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New Orleans prisoners left in locked cells during Katrina, rights group says
Human Rights Watch has accused prison officials at the New Orleans Templeman III prison facility of leaving hundreds of inmates to fend for themselves during Hurricane Katrina , calling the prisoners' experience a "nightmare." The hu (More) |
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Katrina leaves New Orleans justice system shaken
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina , local law enforcement and federal agents have expressed increasing concern over the damage the storm wreaked on the New Orleans justice system and how quickly it can recover. Among the larger problems faced by the (More) |
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House OKs tax relief bill for Katrina victims
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously approved H.R. 3768 , providing $6 billion in temporary tax relief aimed at helping people and organizations hit by Hurricane Katrina . In particular, the legislation offers $500 tax credits f (More) |
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Governors call for federal gas price gouging probe
Eight Democratic governors have called on President Bush and Congress to investigate reports of gas price gouging following Hurricane Katrina . Citing a study by a University of Wisconsin economist that concluded rising gas prices were not solely a (More) |
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Labor Department grants affirmative action exemption for Katrina contractors
The US Department of Labor has implemented an exemption to requirements that government contractors have a written affirmative action plan if the contractors are working with the government for the first time on reconstruction projects following Hu (More) |
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UK racial segregation worsening, says former equality commissioner
Lord Ousley, former head of Britain's Commission for Racial Equality and author of a well-known 2001 report documenting race riots in Bradford , suggested Monday that racial segregation in the UK was a serious problem and could be getting worse (More) |
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Charges filed in first federal case involving alleged Katrina aid scam
Authorities in Los Angeles said Monday that two people have been charged with fraud in the first federal case involving alleged fraudulent donation solicitations related to Hurricane Katrina relief. Tino Lee, 44, of Burbank and Gina Liz Nicholas, 1 (More) |
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US Senate panel investigating levee lawsuits by environmental groups
As part of a probe into the Hurricane Katrina disaster the US Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee has asked Gulf Coast federal prosecutors whether they have ever had to defend the US Army Corps of Engineers against claims brought by en (More) |
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First federal Vioxx trial moved from New Orleans to Houston
The New Orleans-based federal judge charged with co-ordinating the approximately 1800 pending federal lawsuits relating to the withdrawal of the painkiller Vioxx from pharmacists' shelves last year has ruled that the first federal trial agains (More) |
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Corporations and securities brief ~ SEC approves Katrina filing extensions
Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has formally set out its plans to alleviate corporate financial strain caused by Hurricane Katrina . In a press release, the agency announced that (More) |
Tojo and other Japanese WWII leaders executed for war crimes
On December 23, 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed for war crimes in Tokyo.
Learn more about the Tokyo War Crimes Trials.
