Month November 2005

Canadian lawyers charge Bush with torture

Hey, US lawyers, why not do the same… This sounds like something the National Lawyers Guild might be interested in! Today in Vancouver, Lawyers Against the War filed torture charges against George W. Bush under the Canadian Criminal Code. The…

Forget U.S. on Kyoto

Instead, sue the ‘criminals’  Environmental lawyer and nephew of JFK says legal action against polluters is best bet Delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference need not waste time trying to bring the U.S. onside in current discussions on…

Cali Supremes refuse Tookie stay

The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to halt the scheduled execution of convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams, the Crips gang founder who became an anti-gang activist while in prison and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This leaves Gov.…

Thoughts on the al-Jazeera memo

1) The Official Secrets Act is much harsher than any comparable law the US has. Brits are subjects, not citizens, and they have no Constitution. Plus, once a trial is ongoing, the press is severely limited as to what they…