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Arar appeals rendition suit to Supreme Court
Canadian citizen Maher Arar [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that he cannot sue the US government for damages based on his detention in the US and his detention, interrog (More) |
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Second Circuit rules for government in post-9/11 detention case
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday that post-arrest detention is legal in cases where the detainees are reasonably detained. The case, Turkmen v. Ashcroft , challenged the alleged racial profiling, arbitrary detention and (More) |
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US government settles with post 9/11 detention plaintiffs for $1.26 million
Five men who claim they were illegally detained after 9/11 reached a settlement agreement with the US government for $1.26 million, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) , which represented the men, announced Tuesday. The men were part of Tur (More) |
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Arar rendition suit dismissal [2nd Circuit]
Arar v. Ashcroft, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, November 2, 2009 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Maher Arar. (More) |
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Ninth Circuit rules no Ashcroft immunity from illegal detention lawsuit
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that former attorney general John Ashcroft is not entitled to absolute and qualified immunity, allowing an unlawful detention lawsuit by US citizen Abdullah Al-Kidd to go forward. At the (More) |
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Ashcroft immunity ruling [9th Circuit]
Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, September 4, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on John Ashcroft. (More) |
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Holder expected to name prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogations: report
US Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile; JURIST news archive] is expected to name a special prosecutor [Los Angeles Times report] who will be tasked with investigating the alleged abuse of detainees and other terrorism suspects by CIA inte (More) |
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HRW urges Holder to open criminal investigation into Bush-era interrogations
Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent an open letter Monday to US Attorney General Eric Holder to "express strong support for opening a criminal investigation into abusive interrogation practices by the US government since the attacks of September (More) |
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US House committee urged to reform mandatory minimum sentences
The US House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday examined the effects of mandatory minimum sentences in advance of consideration of three proposed bills intended to provide more discretion to judges during sentencing. Representatives of the Families Ag (More) |
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AG Holder still considering investigation of Bush-era torture allegations: report
US Attorney General Eric Holder is still considering appointing a prosecutor to investigate allegations of torture during the Bush administration, Newsweek reported Saturday. Despite pressure from the White House to "look forward, not backwa (More) |
Montgomery started racially-integrated bus service after boycott
On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially-integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation.
Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
