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Ohio to adopt single-drug lethal injection protocol
November 14, 2009
[JURIST] Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction [official website] director Terry Collins announced [press release] Friday that the state would adopt a single-drug lethal injection protocol, replacing its current three-drug method. The state undertook a review of its lethal injection pract....... [more] 
Maine voters approve expansion of medical marijuana law
November 4, 2009
[JURIST] Voters in Maine on Tuesday approved an expansion [proposed legislation, PDF] of the state's existing medical marijuana laws by a 59 to 41 percent margin [Bangor Daily News report], with 87 percent of precincts reporting. The proposed legislation, Question 5 on the Maine ballot, will allow f....... [more]
Mexico extraditions to US reach record high
November 2, 2009
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] announced Sunday that Mexico's extradition of 11 fugitives [press release] to the US on Saturday has brought the number of extraditions this year to a record 100. The individuals face charges ranging from conspiracy to distribute and dis....... [more]
DOJ directs prosecutors to end raids on medical marijuana facilities
October 19, 2009
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] issued guidelines Monday directing federal prosecutors to respect state-sanctioned medical marijuana use and distribution, ending raids on facilities complying with state law. The memorandum [text] outlining DOJ priorities concerning ill....... [more]
INTERPOL ex-president pleads not guilty at South Africa corruption trial
October 5, 2009
[JURIST] Former INTERPOL [official website] president and South African police chief Jackie Selebi [official profile; JURIST news archive] pleaded not guilty [plea explanation, PDF] to corruption charges Monday at the start of his trial in the Johannesburg High Court. Selebi is charged [JURIST repor....... [more]
Mexico president replaces attorney general in charge of anti-drug efforts
September 8, 2009
[JURIST] Mexican President Felipe Calderon [official website, in Spanish] on Monday accepted the resignation [text] of Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora [official profile], a key player in Mexico's efforts against drug cartels and drug-related violence. Medina Mora will be replaced by the former....... [more]
Pfizer settles health care fraud suit for record $2.3 billion
September 3, 2009
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] announced [press release] Wednesday that pharmaceutical company Pfizer [corporate website] and its subsidiary have settled a health care fraud suit [fact sheet] for a record $2.3 billion. The DOJ brought a felony claim against Pfizer und....... [more]
US indicts Mexican cartel leaders on drug trafficking charges
August 21, 2009
[JURIST] Ten accused Mexican drug cartel leaders and 33 others have been indicted [press release; indictment materials] in New York and Chicago, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official websites] announced Thursday. Ac....... [more]
House committee passes bill to eliminate cocaine sentencing disparity
July 30, 2009
[JURIST] The US House Judiciary Committee [official website] voted 16-9 Wednesday to approve [press release] a bill [HR 3245 materials] that would eliminate sentencing disparities for powder and crack cocaine offenses. The bill, co-sponsored by committee chairman John Conyers (D-MI) [official websit....... [more]
Pfizer finalizes settlement with Nigeria state in drug testing lawsuit
July 28, 2009
[JURIST] Drug maker Pfizer [corporate website] finalized a settlement Monday with the Nigerian state of Kano in a lawsuit over allegedly illegal clinical trials the company conducted in Nigeria in 1996. The Kano government had filed a lawsuit [BBC backgrounder] against Pfizer in 2007, accusing the c....... [more]
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