| Posts |
|
International brief ~ Annan questions fairness of Zimbabwe elections
In Tuesday's international brief, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has questioned the fairness of the recent national elections in Zimbabwe . In a statement issued Monday, Annan said that he was concerned that the electoral process failed to ass (More) |
|
Red Cross confirms riot at US-run prison camp in south Iraq
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that prisoners at Camp Bucca , a US-run detention camp in southern Iraq, rioted on April 1 despite an initial US military denial of any incident. An ICRC delegation was at the camp (More) |
|
Apostolic Constitution on Papal Succession [Vatican]
Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominci Gregis , Pope John Paul II, given February 26, 1996 . Excerpt:The Shepherd of the Lord's whole flock is the Bishop of the Church of Rome, where the Blessed Apostle Peter, by sovereign disposition of divine (More) |
|
BREAKING NEWS ~ John Paul II dies; pope championed freedom, rights
Pope John Paul II [official website; BBC profile; CBC backgrounder] has died, according to Vatican sources. He was 84. An announcement has just been made in Italian and English on Vatican Radio, monitored over the Internet from Pittsburgh. Vatican (More) |
|
Fred Korematsu, famed Japanese-American civil rights activist, dies at 86
Civil rights activist Fred Korematsu has died at daughter's home in California. The American-born son of Japanese immigrants who passed away Wednesday is best remembered for defiantly refusing to voluntarily submit himself to US internment camp (More) |
|
BREAKING NEWS ~ Terri Schiavo has died
A family spokesman says that severely brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo has died.10:02 AM ET - Terri Schiavo's death comes nearly 14 days after removal of her feeding tube. Her death has been confirmed by George Felos, attorney for Terri (More) |
|
Schindlers emergency petition in Schiavo case [US SC]
Schiavo v. Schiavo, emergency petition for stay pending filing and disposition of a writ of certiorari, Supreme Court of the United States, March 23, 2005 . Excerpt:On Sunday, March 20, 2005, the House and Senate convened in anextraordinary, and unpr (More) |
|
Schiavo parents file final appeal with Supreme Court
Lawyers for the parents of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo filed a final appeal with the US Supreme Court Wednesday night after the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals refused an en banc rehearing of their case . The emergency petition fo (More) |
|
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Thursday, March 24
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, March 24.The US Senate and US House are in recess until April 4.American University Washington College of Law will hold a foru (More) |
|
BREAKING NEWS ~ Florida Senate votes down Schiavo bill
The Florida Senate has just voted against SB 804 that would have prohibited the suspension of sustenance or hydration of a person in persistent vegetative state when family members disagree on the course of action based on alleged prior oral statem (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
