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There’s More to Answer for in the Wells Fargo Subprime Suits
Now that commentator and PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley has severed his ties to Wells Fargo & Co., what about the bank itself? As Smiley noted in his decision to cut business ties with Wells, the bank is facing several lawsuits charging that it engaged in illegal discriminatory lending practices by allegedly selling high-cost [...]
Can U.S. Courts Free Innocent Gitmo Prisoners?
A petition to the Supreme Court filed Monday is being called the first major challenge to the Obama administration’s detention policies.
U.S. Tried to Get Gitmo Detainee to Waive Rights in Exchange for Release
The U.S. government tried to get Binyam Mohamed — the British resident who was held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay for four years and allegedly tortured in CIA “black sites” — to promise not to speak to the media or sue the United States as a condition of his release, according to documents [...]
NYT Endorses Torture Victims’ Lawsuits Against Bush Officials
The New York Times’ opinion page has long been a strong supporter of the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, but the Times moved a step further today, to support detainees’ right to sue for monetary damages.
How Investigating Bush Administration War Crimes Could Save Taxpayers Money
As I wrote on Wednesday, there are already several lawsuits from torture victims pending against the United States, and some legal scholars predict many more to come. So what if an Obama-sponsored investigative commission set up a means for compensating torture victims? That could save the government a whole lot of money.
A slew of [...]
Legal Skirmishes Continue Through Election Day
Never have lawyers been so busy skirmishing over an election — and it probably won’t end on Election Day.
Today’s lawsuits and rulings include:
The Ohio GOP filed a lawsuit it had previously dropped against Jennifer Brunner, the Democratic secretary of state, claiming she hasn’t done enough to ensure that all provisional ballots are counted fairly and [...]
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