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Katrina insurance coverage ruling [US DC]
Leonard v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, United States District Court of Mississippi Southern Division, August 15, 2006 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Federal judge finds insurer not compelled to cover Katrina-related water damage
A federal judge in Mississippi ruled Tuesday that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company was not obligated to cover a policyholder's claims for water damage caused by Hurricane Katrina . The trial was the first resulting from hundreds of lawsuits (More) |
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Katrina and Orleans Parish prisoners [ACLU]
Abandoned and Abused: Orleans Parish Prisoners in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina, American Civil Liberties Union, August 2006 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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ACLU calls for full investigation into New Orleans prison conditions after Katrina
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other rights organizations have called for a "full and immediate investigation into abuses at Louisiana correctional facilities" during and after Hurricane Katrina last year. In a scathing (More) |
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New Orleans unveils post-Katrina overhaul of criminal justice system
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Monday announced an overhaul of the criminal justice system in the city which was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina last year. Prosecutors from a neighboring parish in Louisiana have volunteered to help the New Or (More) |
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Governors oppose letting president unilaterally federalize Guard in emergencies
US governors attending the annual meeting of the National Governors Association that got under way Saturday in Charleston, South Carolina, are opposing a bill in Congress that would allow the president to take over the National Guard without the (More) |
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New Orleans judge will start releasing prisoners if trials put off much longer
A frustrated New Orleans Parish criminal court judge said Friday in an emergency order that he will start releasing prisoners on August 29 if their cases do not go to trial by then. Judge Arthur Hunter asked, "If we are still part of the Unite (More) |
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Fraud plagued Homeland Security employee purchase program after Katrina: GAO
A draft report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Wednesday has found that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lost hundreds of thousands of dolla (More) |
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Louisiana arrests three in Katrina hospital deaths probe
Louisiana officials arrested a doctor and two nurses Monday night in connection with patient deaths at the Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans just after Hurricane Katrina hit last year. Though prosecutors have not formally charged the three - (More) |
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US says war on terror not governed by UN rights treaty
Making the first US appearance before the UN Human Rights Committee in more than a decade, American officials on Monday defended their position that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights does not govern many aspects of the war o (More) |
Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812
On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812.
Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America. Learn more about the Treaty of Ghent from American, British and indigenous perspectives.
