A Munich court on Thursday denied Spain's request to extradite retired US autoworker and convicted Nazi guard John Demjanjuk to stand trial in Madrid. The Spanish National Court in January sought Demjanjuk's extradition so...
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The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Wednesday that it would not extradite former Italian guerrilla Cesare Battisti back to Italy and said that Italy did not have standing to challenge the decision. The court...
Federal judge reaffirms ruling striking down ban on corporate donations to candidates
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday reaffirmed a ruling he issued two weeks ago striking down a ban on corporate donations to...
US Senate approves Verrilli to replace Kagan as solicitor general
The US Senate Tuesday approved Donald Verrilli, Jr , as the next Solicitor General by a vote of 72-16 , taking the position left open since Elena Kagan was sworn in [JURIST...
US President Barack Obama has been urged to stop deportations to Haiti on humanitarian grounds. More than 3,000 Americans signed a letter sent to the president on Thursday, claiming that deportees are immediately imprisoned upon...
Four alleged Somali pirates captured from a hijacked ship are being put on trial in South Korea, but lawyers for the pirates argue the court does not have jurisdiction to try them. South Korean forces captured...
Delaware Governor Jack Markell on Wednesday signed into law a bill allowing same-sex civil unions within the state. According to the legislation, individuals entering into a civil union "shall enjoy all...
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam on all 14 counts of insider trading. The jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ...
'Genocide Denial' and the ICTR: Reflections of a Former Defense Counsel
JURIST Guest Columnist Peter Erlinder of William Mitchell College of Law was defense counsel in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) until last month when he was removed for "misconduct," an action that he argues was part of a...
The Delaware House of Representatives voted 26-15 on Thursday in favor of a bill allowing same-sex civil unions within the state. According to the legislation, individuals entering into a civil union...
