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US military judge postpones Hamdan military commission trial
May 16, 2008
[JURIST] A military judge Friday delayed the military commission trial of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] until July. On Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected [order, PDF] a bid by Hamdan to postpone the start of his.... [more] 
Bush sends new FEC nominations to Senate
May 7, 2008
[JURIST] US President George W. Bush submitted three new nominations [press release] for the Federal Elections Commissions (FEC) [official website] to the Senate Tuesday in an effort to break a deadlock which has left the FEC without a quorum to conduct business during a presidential election.... [more]
Texas judge sets execution date for Mexican national at center of ICJ case
May 5, 2008
[JURIST] A Texas court Monday set the execution date for Mexican national and Texas prisoner Jose Ernesto Medellin [ASIL backgrounder; JURIST news archive] for August 5, after the US Supreme Court ruled [JURIST report] in March that President George W. Bush did not have the authority to direct.... [more]
DOJ Criminal Division chief resigning
May 1, 2008
[JURIST] US Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher Wednesday announced her resignation [press release, PDF] effective May 23. Fisher served as the head of the DOJ's Criminal Division, which concentrated primarily on fraud and corruption cases under her tenure. AP has more. In 2005, US President.... [more]
Treasury Department issues new security review regulations for foreign investments
April 21, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of the Treasury issued proposed regulations [PDF text; press release] Monday designed to implement the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 [PDF text; HR 556 materials]. In January, US President George W. Bush issued an executive order [text; JURIST.... [more]
Bush lawyers 'hoodwinked' military chief into allowing Guantanamo torture: book
April 19, 2008
[JURIST] Retired Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers [official profile] was 'hoodwinked' into believing aggressive interrogation techniques used on Guantanamo detainees were taken from the army's field manual, University College London law professor Philippe Sands.... [more]
Bush issues 15 pardons, commutes sentence
March 25, 2008
[JURIST] US President W. George Bush on Tuesday issued presidential pardons [DOJ materials] to 15 people convicted of crimes that ranged from drug offenses to wire fraud to violations of fish and wildlife regulations. He also commuted the sentence of a woman convicted of conspiracy to distribute.... [more]
Supreme Court rules in federally mandated ICJ compliance, arbitration review cases
March 25, 2008
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] handed down decisions in two cases Tuesday, including Medellin v. Texas [Duke Law case backgrounder; JURIST report], where the Court ruled that President Bush does not have the authority to direct a state court to comply with a.... [more]
House passes FISA amendment bill without immunity term as Bush veto looms
March 14, 2008
[JURIST] A controversial bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Security Act [JURIST news archive] narrowly passed the US House of Representatives Friday in the face of a White House threat to veto it. By 213-197 [roll call] House Democrats pushed through new surveillance regulations [HR 3773 text.... [more]
Bush executive order weakens intelligence oversight watchdog
March 14, 2008
[JURIST] A new executive order [text] weakens much of the authority of the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) [official backgrounder], the independent committee of private citizens which since 1976 has been responsible for reporting illegal US intelligence activities to both the president and the.... [more]
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January 25, 2008 | |
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December 31, 2007 | |
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December 5, 2007 | |
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