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Kazakhstan approved constitutional amendment to increase presidential powers [this day at law]
May 13, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On May 13, 2010, the upper house of the Kazakhstan Parliament passed a constitutional amendment granting significant additional powers to President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The lower house of Parliament had approved the amendment the day before. The amendment would have extended significant.... [more]
Supreme Court rules for pro se prisoner in sovereign immunity case
March 28, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Millbrook v. US that the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and exceptions to it, waive the immunity of prison guards who commit intentional torts that are within the scope of their authority. The text of 28 USC § 2680 lists exceptions for which t....... [more]
Zambia authorities arrest former president
March 25, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
Zambian authorities on Monday arrested former president Rupiah Banda on allegations that he misappropriated over USD $11 million during his three-year tenure in office. Banda allegedly channelled money from the sale of Nigerian crude oil into a private account instead of the nation's treasury. The.... [more]
Mexico legislature votes to remove criminal immunity for lawmakers
March 7, 2013 by Maureen Cosgrove
Mexico's Chamber of Deputies voted 376-56 on Tuesday to remove criminal immunity for federal lawmakers. The bill, which contains proposed amendments to the country's constitution, seeks to subject federal senators and deputies to the criminal justice system. The lawmakers, including high-ranking.... [more]
Supreme Court rules government medical personnel can be sued for battery
March 5, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Levin v. United States that the intentional tort exception in the Gonzales Act does not immunize individual government medical personnel against battery suits. Thus, instead of suing the entire government under the Federal Torts Claim Act (FTCA).... [more]
Italy court convicts 3 Americans for 2003 rendition kidnapping
February 2, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
The Milan Court of Appeals on Friday convicted three Americans for their roles in the 2003 rendition kidnapping of Egyptian cleric and terror suspect Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr. Due to diplomatic immunity, all three men had been acquitted in the previous trial where the Milan court convicted 23.... [more]
Federal judge dismissed Hurricane Katrina class action against Army Corps of Engineers [this day at law]
January 30, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On January 30, 2008, a federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by citizens of New Orleans against the US Army Corps of Engineers, stating that a 1928 law granted them immunity from such suits. The lawsuit accused the Corps of negligence due to the collapse of a flood wall and levee.... [more]
Federal appeals court affirms dismissal of Madoff victim lawsuit against SEC
January 29, 2013 by Dan Taglioli
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday refused to reinstate a lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by investment fraud victims of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff. The investors had sued the SEC under the waiver of sovereign immunity in the Federal.... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments on government immunity, takings
January 16, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. The first, Levin v. United States concerned whether the Gonzales Act properly immunizes government medical personnel against battery suits. The Gonzales Act allows that certain medical malpractice suits may only be brought against.... [more]
Local military recruitment ban was struck down by Ninth Circuit [this day at law]
December 17, 2012 by Sarah Steers
On December 17, 2010, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that two California municipal ordinances that sought to ban military recruitment of minors were unconstitutional. The court invalidated the ban because it restricted military recruitment of minors to a greater extent than.... [more]
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