Ousted Philippines president Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after being convicted on "plunder" charges stemming from kickbacks he received while in office. Plunder was formerly a capital offense, but the Philippines abolished the death penalty in June 2006. Estrada said that he was disappointed with the trial , saying that [...]

Ralph Coleman, et al., v. Arnold Schwarzenegger, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, September 11, 2007 . Read the full text of the order . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

US President George W. Bush has narrowed the list of candidates to replace outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales , with officials indicating that former Solicitor General Theodore Olson is one of the top candidates for the position. Senate Judiciary Committee member Charles Schumer (D-NY) was quoted in Wednesday's New York Times as saying that Olson's [...]

Green Mountain Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep, et al., v. George Crombie, et al., US District Court for the District of Vermont, September 12, 2007 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation on Wednesday, citing problems renewing a Japanese anti-terrorism law. His office also cited health reasons. At a news conference, Abe said he hoped his resignation would allow Japan's political parties to work together to approve the law , which would provide further support to US operations in [...]

JURIST Contributing Editor Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that the Pakistan government's deportation of ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the wake of his attempted return from exile raises important legal and constitutional question and reflects the Bush administration's disinterest in defending democracy in the Muslim world… On August 10, Pakistan's former [...]

The Korean Fair Trade Commission has completed a two-year investigation into allegations that computer chip maker Intel pressured consumers into buying its products over those made by rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , according to Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy Tuesday. Mulloy said the company had received a "statement of objection," which is a set of [...]

The trial of Rod Coronado , an environmental and animal rights activist charged with one count of distributing information on explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction, began in California Tuesday. Federal prosecutors say that in 2003 Coronado told an audience in San Diego how to start a fire using products commonly purchased from [...]

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has asked President Hamid Karzai to veto a bill awaiting bicameral and presidential approval that would strip the Commission of the power to select its own commissioners, handing that power to parliament instead. Under the Afghanistan Constitution , AIHRC is an independently-run body. However, the Afghan lower house [...]

Detained Iranian-American consultant Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh is expected to be released from a Tehran prison "within the next few days," according to comments from Tajbakhsh and those of an Iranian spokesman talking to journalists during a interview at the notorious Evin Prison Tuesday. Tajbakhsh and Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari were arrested in May after alleged [...]