Friday, April 30, 2010

DOJ opens criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs: report

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[JURIST] Law enforcement officials on Thursday told the Wall Street Journal [media website] that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [offic...

Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations

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[JURIST] Canadian Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive ] on Friday refused for the...

US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda

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[JURIST] The US government on Friday charged [indictment, PDF] two Brooklyn men with conspiracy to provide material support [18 USC § 2339...

Germany high court rules Google images do not violate copyright laws

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[JURIST] Germany's Federal Court of Justice [official website, in German] ruled Thursday that the use of thumbnail preview images pulle...

US House approves Puerto Rico status referendum bill

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[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] voted 223-169 [roll call] Thursday to approve legislation calling for a refere...

Cambodia genocide court denies bail for 3 former Khmer Rouge officials

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[JURIST] The Pre-Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website] on Friday dismissed appeal...

France justice ministry rejects Noriega request to be treated as POW

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[JURIST] The French Justice Ministry on Thursday denied a request from former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega [BBC backgrounder; ...

Former Pennsylvania judge pleads guilty in juvenile sentencing scandal

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[JURIST] Former Pennsylvania judge Michael Conahan pleaded guilty Thursday on charges of accepting more than $2.6 million in kickbacks for s...

Federal judge dismisses suit over order to remove headscarf in court

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[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan [official website] on Thursday dismissed [opinion and order...

Hawaii House approves same-sex civil unions

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[JURIST] The Hawaii House of Representatives [official website] voted 31-20 Thursday to approve legislation [HB 444 text, PDF] allowing sa...
Thursday, April 29, 2010

Lawsuits challenge Arizona immigration law

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[JURIST] Two lawsuits were filed Tuesday challenging Arizona's new immigration law, which makes it a crime to be an undocumented immigra...

Belgium lower house approves burqa ban

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[JURIST] The Belgian House of Representatives [official website, in French] on Thursday voted 136-0 to approve a bill that would ban the Is...