JURIST - Gazette

Friday, November 20, 2009

Guantanamo detention details ruling [UK QB]
1:41 PM ET

Mohammed v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Queen's Bench, November 19, 2009 [ruling that the details of the detention of Binyam Mohammed in Pakistan in 2002 must be released].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Guantanamo detainees.

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Same-sex marriage benefits ruling [NY CA]
1:00 PM ET

Godfrey, et al. v. Spano, et al., New York Court of Appeals, November 20, 2009 [dismissing a challenge to two state policies that provide benefits to same-sex couples married outside the state].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on same-sex marriage.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Torture evidence judgment [UK HC]
9:03 PM ET

Al Rawi, et al. v. The Security Service, et al., British High Court, November 18, 2009 [ruling that the government may withhold evidence from seven claimants suing UK intelligence services MI5 and MI6 for their roles in alleged torture at Guantanamo Bay].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on torture.

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Lynne Stewart conviction ruling [2nd Circuit]
10:35 PM ET

US v. Sattar, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, November 17, 2009 [affirming the conviction of civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart for imprisoned then-client Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman communicate with his terrorist and ordering her to begin her prison sentence].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Lynne Stewart.

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Same-sex marriage reciprocity ruling [DC Election & Ethics Board]
10:27 PM ET

In re: Marriage Initiative of 2009, District of Columbia Board of Election and Ethics, November 17, 2009 [holding that Washington DC's Jury and Marriage Act, which allows DC to recognize same-sex marriages performed legally in other jurisdictions, could not be challenged by a ballot initiative because overturning the law would violate the DC Human Rights Act].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on legal issues surrounding same-sex marriage.

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