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Lobbying reform bill [US Senate]
Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006, S. 2349, United States Senate, passed March 29, 2006 . Read the full text of the bill as placed on the Senate calendar. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Senate passes limited lobbying reform bill
The US Senate voted 90-8 late Wednesday to approve a lobbying reform bill pushed through in the wake of a corruption scandal centering on former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff , who was sentenced to a prison term Wednesday in an unrelated Flor (More) |
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Two British residents held at Guantanamo say UK assisted capture
Lawyers for two long-time British residents seized by the US and detained at Guantanamo Bay claim to have documents that indicate British officials prompted their arrests while withholding information that would have aided the two men. Bisher al-Ra (More) |
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Belarus election protestors face criminal charges as EU ups criticism
Key organizers of election protests in the Belarus capital city of Minsk who were detained by police will face criminal charges, Belarus Interior Minister Vladimir Naumov said Sunday. Thousands of citizens gathered Saturday to demonstrate against (More) |
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Denmark prosecutor rejects charging newspaper for Muhammad cartoons
Denmark's Director of Public Prosecutions Henning Fode has decided not to press criminal charges against Jyllands-Posten , the Danish newspaper that first published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad which last month set off worldwide protest (More) |
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International brief ~ EU to seek funding for Palestinians despite terror ban
Leading Monday's international brief, despite the status of Hamas as a listed terrorist entity, the European Union has announced plans at a foreign ministers' meeting Monday to attempt to work around a legal ban that prohibits European nati (More) |
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Federal appeals court invokes Commerce Clause to strike NJ truck ban
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has rejected a 7-year-old ban in New Jersey on the use of local roads by large rigs travelling interstate because it violates the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution. The eme (More) |
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International brief ~ Egyptian judges to face government slander charges
Leading Friday's international brief, four high profile Egyptian judges who spoke out against fellow colleagues accused of rigging votes in last year's presidential elections have been stripped of judicial immunity and are scheduled to be qu (More) |
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Travel ban placed on Kenya officials as corruption inquiry continues
Kenyan police have placed a travel ban on more than 20 officials as investigations continue into government corruption. Police told some 20 officials allegedly linked to the Goldenberg affair , a multi-million gold and diamond scam, not to leave the (More) |
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Top Democrats propose ban on expense-paid trips for federal judges
Senoir US Senate Democrats John Kerry (MA) , Patrick Leahy (VT) , and Russ Feingold (WI) have introduced a bill to limit expense-paid trips for federal judges underwritten by major corporations and political organizations. The three senators also (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
