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23 Oct 2007, 6:08 pm
[JURIST] As many as six additional former Nigerian governors will be charged with corruption by the end of the year, Nigerian anti-corruption czar Nuhu Ribadu [official profile] said Tuesday. [read post]
13 Jan 2008, 2:00 am
[JURIST] US Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell [official profile] said in an article published in the New Yorker [media website] Sunday that waterboarding [JURIST news archive], the controversial interrogation technique simulating drowning allegedly used against detainees by the CIA, was torture as far as he was concerned. [read post]
22 Aug 2007, 6:31 pm
The Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell contradicted the government and his own legal defenses of the nations' telecoms by telling an El Paso newspaper that the companies helped the government with its warrantless wiretapping program. [read post]
20 Nov 2006, 1:24 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour [official profile] on Monday condemned human rights violations occurring in the Palestinian authorities, saying that violations were "intolerable" and expressing concern for civilians in the area. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 8:00 am
Bikyamasr.com reports that on Tuesday, Egyptian human rights groups filed a lawsuit against the head of Egypt’s armed forces. [read post]
21 Apr 2007, 2:57 pm
[JURIST] The Shiite head of Iraq's Debaathification Commission [official website] said Friday he would fight a proposed law [JURIST report] allowing former Baath party [BBC backgrounder] members to return to their previously held government positions. [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 3:01 pm
[JURIST] US Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell [official website] pushed for new and permanent changes to a recently passed temporary surveillance law in a statement [PDF text] to the House Judiciary Committee [official website] Tuesday. [read post]
31 Jul 2007, 7:41 pm
[JURIST] Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell [official profile] Tuesday defended Attorney General Alberto Gonzales against accusations of lying to Congress during testimony last week. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 11:10 am
Image via WikipediaThe European Union (EU) is particularly susceptible to food safety threats, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) executive director Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle has warned. [read post]
24 Jul 2022, 9:04 am
The worldwide struggle to contain a fast-spreading outbreak of monkeypox took on new urgency, with the World Health Organization declaring a global emergency and U.S. experts discussing whether the viral infection is becoming yet another significant sexually transmitted disease that this country is ill-prepared to quell. [read post]
21 Sep 2005, 7:37 am
[JURIST] European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso [official profile] told reporters in Brussels Wednesday that he does not expect a European constitution [JURIST news archive] for another two to three years. [read post]
20 Apr 2024, 12:39 pm
Albany Law School's Annual Cooke SymposiumOpen to the Community [read post]
12 Nov 2003, 1:25 am
From the anchor desk, following up on a story previously reported in JURIST's Paper Chase on Monday... [read post]
4 Apr 2009, 9:24 am
Bullshit or not bullshit? [read post]
22 Feb 2007, 5:05 am
From the Daily Comet:Saying South Carolina's courts are in crisis, Toal reiterated her request for three additional judges for both the Circuit Court and Family Court levels. [read post]
15 Jun 2007, 4:59 am
[JURIST] The US military announced Thursday that charges [Central Command press release; JURIST report] against Lt. [read post]
18 Aug 2008, 5:14 am
When 28 year old Kathryn Fridge heard that Tropical Storm Edouard was bounding for the Gulf Coast, she headed to the local Wal-Mart with her Mom to stock up on supplies. [read post]
12 Feb 2010, 3:52 am
[JURIST] US Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair [official profile] on Wednesday condemned [press release, PDF] a UK Court of Appeal ruling [judgment text; JURIST report] that the British government must publish intelligence relating to the alleged torture of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed [JURIST news archives]. [read post]
24 Apr 2010, 7:23 am
“Among other things, Taitz has had trouble proving that she has standing to pursue these cases, mainly because she doesn’t. [read post]
13 Jun 2008, 2:52 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour [official profile] Thursday commended [press release] the US Supreme Court for its ruling [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] that federal courts have jurisdiction to review habeas corpus petitions filed by Guantanamo detainees classified as enemy combatants. [read post]
