The trial of 15 Uzbek men , accused of organizing the May 2005 Andijan uprising which led to government troops killing as many as 500 protestors began Tuesday, but human rights groups are questioning the credibility of the proceedings. The 15 men sat in a metal cage in Uzbekistan's Supreme Court, as the charges, which [...]

FEC v. Club for Growth, Inc., United States District Court for the District of Columbia, September 19, 2005 . Read the full text of the complaint here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Mutual Fund Industry: SEC's Revised Examination Approach Offers Potential Benefits, but Significant Oversight Challenges Remain; Government Accountability Office, September 19, 2005 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

A Iraqi government committee Monday lodged an official request to strip former defense minister Hazem Shaalan of immunity so that he can face charges of corruption and working for Saddam Hussein's intelligence service. The request was made by the Supreme National Commission for de-Baathification, set up to oust members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from [...]

Lord Ousley, former head of Britain's Commission for Racial Equality and author of a well-known 2001 report documenting race riots in Bradford , suggested Monday that racial segregation in the UK was a serious problem and could be getting worse . Ousley urged current CRE chairman Trevor Phillips to help develop preventative measures. On Thursday, [...]

US Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) , Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , told the Senate Monday that he will vote for Judge John Roberts , nominated by President Bush as Chief Justice of the United States. Specter nonetheless acknowledged that Roberts had dodged some questions asked of him during the confirmation hearings and admitted, [...]

The US Federal Election Commission Monday sued pro-Republican political group Club for Growth in US District Court in the District of Columbia to get the group to comply with campaign finance limits after it spent at least $21 million during the 2004 general election campaign. The suit is the first to arise from controversial fundraising [...]

Pfc. Lynndie England goes before a military court again in Fort Hood Texas Tuesday planning to fight seven charges of abusing prisoners at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison . Her first trial last May ended prematurely after the presiding judge threw out her guilty plea , saying that statements by England about her understanding of the [...]

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to improve its oversight of the mutual funds industry. The report found that though the SEC commits substantial resources to regulating mutual funds, it does not effectively monitor the individual funds. [...]

Leading Monday's states brief, the Rhode Island Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion today saying that a proposal to build a gambling casino in West Warwick does not meet the state constitutional requirement that all lotteries be state run. Supporters of the casino, proposed by the Narragansett Indian tribe and the Las Vegas-based Harrah's Entertainment, [...]