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10 Jan 2007, 2:55 am
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10 Dec 2014, 8:14 am
[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur on counter terrorism and human rights [official website] Ben Emmerson on Tuesday called for the prosecution [press release] of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [official website] and other government officials for the interrogation and torture of detainees. [read post]
23 Sep 2016, 2:14 pm
[JURIST] A UN human rights expert on Friday urged the US government to halt the construction [press release] of the Dakota Access oil pipeline out of respect for the rights of affected Native Americans. [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 8:54 am
[JURIST] The US is violating UN laws governing torture investigations [press release] by insisting on monitoring conversations with an imprisoned army private, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez said Tuesday. [read post]
9 Mar 2006, 8:31 am
[JURIST] US Defense Department [official website] officials said Thursday afternoon that reports originating from earlier statements [JURIST report] by a military spokesman in Iraq that the US intended to close Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison [JURIST news archive] within three months before handing the facility back to the Iraqi government were "premature". [read post]
18 May 2023, 10:00 pm
However, according to a recent report , Chinese venture capital investment in the US life sciences industry remains remarkably resilient, partly due to the Chinese government’s “Made in China 2025” initiative and other industrial policies. [read post]
29 Mar 2004, 6:45 am
In Monday's US law and business press, the New York Law Journal reports that a NY man who shot another man 10 times has escaped a murder conviction because the prosecutor used the wrong murder charge.... [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 6:45 am
Roberts held that the government did not sufficiently prove the elements of the charges of seditious conspiracy, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and other weapons related charges in the case of United States v. [read post]
13 Oct 2003, 5:37 am
AP reports that under the terms of a new draft resolution on Iraq that the United States is expected to present to the UN Security Council later today or Tuesday, the US-appointed Iraqi Governing Council[PDF] has until December 15 to set a timetable for new elections and approval of a new Iraqi constitution. [read post]
14 Aug 2009, 6:20 am
According to a senior official at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, an independent US government agency responsible all international broadcasting sponsored by Washington, the system is now actively being tested in China and Iran. [read post]
9 Nov 2010, 10:58 am
The recommendations stem from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) [official website; JURIST report] of the US government's human rights record before the UNHRC in Geneva. [read post]
20 Jan 2017, 5:35 am
He noted that he decision acknowledges the fact that the Sudanese government has adopted positive actions in the last six months. [read post]
6 Jul 2006, 2:41 am
[JURIST] The US House Committee on Government Reform [official website] is waiting for the US Defense Department and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to comply with a subpoena [press release] seeking to compel the Pentagon to turn over several documents, including all drafts of a key report in the Abu Ghraib [JURIST news archive] abuse investigation. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 1:32 pm
The brief argues that the federal government had a legitimate interest in creating a uniform federal definition of marriage to "[avoid] massive legal uncertainty. [read post]
2 Mar 2015, 8:13 am
The Spanish government has requested that the US use diplomatic discussions with Cuba regarding the country's removal from the State Sponsors of Terrorism [State Dept. list] blacklist to seek the extradition of two members of the Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) [Britannica backgrounder; JURIST news archive] residing in Cuba, according to a statement Monday from Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo [official profile]. [read post]
2 Aug 2006, 4:21 am
The US House of [read post]
14 Apr 2014, 9:30 am
The White House informed the Iranian government earlier this week that the selection of Aboutalebi was "not viable"... [read post]
22 Mar 2005, 12:57 pm
[JURIST] The US government filed a motion [PDF text] Tuesday asking the judge in the Zacarias Moussaoui case [JURIST Newsmaker news archive] to set a trial date in October. [read post]
18 May 2023, 10:00 pm
However, according to a recent report , Chinese venture capital investment in the US life sciences industry remains remarkably resilient, partly due to the Chinese government’s “Made in China 2025” initiative and other industrial policies. [read post]
16 Oct 2017, 10:00 am
Thimmesch (Nebraska), David Gamage (Indiana) & Darien Shanske (UC-Davis), The Case for Consumer-Based Use Tax Enforcement, 85 State Tax Notes 1049 (Sept. 11, 2017): This essay argues that state governments’ current focus on getting vendors to collect their sales and use taxes is insufficient, especially in regard to... [read post]
