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Zimbabwe parties launch legal challenges to parliamentary vote results
May 7, 2008
[JURIST] The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) [party websites] both filed legal challenges to the parliamentary results of Zimbabwe's March 29 general election [JURIST report] Wednesday. ZANU-PF filed.... [more] 
Zimbabwe president accuses opposition candidate of treason
April 17, 2008
[JURIST] Current Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe [BBC profile, JURIST news archive] and his Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) [party website] Thursday accused opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai [BBC profile] of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) [party.... [more]
Zimbabwe opposition calls ruling party move for recount 'illegal'
April 6, 2008
[JURIST] The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) [party website], led by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], on Sunday demanded a recount of the March 29th presidential election [JURIST report], amid opposition party Movement for.... [more]
Cambodia ex-president Samphan denies Khmer Rouge genocide policy in new book
November 18, 2007
[JURIST] Khieu Samphan, the president of Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) from 1976 to 1979 during the communist Khmer Rouge regime [JURIST news archive; BBC backgrounder] has defended the late Khmer Rouge dictator Pol Pot in a new book, denying that he was responsible for genocide. In his.... [more]
DOJ to appeal ruling that struck down Patriot Act search, surveillance provisions
October 10, 2007
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice filed notice [PDF text] Tuesday that it will appeal last month's district court decision [opinion, PDF] that found provisions of the USA Patriot Act [JURIST news archive] to be unconstitutional [JURIST report]. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) used.... [more]
Federal judge rules Patriot Act search, surveillance provisions unconstitutional
September 26, 2007
[JURIST] A US district judge ruled [PDF text] Wednesday that two provisions of the USA Patriot Act [JURIST news archive] that deal with physical search and electronic eavesdropping are unconstitutional. Brandon Mayfield [JURIST news archive], the Oregon attorney arrested [JURIST report] and.... [more]
Federal judge rules DOJ needs warrants for dialed digits wiretaps
September 26, 2007
[JURIST] US federal Magistrate Judge Joan M. Azrack [official profile] has ruled that the government must obtain warrants in order to place taps on phones that would reveal dialed digits. Under the Patriot Act [JURIST news archive], government agents are permitted to use a wiretap without a.... [more]
Zimbabwe parliament passes constitutional amendments bill
September 20, 2007
[JURIST] The Zimbabwean Parliament unanimously passed amendments to the Zimbabwean constitution [PDF text] Thursday that essentially give President Robert Mugabe [BBC profile] the authority to appoint his successor. Both Mugabe's ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (.... [more]
Oregon lawyer falsely accused in Madrid bombings challenges Patriot Act
September 11, 2007
[JURIST] Brandon Mayfield [JURIST news archive], the Oregon attorney arrested [JURIST report] and detained for two weeks in May 2004 after the FBI mistakenly concluded that his fingerprints matched [JURIST report] those found on a bag containing detonators used in the 2004 Madrid train bombings.... [more]
Zimbabwe ruling party proposes new changes to constitutional amendments bill
September 6, 2007
[JURIST] The ruling party of Zimbabwe Thursday announced that it has proposed changes to a bill currently before parliament to amend the Zimbabwean constitution [PDF text]. The Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) [Wikipedia backgrounder] said that Justice Minister Patrick.... [more]
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