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Navy SEALs bring federal suit against AP over "abuse" photos
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Associated Press by several Navy SEALs and the wife of a US special forces member claiming that the wire service published photos [AP gallery from Spain's El Mundo] of the servicemembers with Iraqi p (More) |
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Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Wednesday, March 23
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, March 23.The US Senate and US House are in recess until April 4.The European Council session continues today, with the secon (More) |
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International brief ~ UN report calls for Germany to ban racist political parties
In Tuesday's international brief, a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Commission by UN Special Rapporteur Doudou Diene has called on Germany and the EU to increase efforts to ban political groups based on racist, xenophobic, or hate polic (More) |
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Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, March 22
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, March 22.The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In the first case, Tory v. Coc (More) |
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White House insists Schiavo bill no precedent
The White House on Monday insisted that the special legislation passed by Congress in a matter of hours over the weekend regarding review of Terri Schiavo's case was not intended as a precedent for Congress to step into future battles over the (More) |
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200 rights protestors arrested in Nepal
Over 200 protestors were arrested in Nepal Sunday as two political activist groups held a national "Civil Disobedience Day" to protest the royal assumption of governmental power on February 1. The Nepali Congress and the Human Rights (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ US House approves Schiavo bill
After over three hours of debate ending after midnight Monday morning, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that will allow a federal judge to conduct a de novo review of the Terri Schiavo case to determine whether the withholding of food, (More) |
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Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, March 21
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, March 21.The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases today beginning at 10 AM ET. In the first case, Castle Rock (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ House starts debate on Schiavo bill
House Judiciary Committee chairman James Sensenbrenner has risen in the US House of Representatives to begin an extraordinary Sunday night pre-Easter recess debate on S. 686, a bill passed earlier this afternoon by the Senate that would permit a f (More) |
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Ribstein [Illinois]: Schiavo and abortion
Larry Ribstein, University of Illinois College of Law:"Schiavo is about abortion, at least that much is obvious. Terri Schiavo is a "fetus" tethered by life-giving machines rather than to her mother. There's speculation about wheth (More) |
Maurice Papon convicted of war crimes
On April 2, 1998, Maurice Papon was convicted of war crimes for his role in deporting French Jews to concentration camps during the Nazi occupation of France. Under German occupation, Papon served as the supervisor of the Service for Jewish Questions in Bordeaux from which he collaborated with the Nazi S.S. and oversaw the deportation of 1,560 Jewish men, women, and children to concentration camps.
Read an biography of Maurice Papon from the BBC.
