UK Home Secretary orders extradition of UK terror suspect to US
UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke ordered Wednesday that British citizen Babar Ahmad be extradited to the United States where he will face charges of terrorism, conspiring to kill Americans and running a website...
The trial of Ahmed Omar Abu Ali , an American citizen accused of plotting to kill President Bush, begins Monday in federal court in Virginia. Abu Ali has pleaded not guilty to a nine-count indictment...
Federal judge allows alleged torture confession in Bush assassination case
US District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee ruled Monday that federal prosecutors can use a confession made by Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, a US citizen charged with conspiracy to assassinate the president, conspiracy to commit aircraft...
Saudi Arabia denies torturing man accused of plotting Bush assassination
The government of Saudi Arabia on Thursday denied accusations that Saudi officials tortured Ahmed Omar Abu Ali while he was detained by the Saudi government in 2003. Abu Ali, an American citizen arrested in Saudi Arabia, testified...
Student accused in Bush assassination plot alleges Saudi torture led to confession
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali , a Virginia man charged with joining al Qaeda and plotting to assassinate President Bush, testified Wednesday that he had been beaten and tortured after being arrested in Saudi Arabia. The testimony...
Federal judge rules trustee not responsible for losses in UAL employee stock plan
A federal judge has ruled that State Street Bank and Trust Company will not be held responsible for major losses in a United Airlines (UAL) employee stock-ownership plan. Over 70,000 United employees and retirees filed...
Lawrence A. Franklin , an analyst for the US Department of Defense, plans to plead guilty to charges that he provided classified information to an Israeli official and a pro-Israeli lobbying group, according to the US...
Federal judge orders al Qaeda suspect to produce evidence in Saudi torture claim
Attorneys for US citizen Ahmed Abu Ali were ordered Momday to produce expert reports to support his claim that he was abused while in Saudi custody. US District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee directed Ali's lawyers to file...
Corporations and securities brief ~ NYSE may settle with Grasso for $25 million
Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, Newsweek is reporting that the New York Stock Exchange may settle with former CEO Richard Grasso for $25 million. The NYSE is attempting to recoup some of the $187 million...
States brief ~ 8th Circuit says ND can't use state law to challenge river management
Leading Tuesday's states brief, the US Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit ruled today that North Dakota may not use federal water pollution laws to challenge the Army Corps of Engineers' management of the...
