The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union is objecting to a plan by Detroit city officials to turn over an abandoned nursery to Greening of Detroit, a nonprofit group. What's the problem, exactly? Using privately raised funds
Hartford, Connecticut (July 24, 2008) â€" Today, National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys are filing a state court lawsuit on behalf of a Connecticut resident who suffered from an ugly campaign of retaliation at the hands of area union
As Radovan Karad ic is about to be handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Amnesty International calls for the Tribunal to be given enough time and resources to establish the truth and to secure justice
On Tuesday 29 July -- to mark the 10 day countdown to the Beijing Olympics -- Amnesty International will launch the report "The Olympics Countdown: Broken Promises".
Statement of Zaynab Nawaz at press conference Wednesday July 23rd for the intro duction of legislation related to Amnesty International's report, Maze of Injustice.
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) applauded today's introduction of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008, a groundbreaking attempt to tackle the complex jurisdictional maze that allows violent crime against American Indians to go unabated. The legislation, introduced by Senator
The new government of Pakistan should immediately reveal details of where hundreds of missing people--victims of enforced disappearances--are being held, investigate all cases and hold to account those responsible, including the country's security and intelligence agencies, said Amnesty International in
Amnesty International today demanded the immediate release of Beijing housing activist Ye Guozhu. He was due to be released on Saturday, July 26, but will now remain imprisoned until October 1, after the end of the 2008 Olympic Games.
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) applauded today's introduction of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008, a groundbreaking attempt to tackle the complex jurisdictional maze that allows violent crime against American Indians to go unabated.
China Leans on Nepal to Stifle Demonstrations The government of Nepal, under pressure from China, has arbitrarily arrested hundreds of Tibetans and restricted their right to demonstrate against the March 2008 crackdown in Tibet, Human Rights Watch said in a
While Birmingham, Ala. may not immediately spring to mind as a hotbed of U.S. Supreme Court work, the Appellate Group at Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP disproved that impression during the most recent term of the Court. In a
While it used to be the case that attorneys wanting to forge appellate careers went from clerking at the Supreme Court to other positions in DC, whether with the government or a law firm, more and more they are now
The SEC's new emergency order designed to limit short-selling in certain situations and for certain firms is already taking heat from critics. Last week, the SEC announced that it would tighten short-selling rules for 19 financial firms by requiring traders
