Search Results for: 2016-01-06

Noeli Serna, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Alex Kreit, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Under the auspices of combating terror, the Bush administration took many steps following 9/11 that according to some have curtailed civil rights. Chief among these was the passage of the USA Patriot Act of 2001, which was signed by Bush...

President Obama advocated for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and civilian trials for the alleged 9/11 conspirators since his election in 2008. Despite initial progress and attempts to release or transfer detainees to third party countries, as...

Michel Djotodia, leader of rebel forces behind a coup in the Central African Republic (CAR) , declared in a radio address Monday that the country's constitution is dissolved and he is now the nation's leader....

The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday voted 161-17 to give final approval to the 18th amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution , eliminating presidential term limits. The parliament joined the Supreme Court of...

Canadian Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice on Thursday proposed a new set of regulations aimed to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted from vehicles. The new standards will apply to cars and...

The Obama administration issued new regulations Thursday tightening fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for new cars starting in 2012. The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) issued a joint...

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced plans for national fuel efficiency requirements. The policy is aimed at increasing fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and is projected to conserve 1.8 billion barrels of...