Gallenthin Realty Development, Inc. v. Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey Supreme Court, June 13, 2007 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Navy Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby , commander of Joint Task Force – Guantanamo Bay, told AP Tuesday that there are two ongoing investigations into the apparent suicide death of a Saudi Arabian detainee, adding that the two separate investigations are focusing on how Abdul Rahman Ma'ath Thafir al-Amri committed suicide and why guards failed [...]

Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virgina Tech Tragedy, US Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, and Department of Education, June 13, 2007 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

National Instant Criminal Background Check System Improvement Amendment Act of 2007, passed by the US House of Representatives, June 13, 2007 . Read the full text of the bill . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Tuesday that Poland would insist on new discussions on voting within the Council of the European Union before Poland will agree to any proposed EU constitutional "treaty" . Kaczynski voiced his objection to the proposed "double majority" voting system, which requires at least 55 percent of the ministers to [...]

Judges of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) said Wednesday that they have unanimously adopted internal rules for the ECCC following the conclusion of a two-week meeting that convened on May 31. The judges said the new rules would facilitate "fair, transparent trials before an independent and impartial court." The rules are [...]

The judicial panel of the UK House of Lords ruled Wednesday that Human Rights Act of 1998 (HRA) applies to British soldiers overseas in the case of killed Iraqi detainee Baha Musa . The Law Lords upheld a lower court judgment and held that because Musa was killed while under British detention he was therefore [...]

The Missouri Supreme Court has rejected efforts by the city of St. Louis to recoup $15 million in lead paint removal costs from paint and pigment manufacturers. In its 4-3 opinion , the high court upheld a lower court's ruling, determining that the city's inability to connect any specific manufacturer to the paint at a [...]

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled a series of reforms Tuesday designed to address the backlog of claims by aboriginal tribes over land seized by the Canadian government, saying a system would be created to solve the disputes "once and for all by impartial judges on a new Specific Claims Tribunal." The proposal, titled the [...]

Eric Linge, Pitt Law '09, files from Mumbai: Settling in Mumbai after having spent my first quarter century in the U.S., I have quickly developed a new personal pricing index. What I mean is, a $4 lunch is now a rather expensive lunch. A one hour ride in an auto rickshaw for $3 — wow, [...]