» The Yoo/Bybee Report: Let a Jury Decide
21/02/10 09:03 from JURIST - Class Action News
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says that the guilt or innocence of \"enhanced interrogation\" memo writers John Yoo and Jay Bybee should be determined in state or federal court by a jury of th..
» USDA reaches $1.25 billion settlement in black farmer discrimination case
19/02/10 17:01 from JURIST - Class Action News
[JURIST] The US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Justice (DOJ) [official websites] on Thursday announced [press release] a $1.25 billion settlement for African American farmers claiming they suffered racial discrimination in USDA loan ..
» Federal judge hears arguments on Google books settlement, delays ruling
19/02/10 12:33 from JURIST - Class Action News
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official website] announced at a hearing Thursday he is not ready to rule on a proposed class action settlement [Authors Guild backgrounder] in a copyright su..
» Poland government joins suit against Russia for 1940 Katyn massacre
18/02/10 18:23 from JURIST - Class Action News
[JURIST] The Polish government joined [Rzeczpospolita report, in Polish] a class-action on lawsuit Wednesday brought against Russia for the 1940 Katyn Massacre [Brittanica backgrounder; JURIST news archive] where 20,000 Poles were killed by..
» DOJ urges additional revisions to Google book search settlement
05/02/10 13:36 from JURIST - Class Action News
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] filed a statement of interest [text, PDF; press release] Thursday urging the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official website] to reject the amended cla..
» \'Ben Bernanke Should Be Reappointed Fed Chair: Discuss\'
27/01/10 13:45 from JURIST - Class Action News
JURIST Guest Columnist Victor Williams, clinical assistant professor at Catholic University of America School of Law and a practicing attorney in Washington, D.C. says that the debate over Ben Bernanke\'s potential reappointment as Chairman ..
» Obama administration announces $3.4 billion Indian Trust settlement
09/12/09 14:00 from JURIST - Class Action News
[JURIST] The US government announced [press release] Tuesday that a settlement agreement [text, PDF] worth more than $3.4 billion has been reached in a 13-year class action lawsuit [plaintiffs\' website; JURIST news archive] concerning the U..
» Fifth Circuit grants Katrina victims standing in global warming class action suit
20/10/09 11:22 from JURIST - Class Action News
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [official website] has ruled [opinion, PDF] that 14 victims of Hurricane Katrina [JURIST news archive] have standing to sue companies for allegedly contributing to global warming [JURIS..
» The ICC and the Middle East: A Needed Relationship
24/09/09 14:08 from JURIST - Class Action News
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Sam Sasan Shoamanesh, a legal adviser with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and co-founder and Associate Editor of Global Brief, Canada\'s first international affairs magazine, says that in o..
» DOJ urges federal judge to reject Google book search settlement
20/09/09 13:39 from JURIST - Class Action News
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] filed a statement of interest [text, PDF; press release] Friday urging the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official website] to reject a class action se..