US President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law the Family Smoking and Tobacco Prevention Act , which grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certain authority to regulate tobacco products. In remarks delivered before signing, Obama stressed the importance of the new legislation, which was passed in response to the 8 million tobacco-related illnesses [...]

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday sentenced former Rwandan interior minister Callixte Kalimanzira to 30 years imprisonment on charges of genocide and public incitement. The three-judge panel of Trial Chambers III found that, because of his position as a government official and high status in Butare society, Kalimanzira was responsible for luring [...]

Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak Al Ginco v. Barack Obama, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, June 22, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on released Guantanamo detainees.

Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al., US Supreme Court, June 22, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Coeur Alaska, Inc v Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al

Forest Grove School District v. T.A., US Supreme Court, June 22, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Forest Grove School District v TA

Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v Holder, et al, US Supreme Court, June 22, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the Voting Rights Act.

Executives from Google, Inc. will go on trial Tuesday in Italy for criminal defamation arising out of Google Video content depicting a disabled boy being teased and bullied. The defendants include product marketing manager Arvind Desikan, former CFO George Reyes, chief legal officer David Drummond, and privacy executive Peter Fleischer. The charges, which also include [...]

Iranian forces arrested 457 people Saturday for protesting the recent presidential election , according to state media on Monday. According to reports, at least ten people were killed in the weekend's protests. Also Monday, Iran's Guardian Council of the Constitution spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said that the number of votes in approximately 50 constituencies exceeded the [...]

A Myanmar court sentenced two members of the National League of Democracy (NLD) to 18 months in prison after leading prayers for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi . Chit Pe and Aung Saw Wei were sentenced in a southern Yangon court after being convicted of insulting religion. NLD spokesman Nyan Win [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council that the US Army Corps of Engineers may issue a permit for discharge of fill material otherwise subject to limitations under Sections 301 or 306 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) . [...]