JURIST Supported by the University of Pittsburgh
PAPER CHASE NEWSBURSTDigest RSS feedFull RSS feed
Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective.


Monday, July 25, 2005

Family of innocent man shot by London police considering lawsuit
David Shucosky at 10:54 AM ET

[JURIST] Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized on Monday for the shooting last Friday of a Brazilian man [JURIST report] mistaken for a terrorist [JURIST report], while relatives of the man are considering legal action [Financial Times report]. Brazilian citizen Jean Charles de Menezes [Wikipedia profile] was killed by police that suspected him of being another bomber. The Metropolitan Police in London also released the names and photos [official press release] on Monday of two men suspected of taking part in the failed July 21 bombings [JURIST report]. Muktar Said Ibraihim, 27, and Yasin Hassan Omar, 24 are believed to be two of the men who tried to bomb three subway cars and a bus. Also Monday, AP has more.






Link |  | print | subscribe | RSS feeds | latest newscast | Facebook page

For more legal news check the Paper Chase Archive...


LATEST LEGAL NEWS

 Supreme Court rules on scope of federal agencies' jurisdiction
2:35 PM ET, May 20

 Supreme Court rules on foreign taxes
1:36 PM ET, May 20

 Supreme Court rules defendant not entitled to federal habeas relief
12:53 PM ET, May 20

 click for more...

Get JURIST legal news delivered daily to your e-mail!

LATEST FORUM

The War on Terror and the Need for Muslim Support
DOMESTIC
Faisal Kutty
Valparaiso University Law School

ABOUT

Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.

CONTACT

Paper Chase welcomes comments, tips and URLs from readers. E-mail us at JURIST@jurist.org