The US Supreme Court issued three opinions Tuesday. The Court ruled in Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi [Cornell LII backgrounder;...
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The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in two cases. In Iraq v. Beaty and Iraq v. Simon, the Court will consider...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday released four top secret memos from the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) outlining controversial CIA interrogation techniques and their legal rationale. The previously undisclosed memos...
JURIST was nominated Tuesday for a prestigious Webby Award as the best Law website of 2009. Called the "Internet's highest honor" by the New York Times and presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and...
A jury of US Marines acquitted Sgt. Ryan Weemer Thursday of one count of murder and one count of dereliction of duty for his involvement in the shooting death of a detained Iraqi insurgent during a...
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori was found guilty of committing human rights abuses during his 1990-2000 rule by a special court in Lima Tuesday. Fujimori, who maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings, was convicted...
The US Supreme Court issued two opinions Monday. The Court ruled 5-4 in Corley v. United States that federal statutory and case...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Perdue v. Kenny A. , in which the Court will consider whether an attorneys fee award under a federal fee-shifting...
The US Supreme Court issued three opinions Wednesday. The Court ruled 5-4 in 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett that an employee may not bring a statutory...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Gross v. FBL Financial Services , in which the Court will decide whether a plaintiff must...
