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DOJ announces charges against al Qaeda members for NYC subway bomb plot
July 8, 2010
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Wednesday announced charges [press release] against five members of al Qaeda [JURIST news archive] allegedly involved in the New York City subway bomb plot in September 2009. The attempted bombing is thought to be part of a larger plo....... [more] 
DOJ files lawsuit against controversial Arizona immigration law
July 6, 2010
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice [official website] on Tuesday filed suit [complaint, PDF; supporting brief, PDF] in the US District Court for the District of Arizona [official website] seeking to permanently enjoin the state's controversial new immigration law [SB 1070 materials; JURIST news a....... [more]
Rights group seeks information on US knowledge of Israel flotilla raid
July 2, 2010
[JURIST] The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) [advocacy website] on Thursday filed [press release] eight Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [materials] requests seeking information relating to the US government's knowledge of the May Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded....... [more]
Philippines president to create 'truth commission' to probe rights abuses
July 1, 2010
[JURIST] Newly-inaugurated Philippines President Benigno Aquino [campaign website, in Tagalog; BBC profile] announced Tuesday that his administration will set up a "truth commission" to investigate allegations that the outgoing administration engaged in corruption and rights violations. The commissi....... [more]
DOJ asks appeals court to block injunction on oil drilling ban
June 27, 2010
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Friday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [official website] to stay a district court ruling to lift a six-month moratorium on deep water drilling [JURIST reports] issued by the Obama administration in response to the....... [more]
Interior secretary confirms appeal of injunction on oil drilling ban
June 23, 2010
[JURIST] US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar [official profile] confirmed Tuesday that the Department of Justice [official website] will appeal [press release] a federal court decision to issue a preliminary injunction against a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling [JURIST reports]. The b....... [more]
Obama administration to file lawsuit challenging Arizona immigration law: reports
June 19, 2010
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] plans to file a lawsuit challenging Arizona's controversial immigration legislation [SB 1070 materials; JURIST news archive], according to media reports Friday. Senior officials for the Obama administration are said to have confirmed the....... [more]
Former mortgage company CEO indicted on TARP fraud charges
June 16, 2010
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Wednesday announced that a grand jury has indicted [press release] the former CEO of mortgage company Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TWB) [corporate website] on charges of fraud related to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) [mater....... [more]
Deputy AG nominee criticized on Obama administration terrorism approach
June 16, 2010
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] on Tuesday held a hearing [materials; video] to consider the nomination [JURIST report] of James Cole [nomination materials] for deputy attorney general. Republican members of the committee used the hearing to offer criticism of the Obama....... [more]
Supreme Court refuses to take Arar rendition appeal
June 14, 2010
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday denied certiorari [order list, PDF] in Arar v. Ashcroft [docket; cert. petition, PDF], a case concerning the US government's extraordinary rendition [JURIST news archive] policy. Canadian citizen Maher Arar [advocacy web....... [more]
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