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Federal appeals court rules crack cocaine offenders have right to resentencing hearing
May 19, 2013 by Endia Vereen
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday ruled that people convicted of crack cocaine offenses have a right to resentencing hearings under the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA). The case was brought by two incarcerated defendants seeking retroactive relief from racially discriminatory, 10-.... [more]
Obama renews pledge to close Guantanamo
May 1, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday renewed his pledge to make an effort to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. At a news conference Tuesday, Obama was asked about the ongoing hunger strike, now involving 100 of the 166 detainees. He responded, "Well, it is not a surprise to me that we....... [more]
Release the Cleared Guantanamo Detainees to End the Hunger Strike [op-ed]
April 30, 2013 by David Mulock
JURIST Guest Columnist David Frakt of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the Obama administration should release those detainees held at Guantanamo Bay who have already been declared to not be a danger to the US...One of the most vexing problems currently facing the.... [more]
Obama petitions Supreme Court on recess appointments
April 26, 2013 by Jerry Votava
The Obama administration on Thursday petitioned the US Supreme Court to uphold the president's ability to make executive appointments while the Senate is in recess. The recess appointment is a constitutional power that permits the president fill vacancies in the executive branch without the.... [more]
US House passes controversial cybersecurity bill
April 19, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
The US House of Representatives passed a controversial cybersecurity bill on Thursday that allows corporations to share customers' personal data with other firms and the US government, even in the face of a company contract prohibiting such activity. Known as the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and.... [more]
US has engaged in torture authorized by highest officials: report
April 16, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
US authorities have engaged in the torture of detainees, and the nation's "highest officials" bear some of the responsibility, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Constitution Project, a bi-partisan legal advocacy and watchdog group. The Task Force on Detainee Treatment was.... [more]
Obama urged to press UAE crown prince to remedy rights violations
April 15, 2013 by Lauren Laing
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged US President Barack Obama to press United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to act upon the worsening human rights situation in the UAE. Al Nahyan will visit Obama in the US on Tuesday. HRW's concerns are in response to UAE.... [more]
President Obama expanded hospital visitation rights to same-sex couples [this day at law]
April 15, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On April 15, 2010, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS), per an order from President Barack Obama, advised hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid funding to broaden patient rights. These rights include honoring any advance directives created by a patient, which usually dictate.... [more]
Obama urges Congress to pass gun control measures
March 23, 2013 by Julie Deisher
In his weekly address released Saturday, US President Barack Obama urged Congress to pass the gun control legislation currently awaiting their votes. Current bills include the Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act, which would require background checks for all private gun sales; the School.... [more]
The Government is Using al Bahlul v. US to Maintain the Political Status Quo [comment]
March 21, 2013 by John Paul Regan
JURIST Guest Columnist Shane Kadidal of the Center for Constitutional Rights argues that even if the government's petition for en banc review of al Bahlul v. US fails, it will nonetheless succeed in maintaining the political status quo of the Obama administration...There are, basically, only two.... [more]
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