A Canadian engineer who claims he was sent by the United States to Syria to be tortured in 2002 cannot sue U.S. officials in federal court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said...
US “extraordinary rendition” was essentially put on trial for the first time - in Italy - and this week the court rendered a guilty verdict. This is the second major decision to come down this week...
The legal problem cited by the judge when he threw out the indictments against Blackwater guards was obvious to American government lawyers within days of the shooting. “It is regrettable that the...
The private contractors are accused of killing 17 unarmed civilians in Baghdad in a 2007 case that sparked an outcry. A judge says using statements from the Americans was a violation of their rights.
