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Group files lawsuit seeking information about Bin Laden burial at sea
A government watchdog group Judicial Watch announced on Thursday that they had filed a lawsuit seeking information about the funeral arrangements made for al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden [WP obituary; JURIST news archive]. The US Navy reported (More) |
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Kenya urged to investigate 2007 post-election violence cases
The UN Human Rights Committee (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Kenya to investigate all cases related to the 2007 post-election violence in order to avoid impunity. The OHCHR expressed concern that the proceedings against the perpetrators responsible fo (More) |
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US, Amnesty International criticize Cuba for treatment of dissidents
The US government and Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized Cuba [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] for the arrest and detention of more than 40 activists who were attending the funeral of prominent dissident Oswaldo Jose Paya Sar (More) |
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New York attorney general files Supreme Court brief challenging DOMA
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a brief with the US Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text; JURIST news archive]. DOMA denies federal recognition of same-sex marriag (More) |
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California's Journey Towards Marriage Equality
JURIST Guest Columnist Angela Perone, Staff Attorney for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, argues that there has been a drastic change in public opinion in favor of same-sex marriage and that courts are more willing to recognize marriage equali (More) |
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Syria government, opposition forces committing extrajudicial executions: AI
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday accused government forces and rebels in Syria of summarily capturing and killing opposition forces in violation of international humanitarian law. The AI report came after 19 bodies were found, including un (More) |
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Exit Rights: Roberts' Conception of America in the ACA Decision
JURIST Guest Columnist Robin West of the Georgetown University Law Center says that Chief Justice Roberts's conviction that the individual mandate is not authorized by the Commerce Clause is evidence of a new, anti-collectivist conception of individu (More) |
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HRW: Mali forces abducting, torturing soldiers and journalists
Mali security forces loyal to the country's coup leader, Captain Amadou Sanogo, have been abducting and torturing opposition soldiers and journalists, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. The report says that 20 soldiers involved in a coun (More) |
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Australia abandons appropriation of book profits of former Guantanamo detainee
The Australian government has discontinued proceedings against former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks over the profits from his memoir. Australia's Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) [official website; press release] decided t (More) |
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UN official praises Somalia progress toward transitional constitution
Head of the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) Augustine Mahiga on Monday praised [statement, PDF; press release] Somali leaders for their progress in the selection of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) who will be charged with adopting (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.
