The US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled Monday for Apple on a patent complaint brought by HTC . The USITC found that Apple had not violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by reasons of infringement of Patent Nos. 6,658,146, 6,683,978, 6,775,417 and 7,043,087 . These patents relate to HTC’s recently acquired subsidiary [...]
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The relatives of 57 people killed in a 2009 Philippines massacre on Tuesday sued former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for allegedly assisting the perpetrators. The families seek five million pesos (USD $345,000) from Arroyo for damages caused by her alleged support of the Ampatuan family , whom government prosecutors claim were behind the November 2009 [...]
The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state’s death penalty law. The court’s ruling affirmed the death sentence of a man convicted of murdering a 13-year old boy with a sledgehammer in 1997. In its defense of the death penalty, the court invoked provisions of the Connecticut Constitution that permit capital punishment, declaring, “In [...]
A UK appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a special commission charged with investigating the alleged abuse of Iraqi civilians in British-controlled detention facilities between March 2003 and December 2008 lacks independence. The Court of Appeals ordered Defence Secretary Liam Fox to reconsider his refusal to open a single public inquiry into allegations of UK [...]
The ruling military council in Egypt has committed numerous human rights violations, including abuse of protesters and journalists who voice their dissatisfaction with the government, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released Tuesday. The report alleges that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has used violence and torture to put down government [...]
Trial began Tuesday for 13 journalists accused of plotting to overthrow the Islamic government in Turkey. The trial lasted only four hours before being adjourned to await a decision from Turkey’s high court about whether the presiding judge can hear the case amid allegations by the defense counsel that the judge lacks impartiality . After [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Kent Roach of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law says that the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent refusal to review a lower court’s stay of extradition proceedings represents an important victory for the rule of law as well as straining US-Canada relations…
The Bahrain government on Monday admitted to the use of excessive force against pro-democracy protesters in the region early this year. The admission is a reversal of the country’s previous characterization of its crackdown on protesters. Prior to this admission, the Bahraini government defended its actions , which allegedly resulted in the deaths of more [...]
The South African National Assembly (NA) passed a controversial state secrets bill on Tuesday designed to protect state secrets related to national security. The African National Congress (ANC) , which holds a majority in the NA, was responsible for pushing the legislation through by a vote of 229-107. The bill would criminalize the possession and [...]
Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Tuesday announced an amendment to a criminal law that would punish those who have contributed to the corruption of politics and damaged the interests of the nation. If convicted, repercussions would include a five-year bar from joining political life , removal from any positions of leadership [...]
