On Friday the United States and people who respect justice around the world lost a very special jurist, William Ramsey Clark (December 18, 1927 – April 9, 2021), a man unique among lawyers for his steadfast commitment to justice for all. He served his country as the 66th Attorney General of the United States from [...]
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Peru appeals court upholds release of US woman held for involvement with rebel group
A Peruvian appeals court announced on Monday it has rejected the government's petition to overturn a lower court's decision to grant parole to Lori Berenson , a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel...
Peru judge reinstates parole for US woman held for involvement with rebel group
A Peruvian judge on Saturday reinstated the parole of Lori Berenson , a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel organization. Berenson has served three-quarters of a 20-year sentence, making her eligible for parole...
Peru judge revokes parole of US woman held for involvement with rebel group
A Peruvian judge on Wednesday revoked the parole of Lori Berenson , a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel organization. Berenson was granted parole in May after serving 14 years of...
Peru judge orders release of US woman held for involvement with rebel group
A Peruvian judge on Tuesday ordered the release of Lori Berenson , a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel organization. Judge Jessica Leon Yarango cited good behavior, Berenson's renunciation...
Phone giant loses bid for documents, but suggests helping NSA legally authorized
Lawyers for telecommunications giant AT&T made what turned out to be an unsuccessful bid in federal court in San Francisco Wednesday for the return of documents collected by a former AT&T technician that supposedly detail co-operation between the company...
Inter-American rights court denies US woman's appeal of Peru terror conviction
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has denied an appeal request to reinterpret its November 2004 ruling that upheld the conviction of an American tried in Peru on charges she collaborated with the terrorist group...
OAS human rights court upholds conviction of American in Peru
Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo announced Thursday that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has upheld the conviction of Lori Berenson, an American woman who was imprisoned in Peru for terrorist collaboration with Marxist guerrillas. The court, which is affiliated...
Peru says it will ignore any ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights advocating the release of American Lori Berenson. Berenson has been jailed in Peru since her 1995 arrest and 2001 conviction for terrorist collaboration with Marxist...