Maryland high court rules lethal injection procedures subject to public review
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the state's lethal injection procedures are subject to the state's Administrative Procedures Act (APA) and therefore must be developed under the guidance of the Maryland attorney general,...
UK police groups slam potential for political interference in new bill
Two UK law enforcement associations denounced parts of the pending Police and Justice Bill on Tuesday and called on the House of Lords to amend it. In a press release , the Association of Chief...
New US military medical guidelines for detainee treatment allow force-feeding
The US Department of Defense has issued comprehensive guidelines for the treatment of detainees that direct doctors to force-feed detainees who endanger their own lives as a result of a hunger strike. The guidelines , aimed...
Environmental Integrity Project v. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, October 7, 2005 ....
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of American v. U.S. Dep't of Agriculture, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, July 25, 2005 [ruling explaining its July 14 reversal of a ban on importing Canadian cattle enacted...
Chamber of Commerce of the USA v. SEC, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, June 21, 2005 [ruling that the US SEC should reconsider its rule that requires mutual funds to be run by boards...
Judge blocks hand count of misplaced ballots in Washington governor race
In Washington state, Pierce County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Arend ruled Friday that it is too late for King County to consider hundreds of recently discovered ballots from the extremely close November governor's race. Many of the lost ballots...
