Last Friday, the Obama Administration took steps to prevent a Washington judge from hearing a challenge by four men who have been held for six years as ‘enemy combatants’ at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
Justice
Wheatley resists temptation to roll the dice
Glenn Wheatley will stay in jail for another eleven months after his legal team pulled the plug on his appeal yesterday in the Victorian Court of Appeal. Wheatley’s barrister Robert Richter QC stormed past waiting media outside the court and refused to comment on the decision. However, legal sources have told Crikey that Justice Chernov should not have sat on the appeal, reports Chris Seage.
The disturbing case of Izhar Ul-Haque: your laws at work
The decision handed down by NSW Supreme Court judge Michael Adams concerning the case of Izhar Ul-Haque makes for disturbing reading, writes Greg Barns.
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Akerman on the Heiner Affair … Adler not on Enough Rope … Brough’s takeaway grog rules … soft Labor votes … Australia’s official foreign reserves … let’s blame Grandma …
Haneef gets his visa, Andrews gets egg on his face
So Kevin Andrews has, as many lawyers expected, egg on his face today with Federal Court Judge Jeffrey Spender ruling less than an hour ago that Mr Andrews was wrong to cancel Gold Coast doctor Mohammed Haneef’s visa last month, writes Greg Barns.
Another twist in the C7 case?
Don’t be surprised if there is a twist in the C7 case. There’s speculation that Seven will appeal and we may learn more next week when the company reports its 2007 financial result in Sydney.
The C7 case: Driven more by ego than commonsense.
Amid all the frothing and renting of garments over the Seven network’s mammoth loss in the so-called C7 case, some important history should be remembered.
