Canadian high court rules government must consult with natives before developing claimed land
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously Thursday that governments must consult with the Assembly of First Nations before developing land that aboriginal groups claim to own, but that governments need not receive consent before using land. The Court...
Peter Henning, Wayne State University School:"The Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will be holding a hearing today (Nov. 16) on the state of the insurance industry in light of the...
Justice Department to appeal Guantanamo Bay military trial ruling
The Justice Department Friday formally filed notice that it will appeal the ruling that stopped the military commission trials in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On Monday, Judge James Robertson of the US District Court for the District of Columbia stated...
Salim Ahmed Hamden v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, United States District Court of the District of Columbia, Judge James Robertson, November 8, 2004. Excerpt:Salim Ahmed Hamdan petitions for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the lawfulness of the Secretary of Defense's...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Judge stops Guantanamo proceedings as unlawful
Judge James Robertson of the US District Court of the District of Columbia has stopped Guantanamo military commission proceedings against Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's bodyguard and driver from 1996 to 2001, on the grounds that they are unlawful...
Suspension of mandatory military anthrax vaccine ruling [US DC]
Doe v. Rumsfeld, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Emmet Sullivan, October 27, 2004 [ordering the Defense Department to suspend its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program providing mandatory anthrax vaccinations for troops because the vaccine did not...
Rasul et al. v. Rumsfeld et al., United States Distrcit Court for the District of Columbia, October 27, 2004 [alleging torture and various human rights violations and seeking $10 million each in compensation to 4 UK citizens formerly detained by...
Al Odah v. US, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, October 20, 2004 ....
Shays-Meehan v. US Federal Election Commission ["527 groups" complaint]
Representative Christopher Shays and Representative Michael Meehan, Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, US District Court for the District of Columbia, September 14, 2004. Read the complaint here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
Ruggiero v. FCC, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, January 31, 2003 [upholding as constitutional a federal law and attendant FCC regulations barring former or current pirate broadcasters from obtaining a license for a new...
