Obama faces stark legalities
President Obama’s legal team is currently divided over whether or not to drop two terrorism cases that were originally prosecuted in Guantanamo Bay. This decision could reduce the number of other prisoners who can receive tribunal trials. In 2008 the defendants were found guilty on charges that were not recognized as international war crimes at [...]
Should rape laws be changed in light of recent events?
California legislators are insisting that a law that led the state court to overturn a rape conviction of a Los Angeles man has to be changed. A 19th century law was cited when used to overturn the conviction of a man who entered a dark bedroom where a woman was asleep and had sex with [...]