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Malaysia PM proposes independent judicial nominating body
April 17, 2008
[JURIST] The movement in Malaysia to reform the judiciary took another step forward Thursday as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told a Bar Council assembly that the government will implement a Judicial Appointments Commission that will identify and nominate candidates for the.... [more] 
Top White House officials approved harsh interrogation methods: reports
April 11, 2008
[JURIST] US Vice President Dick Cheney and other top White House officials approved controversial interrogation methods, including waterboarding [JURIST news archive], in secret meetings, AP reported Friday. An unnamed former senior intelligence official confirmed an earlier ABC News report [text].... [more]
Zimbabwe justice minister voted out, other election results delayed
March 31, 2008
[JURIST] Zimbabwean Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa [JURIST news archive] and Public Affairs Minister Chen Chimutengwende were confirmed ousted Monday as returns came in from Saturday's general elections [JURIST report] in the country, but other election results continue to be delayed,.... [more]
Senate confirms new US deputy attorney general in deal over stalled nominations
March 3, 2008
[JURIST] The US Senate Monday unanimously confirmed Illinois US District Judge Mark Filip [official profile] as US deputy attorney general as part of an apparent compromise between the White House and Senate Democrats on a series of stalled nominations. Filip replaces Paul McNulty who, along with.... [more]
Algeria officials visit Guantanamo Bay detainees
March 2, 2008
[JURIST] Algerian Justice Minister Tayeb Belaiz on Sunday confirmed that officials from the country had visited the US base at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] to identify Algerian detainees, and said that although the country would accept repatriation of the 17 still held there, some may face.... [more]
UK justice minister says written constitution may be decades away
February 13, 2008
[JURIST] The UK will likely not have a written constitution for another 10 to 20 years, UK Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor Jack Straw [official profile] said in a BBC radio interview [recorded audio] Wednesday. Straw confirmed that the Labour Party government of Prime Minister.... [more]
CIA requests DOJ probe into waterboarding comments by ex-agent
December 21, 2007
[JURIST] The US Central Intelligence agency (CIA) has requested that the Department of Justice [official websites] conduct an investigation into whether former CIA agent John Kiriakou illegally released classified information when he spoke to several news organizations last week [JURIST report].... [more]
Mukasey memo limits DOJ case discussions with White House
December 20, 2007
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile; JURIST news archive] sent a memo to top Justice Department staff Wednesday advising them of a shift in DOJ policy that will limit who can discuss ongoing investigations with the White House. After he was nominated as attorney general,.... [more]
Bush nominates 5 to top DOJ posts
November 16, 2007
[JURIST] US President George W. Bush Thursday announced five nominations [WH press release] for top posts in the US Department of Justice (DOJ), including a federal judge sitting in Chicago for the number two spot. Bush's nominations include:US District Judge Mark Filip [UChicago profile] for.... [more]
Bush slams unfair Senate review of judicial nominees
November 15, 2007
[JURIST] US President George W. Bush on Thursday criticized the Senate's judicial confirmation process as overzealous and said the legislature's constitutional mandate to "advise and consent" can be turned into a method by which to "search and destroy" a nominee's reputation. In a speech [text].... [more]
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