Sixth Circuit upholds judgment against former El Salvador military commander
March 18, 2009
[JURIST] A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit [official website] upheld [opinion, PDF] Tuesday a district court decision finding former El Salvador chief military commander Nicolas Carranza [CJA backgrounder] liable for murder and torture committed during the El Salva....... [more] 
Sixth Circuit upholds Tennessee school ban on wearing Confederate flag
August 21, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a district court''s grant of summary judgment to a Tennessee public high school in a lawsuit brought by three students who claimed the school''s ban on wearing the Confederate....... [more]
Newspapers press Senate to pass media shield bill
July 28, 2008
'[JURIST] Newspapers in Tennessee, California, Georgia, and Ohio and several other states carried editorials Monday in support of US Senate passage of a proposed federal reporter shield law, of the law, citing the occasional necessity of source anonymity........ [more]
Stevens suggests Derby horse euthanized more humanely than prisoners
May 11, 2008
'[JURIST] US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens suggested to a gathering of lawyers and judges Friday in Tennessee that the Kentucky Derby horse Eight Belles may have been euthanized more humanely than some prisoners. The Chattanooga Times Free....... [more]
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