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Senate approves measure to bar emergency gun confiscation
The US Senate approved an amendment to a Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2007 [text; summary] Thursday that would prohibit the confiscation of legally owned guns during emergencies by a margin of 84-16 . Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) proposed t (More) |
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First Katrina insurance trial begins in federal court
The first federal trial relating to insurance coverage for property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina begins Monday in Gulfport, Mississippi. In the lawsuit against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company , a Mississippi homeowner is disputing the in (More) |
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Tenet Healthcare settles Medicare fraud case for $900 million
Tenet Healthcare has agreed to pay $900 million to resolve federal allegations of illegal Medicare billing practices. Tenet was charged in 2003 with violating the False Claims Act by billing the government for services not provided to patients, (More) |
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New Orleans criminal court reopens nine months after Katrina
The Orleans Parish Criminal District Court building in New Orleans officially reopens Thursday morning, and the first criminal trials since Hurricane Katrina struck at the end of August are scheduled to start on Monday. According to Chief Judge Ca (More) |
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Federal judge refuses restraining order against FEMA in Katrina housing lawsuit
A federal judge has denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would have forced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue a housing voucher program for evacuees from Hurricane Katrina . Without the restraining order, (More) |
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New Orleans judge says criminal trials to resume next week
Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Chief Judge Calvin Johnson has said that the city will resume holding criminal trials next week as the New Orleans court system continues to recover from Hurricane Katrina . As many as 6,000 suspects have bee (More) |
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Katrina oil price manipulation report [FTC]
Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Insrease, Federal Trade Commission, May 22, 2006 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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No illegal price manipulation by oil companies after Katrina: FTC
US oil companies did not illegally manipulate gasoline prices or restrain supply last year in the wake of Hurricane Katrina , according to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report released Monday. US antitrust authorities performed an investigati (More) |
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Katrina evacuees sue FEMA to continue housing vouchers
Lawyers representing Hurricane Katrina evacuees filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court on Friday, seeking an injunction against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) preventing the agency from ending housing benefits after the twel (More) |
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US Defense Department considering using military for border patrol
Faced with chronic security problems along the US border with Mexico, the Pentagon is exploring options in which the military can be utilized to alleviate some of the burden on US border patrol agents who are stretched too thin. Giving the military (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.
