Following up stories reported earlier today in JURIST's Paper Chase, government and opposition leaders in the Ukraine spoke openly late Wednesday of the possibility of civil strife as the country's electoral crisis deepened. Outgoing Ukrainian president Leonid Kushma warned...
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War crimes prosecutor's report to the UN Security Council [ICTY]
Report of Carla del Ponte, Prosecutor of the ICTY, to the UN Security Council, November 23, 2004 [declaring that Serbia has continued to avoid its legal obligations, allowing up to 12 people wanted by the tribunal to live free in...
Ribstein [Illinois]: Disney and the Problem of Corporate Governance
Larry Ribstein, University of Illinois College of Law:"This W$J overview of the Disney case puts the Eisner/Ovitz affair into perspective: a strong CEO rendered his board practically irrelevant. Left on his own, he fumbled badly. Shareholders suffered.There are many interesting...
Maule [Villanova]: A Mistake? Really. Hah hah. But It's No Laughing Matter
Jim Maule, Villanova University School of Law:"Well, the Congress has itself in a fine mess of hot water this time around. Readers of this blog know that I'm no fan of how Congress does business nor of most of what...
Rick Hasen, Loyola Law School Los Angeles:"The incumbent mayor, Dick Murphy, will be reelected unless one of the three lawsuits currently pending is successful, or unless there is a recount that will lead to a different result. News stories on...
Doug Berman, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University:"As regular readers know, I typically try to avoid blogging about high-profile criminal law cases (unless and until there is a Blakely issue). But now that the Scott Peterson case is past...
Doug Berman, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University:"It's perhaps a sober reminder of the realities of criminal justice that President Bush's ceremonial pardoning of turkeys received a lot more press than his actual pardoning of people. (As an aside,...
Ellen Podgor, Georgia State University College of Law:"As everyone awaits the post-Blakely decisions of Fanfan and Booker, the DOJ has decided to start its campaign to fight back with legislation, just in case the decision is not to their liking. ...
Stephen Bainbridge: UCLA Law School:"'House Republicans proposed changing their rules last night to allow members indicted by state grand juries to remain in a leadership post, a move that would benefit Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) in case he is...
Dan Tokaji, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University:"The A.P. has this story summarizing the problems that the states had in implementing provisional voting. It quotes my colleague Ned Foley as suggesting that Congress consider repealing HAVA's provisional voting requirement.My...