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Georgia lawmakers expand immigration law
March 29, 2013 by Sydney Normil
The Georgia General Assembly on Thursday amended Senate Bill 160, implementing stricter security and immigration compliance than the original 2011 version. The modifications impose tougher penalties and heighten identification requirements. First, the bill requires all public employers, their.... [more]
Military contractor pays $5 million settlement in lawsuits alleging torture at Abu Ghraib
January 9, 2013 by Maureen Cosgrove
A military contractor that was accused in a lawsuit by former detainees of the Abu Ghraib prison of conspiring to torture detainees has paid $5.28 million to detainees held at the prison and other US detention centers in Iraq. The detainees filed suit against two military defense contractors in.... [more]
Obama signs order strengthening protections against human trafficking
September 27, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued an executive order to strengthen the federal government's zero-tolerance policy for contracting with groups and individuals involved in human trafficking. The order requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR) to take steps in the next 180.... [more]
Pentagon auditors investigated alleged Iraq contract fraud [this day at law]
August 28, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On August 28, 2007, the US Department of Defense announced that it would send an investigation team to Iraq to look into allegations of fraud and corruption related to military contracts. In July 2007, federal authorities charged a former school teacher with accepting kickbacks from contractors.... [more]
Blackwater agrees to settle federal criminal charges
August 8, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that private security contractors Blackwater, now known as Academi, agreed to settle several federal criminal charges dealing with export and firearm violations. Academi agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine. The company also agreed to.... [more]
US top military official said troops need immunity for continued presence in Iraq [this day at law]
August 2, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On August 2, 2011, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, stated that US troops needed to be granted immunity in order to remain in Iraq beyond the army's original deadline. Admiral Mullen left the decision of whether US troops should remain in Iraq to the Iraqi.... [more]
Federal appeals court revives lawsuits against Abu Ghraib contractors
May 13, 2012 by Keith Herting
A 14-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled 12-2 Friday that the earlier dismissal of lawsuits against two Abu Ghraib contractors on the grounds that they have immunity as government contractors was premature. The court sent the cases against CACI International Inc..... [more]
US government banned texting for commercial drivers [this day at law]
January 26, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
On January 26, 2010, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a federal ban on texting while driving for all commercial truck and bus drivers. The regulation, promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), added to several state laws outlawing texting while.... [more]
Uncertainty for Iraqis as Troops Withdrawal and Private Contractors Remain
January 13, 2012 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Leila Sayed-Taha, DePaul University College of Law Class of 2012, currently works as a translator for Ace Languages Centre, where she aids asylum seekers at the Immigration Advisory Service. Here she discusses the ongoing issue of immunity as troops withdrawal and private.... [more]
Colombia rebel leader extradited to US [this day at law]
December 31, 2011 by Cody Harding
On December 31, 2004, Ricardo Palmera, also known as "Simon Trinidad," was extradited to the United States on charges of drug smuggling and kidnapping. Palmera was a senior leader of the Colombian rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC). Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.... [more]
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