US Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey Jr. said Tuesday that he would not support a moratorium on discharging individuals from the military pursuant to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy while Congress conducted a review of the practice. Casey, the highest-ranking officer in the US Army, made the statement while testifying before the [...]

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) announced Tuesday that another round of formal climate talks will be held April 9-11 in Bonn, Germany to follow up on the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark . The decision to hold another session was made by the Bureau of the Conference of [...]

Re: Judicial Watch v. CIA, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), declassified/released February 23, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on "enhanced" interrogation techniques.

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project , the court heard arguments on whether a federal law that prohibits providing material support to terrorism violates the First Amendment. The challenge was filed by the Humanitarian Law Project (HLP) on behalf on several groups that wanted [...]

The Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled Tuesday that current President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is eligible to run for the senate after her presidential term expires. The Supreme Court denied a petition brought by Rep. Risa Hontiveros of the Akbayan party-list, which sought to disqualify Arroyo from running for the senate, challenging the decision of the [...]

The Sri Lankas Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a petition to release opposition presidential candidate and former general Sarath Fonseka . The Court did, however, approve requests to ensure Fonseka's safety and to allow him greater access to lawyers, family, and colleagues. Fonseka has been in prison since February 8, when the Sri Lankan Media [...]

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued new regulations tightening restrictions on Internet use by requiring citizens operating websites to submit identity cards and meet with regulators before their sites can be registered. The Ministry maintains that the restrictions , made public Monday, are needed to regulate pornographic websites, which are banned [...]

Kristine Long, Pitt Law '11, relates the findings of Anna Kavalauskas and Silpa Swarnapuri, Pitt Law '12, who looked into the measures taken to facilitate adoption proceedings for 54 Haitian orphans relocated to Pittsburgh… In January, Haiti was struck by an earthquake which devastated the nation and brought attention and aid from all over the [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in Florida v. Powell that the requirements of Miranda v. Arizona are satisfied by advice that a suspect has "the right to talk to a lawyer before answering any of questions," and that he can invoke this right "at any time … during th interview." The trial [...]

Nigerien rights group, the United Front for the Safeguard of Democratic Assets (Fusad), called Tuesday for the prosecution of ousted president Mamadou Tandja on treason charges. Fusad, which is allied with the opposition party that led last week's coup , claims that Tandja is guilty of corruption violating the constitution , and alleges that he [...]