Aug 12 Watch Gitmo Tribunal Trial of Khadr Offers ‘Test of the System Itself’ The trial of a Canadian citizen captured in Afghanistan and accused of war crimes began Thursday, the first under new rules imposed by the Obama administration. For perspective, Margaret Warner speaks with Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star who has… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch News Wrap: Jurors Signal Deadlock on Some Charges in Blagojevich Trial Members of a Chicago jury told a judge they are deadlocked on some decisions in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Also in Iraq, eight soldiers were killed after insurgents lured them into a trap by using… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch Gitmo Detainees Charged With 9/11 Crimes to Be Tried in Special Courts Military commission trials for the six Guantanamo Bay detainees charged for their involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks will be held in specially designed courtrooms known as Camp Justice. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann outlines the legal processes for… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Libby Convicted of Perjury, Obstruction of Justice Jurors in the trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby delivered guilty verdicts on four of five counts of perjury and obstruction of justice Tuesday, following a four-year investigation into the leak of a CIA agent's identity. Continue watching
Feb 20 Supreme Court Overturns $79.5 Million Tobacco Award By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a $79.5 million jury award levied against the Philip Morris tobacco company, ruling in a 5-4 decision Tuesday that the verdict was invalid because the jury had overstepped its bounds. Continue reading
Feb 25 Supreme Court Sides With Inmate’s Claims of Jury Racial Bias By Admin The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with an African American inmate on Texas' death row who claimed that prosecutors used racial practices to stack the jury in his capital murder trial with whites. Continue reading