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Judge Tosses Charges Against Gitmo Detainee

A military judge today threw out charges against a Guantanamo detainee who was 15 when he was captured in Afghanistan. However, Army Col. Peter Brownback said the dismissal was without prejudice, which means the government could refile charges against the Canadian man, Associated Press reports. Brownback said the government had…

Jun 4, 2007 7:03 PM CDT

World’s First Publicly Owned Law Firm is Growing

A little more than a week after reportedly becoming the world’s first publicly owned law firm, Australia’s Slater & Gordon is already adding to its attorney roster. The growth move by the Melbourne-based personal injury firm, which is bringing into its fold a Brisbane boutique specializing in military compensation, follows…

May 30, 2007 12:08 PM CDT

Border Courts Swamped With Felonies

Federal courts along the border with Mexico are swamped with immigration-related felony cases, the Associated Press reports. Judges in New Mexico had the heaviest caseload, handling 397 felony cases last year compared to the national average of 84 cases. Chief Judge John M. Roll of the District of Arizona told…

Apr 27, 2007 6:36 PM CDT

Feeling the Heat

The Growing Debate Over Climate Change Takes on Legal Overtones

Jul 8, 2006 8:22 PM CDT

The Right Fit

The CEELI Institute Is Right at Home in a Renovated Mansion in Prague

May 23, 2006 8:53 AM CDT

Culture Clash

Other Countries Don’t Embrace Sarbanes or America’s Reverence of Whistle-Blowers

May 8, 2006 11:12 PM CDT

The Avian Flu Time Bomb

The Legal System Will Play a Key Role in Planning the Response to a Possible Onslaught of the Virus

Nov 1, 2005 1:55 AM CST

Playing by the Rule of Law

Serbia Has to Show It’s Serious About Judicial Independence to Gain Entry into the European Union

Oct 29, 2005 9:20 AM CDT

Vive les Class Actions

Europe Is Showing More Interest in Legal Mechanisms That Have Come Under Fire in the United States

Sep 29, 2005 6:34 AM CDT

Foreign Fight

Alberto Galvis Claims That Occidental Petroleum Corp. Is Liable for a Raid That Killed His Family in Colombia. A Revived Alien Tort Law May Get Him His Day in U.S. Court.

Jul 28, 2005 4:53 PM CDT

Konichiwa, Bengoshi!

Japan Is Set to Relax Foreign Partnership Rules, and Competition for Mergers Is On

Jan 25, 2005 10:38 AM CST

Old Continent, New Deal

The European Union Is Developing a Body of Law That Will Have a Major Impact on U.S. Businesses

Sep 12, 2004 4:45 PM CDT

Pacific Overtures

U.S. Firms Find the Asian Legal Market Tough to Crack

May 1, 2004 9:24 PM CDT

Networking for Referrals

Sending Cases to Other Lawyers Isn’t as Risky if You Know Their Qualifications

May 1, 2004 5:00 PM CDT

Taking the Initiative

ABA-Africa Works With Local Advisers to Strengthen the Countries’ Legal Systems

Mar 2, 2004 7:37 AM CST

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