Search Results for: 2004-09-28

JURIST Guest Columnist Tung Yin of Lewis & Clark Law School says that the government's unwillingness to clearly define which activities would make someone a 'covered person' under section 1021 of the NDAA likely resulted in a US District Court...

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of ex-Merrill Lynch executive James Brown stemming from his role in the Enron fraud scandal . Brown was indicted on five counts in 2003...

The US Supreme Court on Monday added 11 more cases to its 2011-2012 docket. In FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. , the court will rule on whether...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday affirmed a lower court's decision confirming that Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Musa'ab Omar al-Madhwani is lawfully detained for being part of al...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday overturned a lower court's decision granting release to Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman. Uthman's 2004 habeas corpus petition...

France's Constitutional Council on Friday ruled that the country's same-sex marriage ban does not violate the constitution . The council emphasized it may only interpret existing laws...

The French National Assembly on Tuesday voted 294-239 to adopt a controversial immigration bill that would would strip criminals born in other countries of their French nationality...

Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainee Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad al Odah on Tuesday petitioned the US Supreme Court to reverse a federal appeals court decision that denied...

The UK military's handling of detainees in overseas operations is "in compliance" with UK and international law, according to a report released Tuesday by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) . According to British Army Inspector Brigadier...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Levin v. Commerce Energy that federal courts lack original jurisdiction over state tax claims based on discrimination. The...