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3 May 2005, 7:14 am
[JURIST] Exiled former President of Liberia Charles Taylor [PBS profile] will remain a threat to the entire West African region until he is tried and has said he will continue his efforts to assassinate Guinean President Lansana Conte [profile] according to David Crane [court profile], chief prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone [official website]. [read post]
15 Apr 2005, 3:37 pm
South(west) Paw Blog "fallon,nv &sierra vista, az leukemia clusters" [read post]
7 Mar 2005, 7:40 am
[JURIST] The Special Court for Sierra Leone [official website] opened its final scheduled trial in Freetown Monday as outgoing chief prosecutor David Crane outlined his case [opening statement, PDF; case summary] against three former members of the the country's military junta - Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara and Santigie Borbor Kanu. [read post]
27 Jan 2005, 11:20 am
[JURIST] In Thursday's environmental law news, Tyson Foods [corporate website] has settled a lawsuit brought by the Sierra Club and three Kentuckians over the air pollution from 80 chicken houses. [read post]
27 Jan 2005, 8:28 am
The Sierra Club [official website] and Judicial Watch [official website] are suing to additional task force records released, contending the public has a [read post]
19 Nov 2004, 5:18 pm
[JURIST] In Friday's environmental law news, USDA Forest Service chief Dale Bosworth has affirmed the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (SNFPA), a plan that regulates the 11 national forests that run along the Sierra Nevada mountains in California and Nevada. [read post]
23 Sep 2004, 2:15 pm
In Thursday's environmental law news, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation today creating the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. [read post]
13 Sep 2004, 4:11 pm
At issue was a $90,000 contract given to a San Francisco-based PR firm to promote the USFS's plan to triple logging in Sierra Nevada forests. [read post]
International brief ~ Sierra Leone war crimes court in need of more funding, human rights group says
8 Sep 2004, 2:08 am
New York-based monitoring group Human Rights Watch published a report Wednesday warning that the Special Court for Sierra Leone needs more funding to ensure that the Court is able to provide fair and effective justice.... [read post]
6 Jul 2004, 6:01 am
Augustine Gbao, a senior commander of the rebel Revolutionary United Front, refused to recognize the Special Court for Sierra Leone, where he is on trial for crimes against humanity. [read post]
5 Jul 2004, 2:31 pm
A UN military court began its first trial Monday for military rebels in Sierra Leone. [read post]
24 Jun 2004, 10:23 am
UPDATE: The Medill School of Journalism has background on the case, while the ABA has the petitioners' brief here [PDF], as well as Judicial Watch's brief here [PDF] and Sierra Club's brief here [PDF]. [read post]
15 Jun 2004, 4:57 pm
The war crimes tribunal of Sam Hinga Norman, a former government official, and two other leaders of the government-allied militia resumed Tuesday at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a UN-backed tribunal prosecuting war crimes committed during the country's civil war. [read post]
3 Jun 2004, 6:37 am
The first trials for war crimes in the Special Court for Sierra Leone began today, but were later adjourned until next Tuesday after one of the defendants fired his defense counsel. [read post]
2 Jun 2004, 4:44 am
The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone is set to begin trials Thursday, beginning with the case against the Civil Defense Forces, recruited by the government to fight with the Sierra Leone army against the Revolutionary United Front. [read post]
1 Jun 2004, 7:54 am
The Special Court for Sierra Leone appeals panel has ruled that the recruitment of child soldiers had been established as a war crime at the time of the country's civil war and therefore the tribunal has jurisdiction to hear those claims. [read post]
31 May 2004, 3:38 pm
The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone has ruled that former Liberian president Charles Taylor (profile provided by BBC News) should stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity arising from his role Sierra Leone's rebel war, rejecting defense arguments that Taylor was a sitting president when he was indicted and therefore immune from prosecution. [read post]
18 Mar 2004, 6:55 am
A coalition of seven environmental and public health groups - including the Environmental Integrity Project, the Sierra Club, and Physicians for Social Responsibility - filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the new EPA air emissions rules are intentionally flawed and may worsen emissions problem because the new system allows manufacturers to monitor themselves rather than be subjected to [read post]
18 Mar 2004, 2:30 am
The plaintiff Sierra Club had formally requested the recusal. [read post]
14 Mar 2004, 5:34 pm
The UK's Guardian reports the president of the UN war crimes court in Sierra Leone has been barred from hearing cases [read post]
