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Canadian same-sex marriage bill passes second vote
The Canadian House of Commons Wednesday voted to give second reading to Bill C-38 , a measure to implement the Civil Marriage Act and extend marriage rights to same-sex couples. The bill, proposed by the ruling Liberal government, must now be revie (More) |
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US soldiers arrested for attempted arms smuggling in Colombia
Colombian police arrested two American soldiers Wednesday for attempted arms smuggling, potentially to illegal far-right Colombian para-military groups. This is the second set of arrests for US military smuggling in the past month; the other involve (More) |
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UPDATE ~ Judge questions England guilty plea after psychologist testimony
Following up on a earlier report in JURIST's Paper Chase, Judge Col. James Pohl asked Pfc. Lynndie England late Tuesday whether she wanted to consider withdrawing her guilty plea after her childhood psychologist testified to her reduced mental (More) |
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The New Class Action Legislation: Denying Many Americans a Fair Day in Court
JURIST Special Guest Columnist William Lerach, senior partner of the Lerach Coughlin complex litigation firm headquartered in San Diego who has led the prosecution of hundreds of securities class and stockholder derivative actions recovering billions (More) |
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Report on command responsibility for detainee abuse [HRW]
Getting Away with Torture? Command Responsibility for the U.S. Abuse of Detainees, Human Rights Watch, April 24, 2005 . Excerpt from the executive summary:It has now been one year since the appearance of the first pictures of U.S. soldiers humiliatin (More) |
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Rights group calls for special prosecutor to investigate abuse roles of Rumsfeld, Tenet
Human Rights Watch issued a report Saturday calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the roles of US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and former CIA director George Tenet in connection with US mistreatment and torture of prisoners at Abu (More) |
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Corporations and securities brief ~ Grand jury investigates alleged misspending at Wal-Mart
Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokesman said a federal grand jury is reviewing allegations of misspending within company. The investigation into Wal-Mart began after it handed over internal docum (More) |
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UK High Court allows baby to die
In a case somewhat similar to that of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo, Justice Mark Hedley of the High Court in London Thursday upheld a court order allowing a critically ill baby to die if she stops breathing. Charlotte Wyatt was born 3 (More) |
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Papal contender rejects rights lawyer's allegation of involvement in kidnappings
A spokesman for Argentinian cardinal Jorge Bergoglio [official Vatican bio; Wikipedia profile], deemed by observers to be one of the leading contenders to succeed Pope John Paul II in the Vatican conclave that begins April 18, said Saturday that all (More) |
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International brief ~ Cuba rejects latest UN rights censure
Leading Friday's international brief, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque announced Friday that Cuba rejected the UN Human Rights Commission resolution calling on Cuba to allow a special envoy to visit the island nation to investigate a (More) |
Sherman Antitrust Act passed by Congress
On July 2, 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act became the first anti-monopoly legislation passed by Congress.
Learn more about the Sherman Act.
