A US military judge presiding over one of the military commission proceedings that resumed at Guantanamo Bay Tuesday appeared unsure of exactly what body of law would be applied in the case against Abdul Zahir , one of ten detainees who have been charged with war crimes. When asked by Zahir's military counsel, judge Col. [...]
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) said in a press conference Tuesday that he likely does not have the 60 Senate votes required to overcome the expected procedural maneuverings of conservatives who oppose his bipartisan guest-worker plan, supported by the White House as part of an immigration reform package . Conservatives characterize the proposal as the equivalent [...]
During a US House Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy spoke against a bill that would permit public broadcasting of Supreme Court oral arguments. The justices told lawmakers that allowing cameras in the courtroom would alter the nature of the proceedings, and that just as the Supreme Court always [...]
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and 22 others pleaded not guilty to treason charges Tuesday at the opening of their trial in Kampala. The charges allege that the men plotted to forcefully overthrow the Ugandan government in operations in Kampala, in Rwanda, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2001 and 2004. If convicted, [...]
King Gyanendra and the royal government of Nepal on Tuesday banned all public meetings in the cities of Kathmandu and Lalitpur, a move the opposition has vowed to fight. The ban, which goes into effect Wednesday, is aimed at curbing anti-government protests, including a pro-democracy protest planned for Saturday supported by seven opposition parties. The [...]
CPE: contrat premiere embauche ou contrat pour esclaves? Ou peut-etre comment perdre les elections? "A en croire les syndicats, les manifestations du 4 avril ont ete comparables a celle du 28 mars. La CGT a annonce en fin d'apres-midi qu'environ 3 millions de personnes ont défilé en France. A Paris, les organisateurs ont comptabilisé 700 [...]
French demonstrators staged a fifth day of protests Tuesday against the First Employment Contract (contrat premiere embauche, CPE) , a labor law that would create an age-based exception to traditional French labor regulations by allowing workers who were under 26 years of age at the time of hiring to be fired without cause at any [...]
US Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) said Tuesday that he is resigning from his seat in the US House of Representatives rather than enter a tough re-election race this fall. DeLay permanently stepped down from his post as GOP House Majority Leader in January after being indicted for allegedly funneling corporate donations into the campaign funds [...]
US District Judge Jeremy Fogel has authorized lawyers to obtain information on executioners at San Quentin Prison, but has banned the release of any details about them to the public. Lawyers for convicted murderer and death row inmate Michael Morales are seeking to substantiate claims that the lethal injection method used by the California Department [...]
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor met with several potential defense lawyers after he pleaded not guilty Monday to 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone . Taylor and Special Court Principal Defender Vincent Nmehielle , who is currently defending him, say he has no money [...]