Lawful Military Support To Civil Authorities In Times of Crisis
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law
Lawful Military Support To Civil Authorities In Times of Crisis
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law
The Congress of the Philippines on Wednesday passed a bill to protect the rights of more than one million internally displaced persons (IDPs). The bill was praised by the UN Refugee Agency [official...
Fifth Circuit finds Army Corps of Engineers not liable for Katrina damage
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is not liable for damages caused by canal breaches that occurred during Hurricane Katrina...
Fifth Circuit rules Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina damage
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday affirmed that the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is liable to a number of Louisiana property owners for its inadequate work...
Federal judge rules LA emergency evacuation program discriminates against disabled people
A federal judge of the US District Court of the Central District of California on Friday held that the city of Los Angeles violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by not accounting for...
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) released a report Friday accusing the government of committing human rights violations against the victims of Hurricane Katrina . The group criticized the response of officials...
Kristine Long, Pitt Law '11, relates the findings of Anna Kavalauskas and Silpa Swarnapuri, Pitt Law '12, who looked into the measures taken to facilitate adoption proceedings for 54 Haitian orphans relocated to Pittsburgh...In January, Haiti was struck by an...
Federal appeals court rules dredging contractors immune in Katrina suit
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that several contractors responsible for dredging the Mississippi River, which some claim exacerbated damage from Hurricane Katrina , cannot be held liable...
Federal judge finds Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina damage
A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday found the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) negligent in its operation and maintenance of the Mississippi River-Gulf...