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News Pakistan emergency rule lifted, constitution revived
Pakistan emergency rule lifted, constitution revived
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 15, 2007 12:09:00 pm

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Saturday lifted emergency rule over the country as anticipated , issuing an order reviving the suspended constitution, entrenching members of the country's post-emergency judiciary, and insulating actions taken under...

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News Pakistan election rigged in advance: UN rights advocate
Pakistan election rigged in advance: UN rights advocate
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 14, 2007 11:09:00 am

UN special envoy for human rights defenders and co-founder of the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Hina Jilani told US lawmakers in Washington Thursday that Pakistan's parliamentary elections scheduled for January 8 have already...

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News California auto emission standards ruling [US DC]
California auto emission standards ruling [US DC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 12, 2007 08:55:00 pm

Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. et al. v. James Goldstone, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, December 12, 2007 . Read...

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News Canada serial killer given maximum sentence for BC pig farm murders
Canada serial killer given maximum sentence for BC pig farm murders
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 12, 2007 10:57:00 am

Robert Pickton , accused of the deadliest string of serial killings in Canadian history, was sentenced by a British Columbia judge Tuesday to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years. The sentence was the maximum...

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News Warrantless wiretapping documents ruling [US FISC]
Warrantless wiretapping documents ruling [US FISC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 11, 2007 10:01:00 pm

In Re: Motion for Release of Court Records, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, December 11, 2007 ....

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News Pakistan courts face severe judges shortage after purge
Pakistan courts face severe judges shortage after purge
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 11, 2007 03:14:00 pm

The superior courts of Pakistan are facing a massive shortage of judges in the wake of automatic dismissals following President Pervez Musharraf's November 3 declaration of emergency rule, according to Pakistani officials in the country's Law Ministry ...

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News Terror groups aid ban ruling [9th Circuit]
Terror groups aid ban ruling [9th Circuit]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 10, 2007 10:46:00 pm

Humanitarian Law Project et al. v. Michael V. Mukasey, United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit, December 10, 2007 [striking down as too vague portions of the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act and its 2004 amendment,...

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News Pakistan top court gets three more judges as Musharraf stands by new CJ Dogar
Pakistan top court gets three more judges as Musharraf stands by new CJ Dogar
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 10, 2007 09:20:00 am

Three new judges were appointed to the reconstituted Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday, bringing the regular membership of the court up to 14, including Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar. Pakistan's Law Ministry said in a statement that...

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News Pakistan lawyers convention calls for election boycott, judges reinstatement
Pakistan lawyers convention calls for election boycott, judges reinstatement
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 9, 2007 09:40:00 am

A national convention of Pakistani lawyers meeting in Lahore Saturday called on its members to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections in the country and urged political parties to do the same. The All Pakistan Lawyers' Representatives Convention said that efforts...

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News Arizona immigration law ruling [US DC]
Arizona immigration law ruling [US DC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 8, 2007 09:45:00 pm

Arizona Contractors Association et al. v. Janet Napolitano et al., United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Decem,ber 7, 2007 . Read...

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On May 15, 1911, the US Supreme Court found Standard Oil in violation of the Sherman Act and ordered its dissolution.

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