California inmate reduction plan falls short of federal mandate
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) issued a plan Friday to reduce prison overcrowding as ordered by a special panel of federal judges in August, but the...
Opposition to citizens crossing state lines with concealed guns lacks factual basis
John Lott : "By a 58 to 39 majority, the US Senate voted last week to let concealed handgun permit holders carry handguns across state lines. Yet, it was...
Indonesia court sentences former lawmaker on corruption charges
An Indonesian court Monday sentenced former legislator Al Amien Nur Nasution to eight years in prison and ordered him to pay more than $23,000 in fines in connection with bribery and blackmail charges. The court found Al Amien, former...
US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) head Scott J. Bloch announced in a letter to President George W. Bush Monday that he will resign when his five-year term ends in January. Bloch could...
In an indictment unsealed on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) charged sixteen individuals and companies from Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on thirteen counts related to alleged...
Former Taiwan president cleared on defamation charges in frigate scandal
The Taipei District Court on Tuesday cleared former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian of defamation charges stemming from Taiwan's 1991 purchase of six frigates from France. Six retired Taiwanese admirals filed suit against Chen following his...
Fourth Amendment rights curtailed by Bush administration...but to what extent?
Daniel M. Smith : "I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power...
John Lott : "Strangely, oral arguments about DC's gun ban turned on discussions of gun locks as much as anything else. Machine guns might have seemed to be a flashier topic, but...
JURIST Special Guest Columnist and British human and medical rights activist Dr. David Nicholl, a neurologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK, says that Amnesty International's new report into the rendition and torture of one-time "ghost detainee" Khaled al-Maqtari by...
John Lott : "The District of Columbia's request for cert made a simple argument: Whatever one thinks of the Second Amendment, banning handguns is a "reasonable regulation" to protect...
