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Arkansas Senate approves lethal injection law revision
February 8, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
The Arkansas Senate on Thursday approved revisions to the state's lethal injection law. The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the 2009 version of the law last year, finding that a provision allowing the state department of corrections to choose the drug for lethal injection violates the.... [more]
President Bush signed human trafficking bill into law [this day at law]
January 10, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On January 10, 2006, President George W. Bush signed a bill renewing the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, which provided $361 million over two years towards the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases, most involving the sex trade. Further action has since been taken.... [more]
Federal judge denies Planned Parenthood request to uphold contract with Oklahoma
December 25, 2012 by Daniel Mullen
Judge Stephen Friot of the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Monday denied a request from Planned Parenthood of the Heartland to prevent Oklahoma from terminating its contract with them. Planned Parenthood filed a preliminary injunction after the Oklahoma State Department.... [more]
US refused to sign anti-personnel landmine treaty [this day at law]
November 24, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On November 24, 2009, the US State Department (DOS) stated that the US would not sign a treaty banning the use of anti-personnel landmines, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. Though the US did not.... [more]
US State Department: Mexico ex-president immune from massacre suit
September 10, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
The US Department of State on Friday said that former Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo should be immune from a Connecticut lawsuit filed over the 1997 killings of 45 people in a Mexican village. The plaintiffs, 10 unidentified men and women, allege that Zedillo was responsible for war crimes,.... [more]
Saudi Arabia amended highly criticized anti-terrorism law [this day at law]
August 6, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On August 6, 2011, Saudi Arabian officials announced amendments to their existing draft anti-terrorism law, which had been criticized by human rights groups. Amnesty International (AI) had released the draft law in a press release, claiming that the law's definition of "terrorist crimes" was.... [more]
US State Department releases religious freedom report
July 31, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The US Department of State (DOS) on Monday released its annual International Religious Freedom Report documenting threats to religious freedom throughout the world. The report documents current international threats to religious freedom—particularly laws that punish religious traditions and bla....... [more]
Senate committee approves bill to sanction Russia officials linked to lawyer's death
June 26, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would impose sanctions on Russian officials linked to the 2009 death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. The bill was approved by a House committee earlier this month. If passed, the bill will bar the US State.... [more]
Israel threatened 10 year ban for journalists participating in Gaza aid flotilla [this day at law]
June 26, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On June 26, 2011, Israel issued a warning to international media sources, threatening both deportation and a 10 year ban from the country for any journalist caught on board any aid flotillas bound for the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip has been under a naval blockade since 2007, when Hamas, designated.... [more]
State Department called human trafficking a 'serious problem' in US [this day at law]
June 14, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On June 14, 2010, the US State Department released an annual report that detailed human trafficking conditions around the world. Specifically, the report described the US as still having a "serious problem" with the issue. The State Department also listed countries in noncompliance with the.... [more]
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