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Virginia Supreme Court to hear global warming subpoena case
March 13, 2011 by Carrie Schimizzi
The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday agreed to hear a case seeking to determine whether Virignia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli can subpoena records about a former professor at the University of Virginia. Cuccinelli is requesting that the University turn over records about global warming.... [more]

Equatorial Guinea president pardons convicted coup leader
November 4, 2009 by Andrea Bottorff
Former British officer Simon Mann, convicted last year of involvement in a 2004 coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, was released from prison Tuesday after being pardoned by Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Mann and his accomplices, four South African mercenaries, left the....... [more]

Equatorial Guinea court convicts British ex-officer for coup attempt
July 7, 2008 by Andrew Gilmore
A court in Equatorial Guinea Monday convicted British national Simon Mann for his involvement in an alleged 2004 coup attempt against President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Mann was sentenced to 34 years in prison, to be served at Blackbeach prison in Malabo. The sentence is longer than the 31.... [more]

Alleged Equatorial Guinea coup plotter downplays involvement as verdict looms
June 21, 2008 by Benjamin Klein
The trial of British national Simon Mann, charged with participating in an alleged coup attempt against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in 2004, concluded on Friday with his defense lawyer seeking leniency. Mann, who has claimed that Sir Mark Thatcher was involved in the.... [more]

Equatorial Guinea begins trial of alleged coup leader
June 17, 2008 by Deirdre Jurand
The trial of British national Simon Mann, accused of participating in a 2004 coup attempt against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, began Tuesday in Malabo. Government officials charged Mann, a former Special Air Service officer who allegedly signed the contract for the.... [more]

Alleged Equatorial Guinea coup plotter accuses Thatcher of coup involvement
March 30, 2008 by Benjamin Klein
British national Simon Mann, accused of participating in an alleged coup attempt against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in 2004, has accused Sir Mark Thatcher of being involved in the plot, Equatorial Guinea Attorney General Jose Olo said Sunday. According to Olo, Mann,.... [more]

Massachusetts ruling promotes respect for diversity in public schools [comment]
February 7, 2008 by Andrew Wood
Katherine Triantafillou: Too bad the news piece on Parker v. Hurley misstated the holding of the case, but perhaps we shouldn't be surprised as those of us from Massachusetts are used to being misunderstood and denigrated for our progressive ways. Consider the criticism heaped on Horace M....... [more]

Zimbabwe slammed after secretly deporting alleged Equatorial Guinea coup plotter
February 4, 2008 by Caitlin Price
A lawyer for British national Simon Mann, alleged to have plotted a coup against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in 2004, accused Zimbabwean officials Monday of criminal conspiracy to kidnap after Mann was reportedly deported to Equatorial Guinea in secret before his.... [more]

Zimbabwe court affirms alleged coup plotter extradition to Equatorial Guinea
January 31, 2008 by Brett Murphy
The Zimbabwe High Court Wednesday ruled against an appeal filed by the legal team defending Simon Mann seeking to prevent Mann's extradition for trial in Equatorial Guinea. Judge Rita Makarau held that the government had enough evidence that Mann was involved in a plot to overthrow Equatorial Gu....... [more]

Georgia sex offenders residency law ruling [Georgia SC] [document]
November 21, 2007 by Bernard Hibbitts
Mann v. Georgia Department of Corrections, Supreme Court of Georgia, November 21, 2007. Read the full text of the opinion. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....... [more]



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