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French Polynesia court dismisses nuclear compensation cases
June 27, 2009
[JURIST] The Labor Tribunal of Papeete [official website, in French] in French Polynesia [government website, in French] on Friday dismissed three nuclear compensation cases against the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) [official website, in French] brought by former test site workers. Of eight....... [more] 
EPA to review Bush administration coal power plant emissions rules
April 28, 2009
[JURIST] The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [official website] announced Monday that it would review three new source review rules [EPA press release] that regulate emissions from coal power plants. The announcement comes as the EPA has stepped up its efforts to regulate greenhouse gases a....... [more]
Supreme Court hears judicial recusal, arbitration appeal cases
March 3, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; briefs] in two cases on Tuesday. In Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company [oral arguments transcript, PDF] the Court heard arguments on whether they should adopt a constitutional standard for re....... [more]
Bolivia votes on constitutional referendum to expand power of indigenous majority
January 25, 2009
[JURIST] Bolivians began voting Sunday morning on a proposed constitution supported by President Evo Morales. The proposed changes would give the state control over the country's natural gas deposits, would require members of the country's supreme court....... [more]
Supreme Court agrees to hear five cases including recusal, double jeopardy appeals
November 14, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in five cases Friday. In Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company the Court will consider whether a decision by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Brent Benjamin not to recuse himself from....... [more]
IAEA chief wants North Korea back in nuclear treaty
October 27, 2008
'[JURIST] Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday in his annual report to UN member states that he wants North Korea to return to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty after a five-year absence, during which it....... [more]
US Senate votes to approve nuclear cooperation agreement with India
October 2, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Senate voted Wednesday to approve legislation establishing a cooperative nuclear energy agreement with India. The bill, entitled the"United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act," was approved by....... [more]
US to remove North Korea from terror sponsor list
June 26, 2008
'[JURIST] US President George W. Bush Thursday announced plans to remove North Korea from a State Department list of terror sponsors. The move comes after the North Korean government presented China with a detailed report outlining its nuclear energy....... [more]
Poland court rules on riot police convictions for 1981 protest killings
June 25, 2008
'[JURIST] A Polish appellate court Tuesday overturned the conviction of one riot police officer found guilty for the shooting deaths of nine coal miners during a 1981 protest, but affirmed the convictions of 14 other officers convicted in relation to....... [more]
Former Russia nuclear minister released from prison
April 17, 2008
'[JURIST] Former Russian Atomic Energy Minister Yevgeny Adamov was released from prison Thursday after a Moscow City Court suspended his sentence. Adamov was convicted on charges of fraud and abuse of office in February and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in....... [more]
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