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Federal appeals court hears arguments on release of bin Laden photos
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Thursday on whether to release photos of the body of former al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden [WP obituary; JURIST news archive]. The judges appeared (More) |
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Federal judge rules Guantanamo detainee has no right to top secret information
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that lawyers for a detainee at Guantanamo Bay may not review top secret documentation. Wali Mohammed Morafa, who has been detained for financially aiding the operation (More) |
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Vietnam court convicts 14 bloggers of subversion
The Vietnam Supreme People's Court in the central Nghe An province on Wednesday sentenced 14 Catholic Redemptorist bloggers to jail terms ranging from 3 to 13 years of combined prison and house arrest. The defendants are associated with Viet Tan , a (More) |
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Supreme Court rules habeas cases can proceed with lawyer, incompetent client
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday in the combined cases Ryan v. Gonzales and Tibbals v. Carter that there is no right to stay a federal habeas corpus proceeding until an inmate becomes competent. The court held, rather, that the p (More) |
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Veterans discharged under DADT to receive full separation pay
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday announced a settlement with the federal government to provide full separation payment to service members discharged under the controversial Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy. The complaint , (More) |
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Free Expression and an Elusive Middle Ground: Part Two
JURIST Guest Columnist Faisal Kutty of the Valparaiso University Law School says that the global community must engage in a serious debate over the limits of free expression as it applies to the defamation of cultures and religions, and that in order (More) |
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UNICEF reports recruitment of child soldiers in Central African Republic
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Friday that it has received "credible reports" of armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] recruiting and including children in the country's confli (More) |
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Obama signs defense spending bill despite Guantanamo restrictions
US President Barack Obama [official website; JURIST news archive] signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA) into law on Thursday. The bill, which authorizes appropriations for military activities for 2013, expressly prohibits us (More) |
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UN SG calls for reform to protect women in India
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called on India's government to "strengthen critical services for rape victims," expressing sympathy for the family of the 23-year-old medical student who died from injuries sustained in a gang-rape las (More) |
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India charges six suspects with murder after death of gang rape victim
Police in New Delhi, India on Saturday charged six men with the murder of a woman who died from injuries sustained in a gang-rape. The woman, a 23-year-old medical student, was gang raped on a bus in New Delhi on December 16 and died in a Singapore (More) |
FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died
Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II.
Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.
