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US Legal News - JURIST 2008-05-09T14:38:00-04:00: Anthrax reporter appeals contempt of court order for not revealing sources [JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments Friday in the appeal by former USA Today reporter Toni Locy [profile] against sanctions imposed on her for refusing to disclose government sources [RCFP backgrounder] who provided information about former US Army germ-warfare researcher Dr. Steven J. Hatfill [Washington Post profile]. In a March ruling, US 2008-05-09T14:38:00-04:00: Bismullah 'enemy combantant' status to be reviewed in light of 'new evidence' [JURIST] The US Department of Justice indicated Thursday that the Pentagon will review the "enemy combatant" status of Afghan Guantanamo detainee and US federal court litigant Haji Bismullah [JURIST news archives] in light of what was referred to as "new evidence," according to SCOTUSblog. The notification came in a motion [PDF text] asking the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit [ 2008-05-09T14:38:00-04:00: Some Guantanamo detainees could pose threat if released: Gates [JURIST] US Defense Secretary Robert Gates [official profile] said Thursday that a number of current Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees would pose a new threat to the US if they were returned to their home countries. Of the 500 inmates who have been released from the detention facility, Gates said Pentagon data shows that between 5-10% of detainees "return to the battlefield" after 2008-05-09T14:38:00-04:00: Nuclear powers say Iran threatening nuclear treaty goals [JURIST] The world's five major nuclear powers - Britain, China, France, Russia, and the US - cited Iran's uranium enrichment program as a major threat to the goals of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) [PDF text; JURIST news archive] in a joint statement [PDF text] issued Thursday at the end of a two-week meeting [official website] of 106 NPT member nations. The five urged Iran, 2008-05-09T14:38:00-04:00: US military judge refuses to set Khadr trial date pending Guantanamo records release [JURIST] US military judge Col. Peter Brownback again refused to set a trial date for Canadian-born Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] at a pre-trial hearing Thursday, threatening to suspend military commission proceedings against the Guantanamo detainee until the government submits daily records of Khadr's detention. Khadr's lawyers claim the government is stalling the prosecution 2008-05-09T14:38:00-04:00: Federal judge orders handover of CIA 'torture' memo [JURIST] A US federal judge Thursday directed the CIA [order, PDF] to produce a 2002 US Department of Justice memo that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claims authorized the agency to use specific torture techniques - including waterboarding [JURIST news archive] - on US detainees held abroad. The memo prepared by the DOJ Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) [official website] has been 2008-05-09T14:38:00-04:00: Vietnam to prosecute anti-Communist activists for 'terrorism' [JURIST] Vietnam will prosecute two anti-Communist activists on "terrorism" charges for distributing literature critical of the government, a government spokesperson said Thursday. The men are members of US-based rights group Viet Tan [advocacy website, in Vietnamese], which has denied that it endorses anti-government violence and has said that the men were calling for peaceful democratic change. 2008-05-09T14:38:00-04:00: FBI withdraws national security letter in Internet library settlement [JURIST] The FBI has withdrawn a National Security Letter (NSL) [CRS backgrounder, PDF; FBI backgrounder] issued against an Internet library website in a settlement [ACLU press release; Internet Archive statement; EFF press release] announced Wednesday. The FBI had issued the NSL to the Internet Archive [archive website], seeking personal information about a particular publicly-unnamed site user;

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Personal Injury News Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:36:26 -0700: Poway man, 53, identified as victim of bike crash A 39 year old motorist was arrested yesterday on suspicion of a hit and run crash in the community of Southcrest. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:05:00 -0700: Military truck hits car, injuring young driver Military truck collides and seriously injures an 18 year old driver in an accident in Kearny Mesa. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:36:16 -0700: Taxi driver is trapped after cab, trolley collide A trolley and a cab collide in downtown San Diego. The cab driver was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:33:13 -0700: Two Year Old Struck and Killed by Car Driver accidentally runs over young boy in Carlsbad. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:43:34 -0700: Motorcyclist Dies After Read Ending Car A woman driving a Harley Davidson rear ends a BMW and dies of major head injuries.