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Terrorism
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The Right Coast
Bomber Strikes Nigerian Church, as Attacks on Christians Mount – NYTimes.com
YELWA, Nigeria (Reuters) A suicide bomber set off a car full of explosives at a church in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 12 people in the latest attack…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
$300 Million Punitive Damages Award Against Iran and Syria for Terrorism Injuries
By joetort
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has awarded $300 million in punitive damages to plaintiffs bringing tort claims against Syria and Iran in connection with their…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Intriguing victim rights’ issues raised by 9/11 husband’s anti-death penalty position
Main May 14, 2012Intriguing victim rights' issues raised by 9/11 husband's anti-death penalty positionThe New York Post has this interesting new exclusive story headlined "Husband of 9/11 victim goes to…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Guantanamo Military Commission Arraignments
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The arraignments by military commission on Saturday of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others at Guantanamo Bay was rocky, at best. It featured everything from disputes about clothing--both the prosecutors'…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Drone Strike Kills Al-Quso
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Associated Press reported today that a CIA drone strike killed Fahd al-Quso, "a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
KSM Military Commission Arraignment Tomorrow
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow along with four others in a military commission at Guantanamo Bay. We covered the Convening Authority's referral of terrorism charges here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Comments on Breivik commentary saying “Sometimes the death penalty is warranted”
Main May 1, 2012Comments on Breivik commentary saying "Sometimes the death penalty is warranted" I am intrigued to see this interesting new commentary in the Washington Post authored by the…
Cruise Law News
al Qaeda Planned to Seize Cruise Ships, Execute Passengers
By Jim Walker
There is a disturbing story today in CNN entitled "Documents Reveal al Qaeda's Plans to Seize Cruise Ships . . ." The CNN article explains that an al Qaeda operative was…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Why Isn’t Anti-Abortion Violence Prosecuted As Domestic Terrorism?
Salon.com: Is this man a terrorist?, by Matthew Harwood:Francis Grady is accused of trying to burn down an abortion clinic, but the feds haven't charged him with terrorismOn Tuesday, 50-year-old…
Media Law Prof Blog
Free Speech, National Security, and Terrorism
Brandon J. Smith, George Washington University School of Law, has published Protecting Citizens and Their Speech: Balancing National Security and Free Speech When Prosecuting the Material Support of Terrorism. Here…