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Terrorism
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Media Law Prof Blog
Swedish Reporters Face Trial On Terrorism Charges
Two Swedish journalists are on trial in Ethiopia, charged with terrorism. They do admit to entering the country illegally but not to the terrorist acts. They had entered the country…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Underwear bomber” pleads guilty mid-trial, now on to sentencing
Main October 12, 2011"Underwear bomber" pleads guilty mid-trial, now on to sentencing As detailed in this new New York Times piece, "Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man accused of trying…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit: Freezing of Islamic Charity’s Assets Unconstitutional
In the continuing legal sage of the now defunct Al Haramain Islamic Foundation (AHIF-Oregon), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision upholding the federal government's…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
A New Face of Guantanamo Military Commission Trials?
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Chief Prosecutor Army Brig. General Mark Martins announced this week that military commission trials at Guantanamo Bay will resume, with changes designed to increase transparency and fairness.General Martins mentioned three…
International Law Prof Blog
US refers charges against alleged bomber of USS COLE
The US referred charges yesterday against the man accused of masterminding the 2000 bombing the USS Cole in Yemen. It is the first death penalty case to be tried by…
International Law Prof Blog
West African Countries Want a Permanent Seat on the Security Council
West African countries today called for enlarging the 15-member Security Council to give their continent its due representation on the United Nations body whose decisions are legally binding, as opposed…
International Law Prof Blog
Observations of Guantanamo Bay
I had a rare opportunity today to spend the day at Guantanamo Bay observing US Government operations there. There are currently 171 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, four of whom have…
International Law Prof Blog
Nigeria Proposes Conflict Mediation Commission
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan today proposed to the General Assembly the creation of a conflict mediation commission within the office of the United Nations Secretary-General to develop strategies for the…
Surf and Turf Law
Thinking About Terrorism: The Threat to Civil Liberties in Times of National Emergency
Thinking About Terrorism: The Threat to Civil Liberties in Times of National EmergencyPreface viiAcknowledgments xiiiState-Sponsored Terrorism and Its Perpetrators 1Defining Terrorism-History, Logic, France, and Mark Twain 1How to Judge State-Sponsored Terror-Where to Stand and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Eleventh Circuit deems Jose Padilla’s 17-year terrorism sentence substantively unreasonable
Main September 19, 2011Split Eleventh Circuit deems Jose Padilla's 17-year terrorism sentence substantively unreasonableThanks to David Oscar Markus and this post at his Southern District of Florida blog, I have…