tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:55:26 +0000http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Bernard Hibbitts)Blogger2011125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-828871426510791440Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:59:00 +00002009-11-04T08:50:20.472-05:00Arar v. Ashcroft, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, November 2, 2009 [holding that Canadian citizen Maher Arar cannot sue the US government for damages based on his detention in the US and his detention, interrogation, and torture in Syria after he was mistakenly identified as a terrorist].Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/11/arar-rendition-suit-dismissal-2nd.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-5339674272665287562Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:37:00 +00002009-11-04T08:51:20.283-05:00Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. US Patent and Trademark Office, et al., US District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 2, 2009 [denying a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging patents on human genes, allowing the case to proceed].Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more coverage pertaining to patent law.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/11/human-genes-patent-case-admissibility.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-7587557466412933167Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:10:00 +00002009-11-04T08:52:33.513-05:00Brown v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, October 30, 2009 [striking down a City of Pittsburgh ordinance that created a layered zone structure to prevent protesters from gathering outside abortion facilities].Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on legal issues surrounding abortion.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/abortion-protester-buffer-zone-ruling.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-5207627746236189560Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:18:00 +00002009-11-04T08:55:26.261-05:00In re: Expungement of juvenile records and vacatur of Luzerne County Juvenile Court consent decrees or adjudications from 2003-2008, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, October 29, 2009 [overturning thousands of juvenile-offender convictions issued by a judge indicted on federal corruption charges for an alleged kickback scheme].Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/pa-kickback-scandal-juvenile-sentences.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-3282777707661981945Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:12:00 +00002009-11-02T09:54:24.387-05:00Sherely, et al. v. Sebelius, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, October 27, 2009 [dismissing a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's decision to ease restrictions on stem cell research]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on stem cell research.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/obama-stem-cell-research-challenge.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-6460790291793703243Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:26:00 +00002009-11-02T09:55:46.742-05:002009 Report on International Religious Freedom, US Department of State, October 26, 2009 [criticizing Islamic countries for limiting religious expression]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on religious freedom.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/2009-religious-freedom-report-us-dos.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-6709285175768114087Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:11:00 +00002009-11-02T09:58:15.510-05:00Declaration of a National Emergency with respect to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic, White House, October 24, 2009 [granting Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius authority under section 1135 of the Social Security Act to allow medical providers to bypass federal regulations when it comes to treating large numbers of infected people]. Reported in JURIST's Paper http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/h1n1-emergency-declaration-white-house.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-6325190078593131156Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:30:00 +00002009-11-02T10:00:02.433-05:00West Bank road segregation judgment, Israel Supreme Court, October 22, 2009 [ruling against an Israeli military order that would have prohibited Palestinians from traveling on a central West Bank road]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the ongoing conflicts between Israel and Palestine.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/west-bank-road-segregation-judgment.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-5442142639665007564Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:47:00 +00002009-10-19T20:37:41.837-04:00The Queen on the Application of Binyam Mohamed v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, High Court of Justice: Queen's Bench Division, October 16, 2009 [holding that previously redacted text regarding the alleged torture of former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed should be publicly disclosed]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST hashttp://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/torture-document-disclosure-judgment-uk.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-2287232454557295051Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:22:00 +00002009-10-26T20:50:00.047-04:00American Civil Liberties Union, et al. v. US Department of Defense, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, October 16, 2009 [refusing to force the Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency to release non-redacted versions of documents that allegedly describe the torture and abuse of 14 Guantanamo Bay detainees]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentaryhttp://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/dodcia-guantanamo-interrogation.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-20983368757393793Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:40:00 +00002009-10-26T20:52:26.948-04:00Ned Comer, et al. v. Murphy Oil USA, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, October 16, 2009 [holding that 14 victims of Hurricane Katrina have standing to sue companies for allegedly contributing to global warming, which they claim played a role in increasing the severity of the hurricane]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/katrina-victims-global-warming-suit.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-7693262449866712367Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:02:00 +00002009-10-19T20:32:01.664-04:00HR 2892: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for thefiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, US House of Representatives, approved October 15, 2009 [a DHS spending bill containing provisions to allow Guantanamo Bay detainees to be transferred to US soil for prosecution]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURISThttp://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/guantanamo-detainee-us-prosecution.