Federal appeals court revives Bush-era political hiring case
March 30, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday revived a 2008 lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging discriminatory hiring practices based on political affiliation. Former DOJ intern Sean Gerlich alleges that he was denied a position in the department's Hono....... [more] 
US Senate passed Schiavo bill
March 20, 2013
On March 20, 2005, the US Senate passed legislation to move Terri Schiavo's case into the federal court system. Schiavo was a woman living in a vegetative state in Florida whose parents and husband engaged in an eight year battle over extending her life support, which became the centerpiece of a hig....... [more]
UN expert urges US to publish report on Bush-era detention, rendition program
March 4, 2013
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Ben Emmerson called Monday on the US government to publish the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report detailing investigations into the Central Intelligence Agency ....... [more]
Senate approved ban on genetic discrimination
February 17, 2013
On February 17, 2005, the US Senate voted to ban employment and insurance discrimination on the basis of genetic predisposition to disease under the authority of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005. The bill was opposed by business interests, including the US Chamber of Commerce....... [more]
President Bush signed human trafficking bill into law
January 10, 2013
On January 10, 2006, President George W. Bush signed a bill renewing the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, which provided $361 million over two years towards the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases, most involving the sex trade. Further action has since been taken by....... [more]
President Bush signed No Child Left Behind Act into law
January 8, 2013
On January 8, 2002, former US President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) into law. The legislation required that states successfully adopt and enforce rigorous educational standards to improve the academic performance of public school students, but provided limited federal f....... [more]
Federal courts and offices were closed in mourning for President Ford
January 2, 2013
On January 2, 2007, most federal offices and courts closed after President George W. Bush declared a National Day of Mourning for former President Gerald Ford. Ford, who was president from 1974 till 1977, died on December 26, 2006, at the age of 93. National Days of Mourning are a tradition held to....... [more]
Saudi student sentenced to life for US bomb plot
November 13, 2012
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas sentenced a former Texas college student from Saudi Arabia to life in prison on Tuesday for trying to make a bomb for use in a jihad. One of Khalid Ali-M Aldawsar's possible targets was believed to be former US president George W....... [more]
Ex-Goldman Sachs director charged with insider trading
October 26, 2012
On October 26, 2011, former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta was arrested for securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claimed that Gupta disclosed non-public materials from board meetings to the co-founder of the Galleon Group, Ra....... [more]
US lawmakers approved trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, South Korea
October 12, 2012
On October 12, 2011, the US Congress approved free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, the first trade partnerships the US had made in years. The US hoped the agreement would boost exports as well as protect US intellectual property within those countries. The last country to ins....... [more]
International Justice: Tutu's Push for Reform
October 3, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Leonard, the Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs at Shenandoah University, says that Archbishop Desmond Tutu's statements regarding the prosecution of George W. Bush and Tony Blair serve as an ardent call for advancement towards a truly universal system of justic....... [more]
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