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Ninth Circuit rejects Patriot Act challenge for lack of standing
December 11, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Thursday that a lawsuit seeking to declare parts of the Patriot Act [JURIST news archive] unconstitutional must be dismissed for lack of standing. Brandon Mayfield [JURIST news archive], an attorney arrest....... [more] 
US anti-terrorism laws turning away valid refugee claimants: rights group
November 13, 2009
[JURIST] More than 18,000 refugees have been unfairly denied permanent residency or asylum [press release] in the US due to the expanding definition of "terrorist activity" in the USA Patriot Act [text, PDF; JURIST news archive] and Real ID Act [text, PDF; JURIST news archive], according to a report....... [more]
Senate committee approves reauthorization of expiring Patriot Act provisions
October 8, 2009
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] voted 11-8 Thursday to approve [press release] legislation [S 1692 materials] reauthorizing three provisions of the USA Patriot Act [JURIST news archive] set to expire at the end of the year. The portions of the act to be renewed allow fe....... [more]
DOJ supports reauthorization of expiring Patriot Act provisions
September 24, 2009
[JURIST] A US Department of Justice (DOJ) official told the Senate Judiciary Committee [official websites] Wednesday that the Obama administration supports the reauthorization [statement, PDF] of three provisions of the USA Patriot Act [JURIST news archive] set to expire at the end of the year. Assi....... [more]
Anti-government militias growing in US: rights group
August 13, 2009
[JURIST] Right-wing nativist and so-called "patriot" anti-government militias are again on the rise in the US, according to a Wednesday report [text, PDF; press release] by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) [advocacy website]. The SPLC said that such groups, which had declined severely since th....... [more]
Zimbabwe leaders sign power-sharing deal
September 15, 2008
'[JURIST] Zimabwean president Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday signed a power-sharing agreement between their African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) parties. Under....... [more]
Zimbabwe parties launch legal challenges to parliamentary vote results
May 7, 2008
'[JURIST] The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Â? Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) both filed legal challenges to the parliamentary results of Zimbabwe''s March 29 general election Wednesday........ [more]
Zimbabwe president accuses opposition candidate of treason
April 17, 2008
'[JURIST] Current Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) Thursday accused opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) of treason. Mugabe''s government....... [more]
Zimbabwe opposition calls ruling party move for recount 'illegal'
April 6, 2008
'[JURIST] The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), led by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, on Sunday demanded a recount of the March 29th presidential election, amid opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)....... [more]
DOJ appealing ruling that struck down Patriot Act search, surveillance provisions
October 10, 2007
'[JURIST] The US Department of Justice filed notice Tuesday that it will appeal last month''s district court decision that found provisions of the USA Patriot Act to be unconstitutional. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) used the Patriot Act to....... [more]
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