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US pays compensation to families of shooting spree victims
The US government has paid compensation to the families of the victims of a shooting spree allegedly committed by a US soldier, according to statements made by an Afghan elder. The families of the victims killed in the incident received $50,000 an (More) |
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US soldier charged with 17 counts of murder in Afghan civilian shootings
US Army Sgt. Robert Bales was charged with 17 counts of murder Friday for the alleged shooting of Afghan civilians, including women and children, in a Kandahar village almost two weeks ago. He will also be charged with six counts of attempted murder (More) |
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Supreme Court rules on ineffective assistance of counsel claim
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Tuesday in Martinez v. Ryan on a defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Luis Mariano Martinez was convicted on two sexual assault counts related to the alleged rape of his stepdaughter and is serving c (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments on benefits for children conceived after parent's death
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Astrue v. Capato [transcript; JURIST report] on whether a child who was conceived after the death of a biological parent, but who cannot inherit personal property from that biological parent unde (More) |
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Supreme Court to rule on competence in capital cases
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in two capital cases. In Ryan v. Gonzales [docket; cert. petition, PDF], the court will determine whether 18 USC § 3599(a)(2) , which provides that an indigent capital state inmate pursuing feder (More) |
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US rights group sues evangelical leader for aiding Uganda anti-gay movement
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; case website] against Scott Lively, a US pastor with Abiding Truth Ministries , for enabling the anti-gay movement in Uganda . The suit, filed in the US Distri (More) |
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Changing the Legal Paradigm of Liberation-Occupation
JURIST Contributing Editor Chibli Mallat of the University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law says that there is no true legal distinction between liberators and occupiers, and that because it does not look like there will be a treaty to distinguish t (More) |
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Death penalty possible for US soldier accused in Afghanistan civilian shootings
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta indicated on Tuesday that a US soldier accused of shooting and killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan could face the death penalty if convicted of the charges. The identity of the US sergeant accused of the shootin (More) |
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China chief judge urges courts to continue legal reforms
The President and Chief Justice of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Sunday told the National People's Congress (NPC) that the country must continue to implement legal reform to combat corruption and foster social and economic growth. In hi (More) |
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Egypt parliament debates make-up of assembly to write new constitution
The Egyptian parliament began discussions [Egyptian Gazette report] Saturday regarding the make-up of the constitutional assembly that will be responsible for writing Egypt's new constitution. The newly elected parliament will choose the members of (More) |
RFK assassin sentenced to death
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was denied parole for the 12th time in March 2003.
