill Osama Bin Laden in firefight
US President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that earlier in the day a small team of US military personnel attacked a compound in which al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden [WP obituary; JURIST news archive] had been hiding, killing Bin Laden and t (More) |
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Guantanamo physicians ignored evidence of mistreatment: study
A study released Tuesday by PLoS Medicine asserts that US military medical personnel responsible for treating Guantanamo Bay detainees consciously disregarded evidence of physical and psychological torture. The report's authors, including a retir (More) |
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DOJ to focus on terrorism, financial fraud: Holder
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday delineated the priorities and missions [speech text; video] for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for the remainder of his present term. Holder said that the DOJ's priorities will include protecting Ameri (More) |
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WikiLeaks releases classified Guantanamo documents
WikiLeaks on Sunday began publishing The Guantanamo Files , a collection of more than 700 classified documents relating to the evidence and treatment of almost all detainees held at Guantanamo Bay between 2002 and 2008. The documents—detaili (More) |
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Accused USS Cole bomber to be tried in military court
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Wednesday that high-value Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri will be subject to capital charges and tried in a military court . According to the Pentagon, the chief prosecutor for the DOD' (More) |
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Italy deports former Guantanamo detainee to home country of Tunisia
Italy deported a Tunisian national and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Wednesday for his connections to an extremist group that had planned various acts of terrorism in the country. Accompanied by Italian officials, Abdel Ben Mabrouk was taken by p (More) |
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Supreme Court declines to hear Guantanamo detainee case
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday denied certiorari in a Guantanamo detainee case but granted certiorari in a case involving deportation. Monday marked the second time the case of Kiyemba v. Obama [docket; CCR (More) |
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Petitioning Congress on Qur'an Burning
JURIST Contributing Editor Liaquat Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that the recent events in the US are a continuation of a Western medieval custom of desecrating the Qur'an... The recent Qur'an burning by Pastor Terry Jones, the a (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.
