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The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
U.S. judge wants more information related to the deal and facts underlying the gains on Nova Chemicals trading. The review is the latest sign of scrutiny the agency is facing over its investigative and enforcement actions.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
TRENTON (AP) — A New Jersey blogger about to stand trial on charges that he made death threats against federal judges was apparently paid by the in its battle against domestic terrorism, according to a published report.The blogger, Hal Turner, received thousands of dollars from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report on neo-Nazis and white supremacist groups and was sent undercover to...
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France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
The US has transferred an Algerian inmate, Saber Lahmar, from the US jail at Guantanamo camp to France, according to his French attorney. A US judge had ordered Lahmar's release in November 2008 due to insufficient evidence.
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The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
The SEC will face questions from a U.S. judge over its proposed settlement with a alleged inside trader Nova Chemicals.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
A US judge declared a mistrial at the racketeering trial of John "Junior" Gotti after a New York jury failed to reach a verdict against the son of the notorious Gambino crime family mob boss - the case's fourth hung jury in five years.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
A US judge declared a mistrial at the racketeering trial of John "Junior" Gotti after a New York jury failed to reach a verdict against the son of the notorious Gambino crime family mob boss - the case's fourth hung jury in five years.
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StandDown Texas Project (Free subscription) | yesterday
... argues that Woods cannot be executed because he is mentally disabled — a practice banned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2002. “As soon as you meet him, you know he’s mentally retarded,” Levin says. (To see Woods and judge for yourself, click here for the Texas Observer’s videos of an interview with the inmate.) Accusing Alley of failing to fully and properly plead the inmate’s mental...
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Techdirt (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Two years ago, a US judge ruled that a guy with an encrypted hard drive did not have to hand over his encryption key to the police, as it would be a violation of the 5th Amendment (the right not to self-incriminate). The argument there is that the encryption key is a form of "speech." This is quite a reasonable ruling -- but it appears that over in the UK they view encryption keys quite differently....
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PC World (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
A U.S. judge orders an international spam operation to pay nearly $15.2 million for sending billions of messages.
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France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
An Algerian detainee, Saber Lahmar, was transferred from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to French territory, his lawyer said here. The 39-year old Lahmar is the last of five Algerians arrested in Bosnia in late 2001 to be transferred from Guantanamo since a US judge's ordered their release in November 2008 due to insufficient evidence. Robert Kirsh, Lahmar's attorney, said the Algerian's transfer...
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Oran Smith, president and CEO of the Columbia-based Palmetto Family Council, has filed a request with the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles to have the department issue a tag with the words "I Believe" on it and images of a stained glass window and Christian cross. That's the same idea behind the tag U.S. Judge Cameron Currie ruled was unconstitutional Nov. 10.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
The 'hacker' with Asperger's was let down long before it was decided to extradite him to the US, like many other autistic adults Are aliens real? Does the US military think Gary McKinnon knows more than he says? Is there suppressed evidence of reverse-engineered UFO technology and "free energy"? Sounds crazy but those were the questions I was left with after the home secretary, Alan Johnson,...
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Same Difference (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Are aliens real? Does the US military think Gary McKinnon knows more than he says? Is there suppressed evidence of reverse-engineered UFO technology and “free energy”? Sounds crazy but those were the questions I was left with after the home secretary, Alan Johnson, refused to stop the extradition of McKinnon – the autistic man accused of [...]
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Mad World (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
There's a really good piece in the Guardian about the Gary McKinnon case the decision by Alan Johnson to allow him to stand trial in the US.
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Father Ignatius Brown (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The Times reports: [US] Judge wipes out $500,000 debt to punish 'repulsive' bank! Before cheering this apparently heart-warming story - think through the consequences if this ruling was applied to large swaithes of sub-prime mortgages. Lots of people who borrowed more than they could ever hope of repaying would have their debts annulled. The banks would have to write-off those debts so further...