Sunday, April 11, 2010

Legal News – Newsletter for April 11, 2010

Sunday, April 11, 2010


Spain’s judge known for indicting Bin Laden, Pinochet appeals Civil War probe indictment

Spain: Judge appeals Civil War probe indictment

MADRID – A Spanish judge known for indicting Osama bin Laden and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet lodged an appeal Saturday against his own indictment for abuse of power in initiating a probe into Spain’s Civil War atrocities.
Baltasar Garzon’s lawyer, Gonzalo Martinez-Fresneda, presented the appeal before the Supreme Court and …. Read the original article  : Spain’s judge known for indicting Bin Laden, Pinochet appeals Civil War probe indictment.

Hero who helped subdue would be shoe bomber becomes US citizen, ending immigration limbo

Hero who helped subdue shoe bomber becomes citizen
ATLANTA – Kwame James waited nearly 10 years to be sworn in as a U.S. citizen, a long time compared with the time he spent helping subdue would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid on a trans-Atlantic flight.
James, now 32, wore a gray pinstriped suit and blue tie …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

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