Royal Dutch Shell is due in court on Wednesday this week to face charges of being complicit in the execution of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa 14 years ago.
By Mike Pflanz, West Africa Correspondent
Last Updated: 5:53AM BST 26 May 2009
The Anglo-Dutch petrochemicals giant will be accused of asking Nigeria’s military dictatorship to silence Mr Saro-Wiwa and [...]
Court Says Suspects Can Be Interrogated Without Lawyer
The Supreme Court overturned a long-standing ruling that stops police from initiating questions unless a defendant’s lawyer is present, a move that will make it easier for prosecutors to interrogate suspects.
The high court, in a 5-4 ruling, overturned the 1986 Michigan v. Jackson ruling, which said police may [...]
Sotomayor’s Socialist Yearbook Quote
I was shocked to find that the Obama administration had released a some what controversial year book picture of the new Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. In her final words to her classmates she choose a quote to align her picture as many others do. As the woman deemed the true American [...]
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