http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/ JURIST's weblog of legal news and resources worth thinking about, by Professor Bernard Hibbitts and law students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. 2010-02-09T15:30:00-05:00 en-US http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2010/02/former-intel-executive-pleads-guilty-to.php [JURIST] Former Intel Capital [corporate website] executive Rajiv Goel pleaded guilty [press release, PDF] to insider trading charges on Monday in connection with the probe surrounding Galleon Group [partnership website] hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam [Financial Times profile; JURIST news archive] and former hedge fund consultant Danielle Chiesi. The US Attorney's Office for the Southern 2010-02-09T15:30:00-05:00 2010-02-09T15:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2010/02/chinese-american-sentenced-to-15-years.php [JURIST] Former Boeing [corporate website] engineer Dongfan "Greg" Chung was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison, following his July 2009 conviction [JURIST report] under the 1996 Economic Espionage Act [DOJ backgrounder]. Chung, a native of China, was convicted by the US District Court for the Central District of California [official website] in a non-jury trial of stealing corporate trade 2010-02-09T08:41:00-05:00 2010-02-09T15:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2010/02/eu-us-condemn-iran-human-rights.php [JURIST] The European Union (EU) and the US government on Monday issued a joint statement [text, PDF] condemning Iranian human rights violations since the disputed June presidential election [JURIST news archive]. According to the statement, the Iranian government must respect international human rights principles, especially during the coming anniversary of the founding of the 1979 Islamic 2010-02-09T07:28:00-05:00 2010-02-09T15:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2010/02/obama-still-considering-nyc-trial-for.php [JURIST] US President Barack Obama said Sunday in an interview [video] with CBS News that he hasn't ruled out a civilian trial in New York City for accused 9/11 co-conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [JURIST news archive]. However, Obama stressed that he was considering the logistical and security issues that have been presented in making the decision. The Obama administration has faced growing 2010-02-08T09:40:00-05:00 2010-02-09T15:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2010/02/iran-officials-arrest-7-alleged-us.php [JURIST] Iranian authorities have arrested seven for allegedly planning to provoke rioting on February 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution [BBC backgrounder], including several in the employ of the US Central Intelligence Agency [official website], according to a statement released Sunday by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security [GlobalSecurity backgrounder]. The seven 2010-02-07T16:12:00-05:00 2010-02-09T15:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2010/02/obama-administration-argues-uighur.php [JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Friday urged [brief, PDF] the US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] to dismiss as moot an appeal filed by Chinese Muslim Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archives]. The court granted certiorari [JURIST report] in the case, known as Kiyemba I [docket], in October to determine whether it is within 2010-02-07T09:29:00-05:00 2010-02-09T15:30:00-05:00