Federal appeals court dismisses torture suit against Rumsfeld
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit , sitting en banc Wednesday, ruled that two American citizens cannot sue former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld for alleged torture by US soldiers in...
Fourth Circuit upholds dismissal of Padilla unlawful detention suit
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by US citizen and convicted terrorist Jose Padilla , who alleged that he had been...
Federal appeals court hears arguments in Padilla unlawful detention suit
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard arguments Wednesday in an appeal by US citizen and convicted terrorist Jose Padilla to reinstate his unlawful detention suit against several government officials. Padilla,...
Federal appeals court allows Rumsfeld torture suit to proceed
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Monday that a torture suit against former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld can proceed. Two American citizens brought a cause of action recognized...
Federal appeals court says Ashcroft immune from post-9/11 detainee lawsuit
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that former US attorney general John Ashcroft is entitled to absolute immunity from the claims of a Muslim American detained...
Supreme Court rules Ashcroft immune from suit over witness detention
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in Ashcroft v. al-Kidd that a witness in a terror investigation cannot challenge the constitutionality of an objectively reasonable arrest pursuant to...
Supreme Court hears Ashcroft immunity, Confrontation Clause cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases: one regarding the extent of immunity for a federal official and another regarding the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause. In Ashcroft v....
JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Paust of the University of Houston says recent evidence shows that the US has enabled certain Nazi war criminals to avoid prosecution, but that it is incumbent upon the government to end such impunity by actively...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certorari in Ashcroft v. al-Kidd to determine whether former US attorney general John Ashcroft is entitled to...
US President Barack Obamas nominee to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) withdrew her candidacy on Friday. Dawn Johnsen , nominated as the OLC's Assistant Attorney General in January 2009, has...
