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ACLU sues Arizona governor for denying driver's licenses to immigrants
Rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] on Thursday challenging Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's executive order preventing immigrants in a federal program from ob (More) |
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US jury acquits anti-Castro militant on perjury charges
A federal jury on Friday acquitted anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] of charges of lying to federal immigration officials. He was indicted [Miami Herald report] before the US District Court for the We (More) |
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US trial begins for anti-Castro militant
The trial of anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] began Monday on charges of lying to federal immigration officials that could carry a sentence of up to 60 years in prison. He is charged [Miami Herald r (More) |
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Italy illegal immigration law [Italy CD]
Progetto di legge: 2180 (Bill 2180), Italian Chamber of Deputies, May 14, 2009, . Read the full text of the legislative materials . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Italy lower house approves bill increasing penalties for illegal immigration
The Italian Chamber of Deputies , the lower house of parliament, on Wednesday approved legislation that would increase the penalties for illegal immigration by a vote of 297-255. The controversial legislation provides that an alien who enters or re (More) |
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Venezuela to renew extradition request for anti-Castro militant
Venezuela will renew calls for the US to extradite anti-Castro Cuban exile and Venezuelan national Luis Posada Carriles [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] following a new indictment [court materials; WSJ report] ordering Posada to stand trial in Tex (More) |
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Fifth Circuit orders anti-Castro militant to stand trial for US immigration violations
The US Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday that anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles [JURIST news archive; case materials] will stand trial in the US for alleged immigration violations, effectively blocking extradition efforts (More) |
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Italy law granting immunity to officials passes in lower house
The Italian Chamber of Deputies , the country's lower house of parliament, approved legislation [PDF text, in Italian; Draft Law 1442 materials] Thursday that would grant Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and ot (More) |
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Cuba, Venezuela criticize US for failing to extradite anti-Castro militant
Representatives of Cuba and Venezuela Wednesday criticized the US during a UN Security Council meeting for failing to turn over anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles [JURIST news archive; case materials], saying that the US is bound by internat (More) |
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New York opens investigation into possible Intel antitrust violations
The state of New York Thursday began a probe into alleged antitrust violations by computer chip giant Intel for possible anticompetitive practices directed at rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) . New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo an (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.