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-6334840950546337285Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:40:00 +00002009-10-09T14:04:56.170-04:00S. 1692: A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes, US Senate Judiciary Committee, October 8, 2009 [reauthorizing three provisions of the USA Patriot Act that had been set to expire at the end of the year]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/usa-patriot-act-reauthorization-bill-us.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-7576660597593751686Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:03:00 +00002009-10-09T14:08:22.031-04:00In the matter of an application by _______ for a warrant pursuant to sections 12 and 21 of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, Federal Court of Canada, October 6, 2009 [holding that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service may monitor the communications of Canadian citizens abroad]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/csis-monitoring-judgment-canada-fc.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-1836914688570772325Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:49:00 +00002009-10-09T13:52:29.721-04:00ICE Detention Reform: Principles and Next Steps, US Department of Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, October 6, 2009 [detailing plans for improving immigration detention policies and facilities in response to recent widespread allegations of poor conditions and abuse]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/us-immigration-detention-facility.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-3206704034190191583Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:40:00 +00002009-10-06T10:47:33.116-04:00Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga, et al., International Criminal Court, September 25, 2009 [upholding the admissibility of the war crimes/crimes against humanity case against former Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Germain Katanga.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/katanga-case-admissibility-judgment-icc.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-8315861595194293043Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:35:00 +00002009-10-04T19:22:04.457-04:00The Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc., US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, October 2, 2009 [holding that a lawsuit against Canadian oil exploration company Talisman Energy for alleged human rights violations in Sudan should be dismissed]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on human rights issues in Sudan.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/oil-company-sudan-rights-violations.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-2287095633961867449Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:34:00 +00002009-10-04T19:20:57.917-04:00Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. US Department of Justice, US District Court for the District of Columbia, October 2, 2009 [ordering the US Department of Justice to release some files from its interview with former vice president Dick Cheney over his role in leaking the name of Central Intelligence Agency agent Valerie Plame]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/cheney-cia-interview-release-order-us.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-8993730962851522614Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:47:00 +00002009-10-06T10:49:00.048-04:00Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving, White House, October 1, 2009 [executive order making it illegal for federal employees or government contractors to use text messaging while driving]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the executive orders signed by President Obama.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/obama-federal-employee-text-messaging.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-1914838730232360336Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:26:00 +00002009-10-04T19:18:21.054-04:00Kimlya and others v. Russia, European Court of Human Rights, October 1, 2009 [holding that Russia interfered with the freedom of religion by refusing to register two Scientology groups as "religious organizations."]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the human rights issues in Russia.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/russian-religious-freedom-judgment-echr.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-2942572014581010073Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:09:00 +00002009-10-04T19:16:29.090-04:00Sindh High Court Bar Association through its Secretary, et al. v. Federation of Pakistan through Secretary, Ministry of Lawand Justice, Islamabad, et al., Supreme Court of Pakistan, October 1, 2009 [full judgment holding that former president Pervez Musharraf violated the Constitution of Pakistan when he declared emergency rule in November 2007]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/10/musharraf-emergency-rule.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-7070092486756815877Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:48:00 +00002009-10-06T10:51:24.961-04:00Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia, September 30, 2009 [reporting that Georgia violated international law when it shelled the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali in August 2008]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on South Ossetia conflict which eventually drew in Russian troops.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/09/south-ossetia-conflict-report-eu.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-4971054657152953455Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:33:00 +00002009-10-06T10:55:15.793-04:00In Re: Islamic Republic of Iran Terrorist Litigation, US District Court for the District of Columbia, September 30, 2009 [expressing frustration with the inability of victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism to receive their court-ordered judgments]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/09/iranian-terrorism-litigation-review-us.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-6675228939445161598Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:57:00 +00002009-10-06T10:56:21.911-04:00Rempfer, et al. v. Sharfstein, et al., US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, September 29, 2009 [upholding a mandatory anthrax vaccination program for some members of the military]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/09/us-military-anthrax-vaccination-ruling.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257901.post-2693697452505175576Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:30:00 +00002009-10-06T10:57:31.553-04:00Omar, et al. v. Geren, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, September 28, 2009 [denying the habeas corpus petition of suspected terrorist and US citizen Shawqi Omar, thus allowing him to be transferred to Iraqi custody]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Shawqi Omar.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gazette/2009/09/shawqi-omar-habeas-denial-us-dc.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ingrid Burke)0