Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Feb. 15.The US Senate convenes at 9:45 AM ET today and is scheduled to consider the nomination of Judge Michael Chertoff...
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Baltimore Sun Co. v. Ehrlich et al., District Court for the Northern District of Maryland, Judge William D. Quarles Jr., February 14, 2005 [dismissing a lawsuit brought by the Baltimore Sun challenging an order from Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich...
As he promised in December , President Bush announced Monday that he has re-nominated for federal judgeships some 20 candidates whose initial nominations failed, and who generally were derided by Democrats as too right-wing on a...
In the first trip by a Serbian leader through the province since the end of civil war in 1999, President Boris Tadic has forcefully asserted his country's claim to Kosovo, which has been run by...
Incoming US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has added to his DOJ staff three of his former aides from the White House Counsel's office. When he took over earlier this month as Attorney General, Gonzales brought...
In Monday's environmental law news, a US citizen has settled a claim against Australian home products manufacturer James Hardie Industries for asbestos-related injuries. The confidential settlement is believed to be the first payout from the Australia-founded company...
UK High Court Justice Ronnie Weatherup has dismissed an application by Irish republican party Sinn Fein for a judicial review of the British government's decision to withdraw taxpayer funding of a development grant worth about £100,000 annually...
Spanish prosecutors are seeking 74,000-year prison terms for each of the three suspects accused of using Spain as a staging ground for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The prison terms correspond to all the charges,...
US District Court Judge William D. Quarles Jr. has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Baltimore Sun challenging on First Amendment grounds an order from Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. which barred thousands of state employees...
The California Republican Party has changed a party rule which allows the party to endorse Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger 16 months before the 2006 gubernatorial primary. Schwarzenegger, who still has not decided whether he will seek...
