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News Malaysia court refuses to transfer Ibrahim sodomy trial to high court
Malaysia court refuses to transfer Ibrahim sodomy trial to high court
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Editor
November 7, 2008 03:09:00 pm

A judge in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Friday ruled that the sodomy trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will not be transferred to the country's High Court. The application...

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News Colorado ballot measure banning affirmative action fails
Colorado ballot measure banning affirmative action fails
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Editor
November 7, 2008 01:52:00 pm

A ballot measure to prohibit governmental agencies from discriminating or granting preferences on the basis of race and sex has been narrowly rejected by voters in Colorado, according...

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News New ICJ judges include UK professor who asserted legality of Iraq war
New ICJ judges include UK professor who asserted legality of Iraq war
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Editor
November 7, 2008 10:29:00 am

The UN General Assembly and Security Council on Thursday elected five new judges to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) . Judges Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh of Jordan, currently the...

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News Supreme Court hears FCC, anti-dumping, habeas corpus cases
Supreme Court hears FCC, anti-dumping, habeas corpus cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Editor
November 4, 2008 03:58:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In FCC v. Fox Television Stations , the court will consider whether the Federal Communications...

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News Supreme Court takes DNA evidence and injured worker cases
Supreme Court takes DNA evidence and injured worker cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Editor
November 3, 2008 10:45:00 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases Monday. In District Attorney’s Office v. Osborne the Court will consider whether a defendant has the right, under...

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News US military commission jury convicts alleged al Qaeda media director
US military commission jury convicts alleged al Qaeda media director
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Editor
November 3, 2008 09:59:00 am

A US military commission jury has convicted alleged al Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul of conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder, and providing material support for terrorism. The jury reached...

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News Second Guantanamo detainee goes on trial before military commission
Second Guantanamo detainee goes on trial before military commission
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Editor
October 27, 2008 10:48:00 am

Alleged al Qaeda propagandist Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul went on trial Monday before a military commission at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Al Bahlul is only the second detainee to go on trial...

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News Bulgaria court begins criminal proceedings against suspected EU embezzlers
Bulgaria court begins criminal proceedings against suspected EU embezzlers
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Editor
October 20, 2008 05:41:00 pm

A Bulgarian court on Monday began criminal proceedings against nine people accused of embezzling millions of dollars from European Union (EU) aid funds. The defendants are accused of stealing 14 million leva ($9.6 million) from funds...

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News Supreme Court takes identity fraud case
Supreme Court takes identity fraud case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Editor
October 20, 2008 10:49:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in the case of Flores-Figueroa v. United States (08-108) . The Court will consider whether the government must show that...

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News Trial begins for Fort Dix plot suspects
Trial begins for Fort Dix plot suspects
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Editor
October 20, 2008 10:11:00 am

Opening arguments began Monday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey in the criminal trial of five men accused of plotting to kill US soldiers at Fort Dix . The accused, all foreign-born...

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