JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Laurent Pech, Jean Monnet Lecturer in European Union Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway, says that the proposed European Constitution may be less than it's cracked up to be, and that its possible rejection...
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Report of Americans United for Separation of Church and State on Religious Coercion and Endorsement of Religion at the United States Air Force Academy, April 30, 2005 [prompting a May 3 announcement by Acting Air Force Secretary Michael L. Dominguez...
Air Force investigating constitutionality of religious activities at Academy
Acting Air Force Secretary Michael L. Dominguez , announced Tuesday that the Pentagon will investigate reported religious activities at the Colorado Springs United States Air Force Academy to determine if the climate there respects the Establishment...
Food services corporation Sodexho has agreed to an $80 million settlement with thousands of black employees who had sued the company claiming they were routinely discriminated against. The settlement, reached Wednesday, requires Sodexho to...
In an effort to implement a peace deal between Khartoum and southern rebels that formally ended a 21-year civil war, Sudan has formed a committee to draft an interim constitution. The constitution would clear the...
UN rights commission calls for action against religious defamation
The UN Commission on Human Rights has called on the international community to take action against the defamation of religions, especially the ethnic and religious profiling of Muslim minorities after the September 11th attacks. In a resolution...
Hollinger Inc., the Canadian holding company with an interest in the newspaper publisher Hollinger International, filed a $636 million lawsuit Tuesday against former CEO Conrad Black and other former executives. Hollinger is seeking damages for Black's alleged diversion of...
Pinney, et al. v. Nokia, Inc. et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, March 17, 2005 [ruling that because the claims only raised issues relating to state claims, including consumer protection, they were not preempted by...
Iraq PM warns of possible problems in constitutional negotiations
Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has spoken out on the some of the obstacles in the way of drafting of a new permanent constitution for his country. Writing in the Wall Street Journal Monday,...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, March 1.The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases today. At 10 AM ET, the Court will hear arguments...