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Florida Supreme Court say governor cannot delay judicial appointment for diversity
9:45 AM ET, July 3
[JURIST] The Florida Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion text, PDF] on Thursday that Republican Governor Charlie Christ [official profile] could not delay a decision on filling a vacancy in Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal [official website] in order to consider more diverse... [full story]

Ex-Guantanamo detainee civilian trial set for September 2010
2:49 PM ET, July 2
[JURIST] A federal judge on Thursday set a trial date for terrorism suspect and former Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Ahmed Ghailani [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive] of September 13, 2010. Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to be transferred [JURIST report] to... [full story]

US immigration agency intensifies employer monitoring efforts
10:19 AM ET, July 2
[JURIST] The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement [official website] agency on Wednesday issued [press release] inspection notices to 652 businesses in an increased effort to target employers that use illegal labor. ICE notified selected employers that they would be auditing their I-9 [text,... [full story]

Ex-Guantanamo detainee lawyers request access to CIA 'black sites'
9:33 AM ET, July 1
[JURIST] The lawyers for terrorism suspect Ahmed Ghailani [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday requested access to secret prisons [JURIST news archive] operated by the Central Intelligence Agency [official website] at which their client was held prior to his transfer to... [full story]

White House accepts impeached judge's resignation
8:31 AM ET, July 1
[JURIST] The White House on Monday accepted the resignation of impeached federal judge Samuel Kent [JURIST news archive] from his seat on the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas [official website]. In a resignation letter submitted [JURIST report] last week, Kent said he would... [full story]

EPA grants California request to regulate vehicle emissions
2:53 PM ET, June 30
[JURIST] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday granted permission [press release; waiver, PDF] to California to enforce its own greenhouse gas emissions standards. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson [official profile] said that "the decision puts law and science first," and reinforces... [full story]

Minnesota high court declares Franken winner of US Senate race
2:51 PM ET, June 30
[JURIST] The Minnesota Supreme Court [official website] on Tuesday declared [opinion, PDF] Democrat Al Franken the winner of the state's 2008 US Senate race over incumbent opponent Norm Coleman [campaign websites]. In an unanimous ruling, the court affirmed the April decision [order, PDF; JURIST... [full story]

Federal judge dismisses Afghan Bagram detainee habeas petition
1:10 PM ET, June 30
[JURIST] A federal judge on Monday dismissed [opinion, PDF] a habeas corpus challenge brought by Afghan national Haji Wazir detained at Bagram Air Base [JURIST news archive] without charges since 2002. Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website]... [full story]

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