International brief ~ Sudan domestic war crimes tribunal to open Tuesday
Leading Monday's international brief, Sudan's domestic war crimes tribunal is scheduled to hold its first hearings Tuesday in the capital city of Khartoum, according to Sudanese Justice Minister Ali Mohammed Yassin. Yassin said that over 160 individuals indicted on...
Environmental brief ~ India PM imposes ban on tiger gifts to foreign dignitaries
In Monday's environmental law news, facing a declining tiger population, India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has banned gifts of live tigers to foreign dignitaries, established a wildlife crime prevention bureau, and created a taskforce of forest officials,...
Environmental brief ~ Los Angeles to approve anti-pollution plan
In Thursday's environmental law news, a task force charged with reducing air pollution to 2001 levels at the Port of Los Angeles is expected to approve a preliminary plan today. The task force was commissioned by LA...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Titan able to bid on Navy contracts after settlement
Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, Titan Corp. announced it reached administrative settlement agreement with the US Navy allowing the company to bid, receive and perform on government contracts. Read the Titan press release....
A California public interest group filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to invalidate the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) , the $3 billion stem cell research funding institution authorized by California voters last November. The suit filed by...
Richard Posner, University of Chicago Law School:"There is a movement afoot, assisted by the strengthening of Republican control over Congress, to impose federal limits on tort litigation, particularly medical malpractice; premiums for malpractice insurance have soared in the last two...
Speaking at a White House economic forum Wednesday, President Bush called on the new Congress to pass what he called "meaningful liability reform" on asbestos, on class action, and medical liability by curbing lawsuits in these areas which said...
Peter Friedman, Case Western Reserve University School of Law:"It should come as no great surprise that the Red Cross has reported that the U.S. used psychological and physical coercion "tantamount to torture" on Guantanamo Bay detainees and that doctors and...
The US Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in Ashcroft v. Raich (case summary from Duke Law School), a California case involving the use of marijuana as a legitimate medical treatment. The court is considering whether sick people in the...
