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Left Wing Federalism Fells DOMA
JURIST Guest Columnist Bruce Miller of Western New England College School of Law says that the decision of a moderately liberal federal judge that the application of the Defense of Marriage Act in Massachusetts is unconstitutional on federalism groun (More) |
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Russia upper house approves bill expanding secret police powers
The Russian Federation Council on Monday approved legislation that will allow the country's secret police, the Federal Security Service (FSB) , to question citizens about their actions related to crimes that have not yet occurred. The KGB , predece (More) |
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Khadr military lawyer to offer vigorous defense
A US military lawyer for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] announced Saturday that he will vigorously defend Khadr at his US military commission trial scheduled to begin next month . Khadr fired his US (More) |
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Russia lower house approves bill expanding secret police powers
The Russian State Duma on Friday voted 354 to 96 to approve legislation that would allow the country's secret police, the Federal Security Service (FSB) , to question citizens about their actions related to crimes that have not yet occurred. The KG (More) |
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of Nebraska abortion law
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Nebraska issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday preventing a new Nebraska abortion law from being enforced. The law, known as the Women's Health Protection Act, requires physicians to evalu (More) |
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Afghanistan government must protect women's rights during reconciliation efforts: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on the Afghan government to protect the rights of women during integration and reconciliation efforts conducted with the Taliban and other militants. In a report, Ten-Dollar Talib , the human rights orga (More) |
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Canada government to appeal Khadr rights ruling
The Canadian Department of Justice on Monday announced that it will appeal a court ruling ordering the government to provide Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD Materials; JURIST news archive] with a list of remedies to ameliorate its breach o (More) |
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Lawyers file complaint in Morocco seeking arrest of Israel officials
A group of lawyers on Monday filed a complaint with a Morocco prosecutor seeking the arrest of several high ranking Israeli officials over their involvement in Operation Cast Lead [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The complaint nam (More) |
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Khadr tells court he previously rejected plea deal
Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Monday appeared at a pre-trial hearing and informed the court that he had previously rejected a plea deal offered by the US government. Under the plea agreement Kha (More) |
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ICC allows trial of accused Congo militia leader to continue
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday denied the stay of proceedings request of accused Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga . Katanga filed the appeal in June seeking a stay of proceedings and a declaration o (More) |
President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus
On April 27, 1861, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address drafts riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861).
Read "Lincoln and Habeas Corpus" from the University of California at Long Beach.
