Mexico’s Supreme Court dismisses appeal of military jurisdiction in crimes against civilians

October 6th, 2009 Supreme Court nixes priest's appeal in nun killingTOLEDO, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down an appeal filed by a Roman Catholic priest convicted of murdering a nun in Ohio.

October 1st, 2009 Israel prepares for battle over war crimes claimsJERUSALEM — The Israeli government and military have retained high-powered international lawyers and set up a joint task force to fend off attempts by Palestinians and their supporters to try Israeli officials on war crimes charges abroad. For nearly a decade, activists have turned to courts outside Israel in an effort to try Israeli political and military officials outside the jurisdiction of their own courts.

September 9th, 2009 Spain's top judge in court in jurisdiction disputeMADRID — The Spanish judge best known for indicting Augusto Pinochet and Osama bin Laden appeared in court Wednesday with the tables turned: this time he was a suspect, accused of overstepping his authority in a huge domestic case involving Spanish civil war atrocities. Baltasar Garzon made no comment to reporters as he arrived at the Supreme Court in a very rare case of a Spanish judge being formally probed in legal proceedings.

August 10th, 2009 Female ski jumpers' appeal hearing set for Nov. 12VANCOUVER, British Columbia —A group of female ski jumpers will return to court in November to appeal a decision that prevents them from competing in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

June 30th, 2009 Spanish court ends Israel bombing probeMADRID — A Spanish court on Tuesday shelved a judge's investigation of an Israeli air force bombing in Gaza in 2002 that killed a suspected Hamas militant and 14 civilians, siding with prosecutors who said Spain lacks jurisdiction. A panel of 18 judges at the National Court decided by a wide majority to support prosecutors who opposed the probe on the ground that Israel already was investigating the attack, whose casualties included nine children, the court said in a statement.

June 8th, 2009 Court: Military court can open old convictionWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday a military court can re-examine the guilty plea for a Nigerian-born serviceman who faces deportation because of his conviction. Jacob Denedo is a Nigerian-born permanent resident of the United States.

June 8th, 2009 Ex-Tyco execs lose appeal at Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is refusing to hear an appeal from two former top executives of Tyco International that challenges their convictions for fraud and larceny involving more than $100 million in bonuses. The justices' action Monday ends the effort by Tyco's former CEO L.

June 1st, 2009 Court to decide whether to limit patentsWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has decided to take on an appeal that could decide whether someone can get a patent for a complex business idea. The high court on Monday decided to hear an appeal from Bernard Bilski and Rand Warsaw, who attempted to patent a method for managing weather-related risk having to do with trading in commodities.

June 1st, 2009 Court won't hear appeal from man convicted of rapeWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won't hear the latest appeal from a man convicted in the rape and killing of a 15-year-old Kansas City girl. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael A.

May 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court is to hear former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's appeal against his conviction for 'hijacking' a commercial airliner carrying then Pakistani Army chief Gen. Pervez Musharraf by attempting to prevent it from landing at Karachi.

May 9th, 2009 Croatian lawmaker convicted of war crimesZAGREB, Croatia — A Croatian court has convicted an opposition lawmaker of war crimes, making him the first senior politician from the country to be held responsible for wartime atrocities against Serbs. Branimir Glavas was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for war crimes against civilians.

May 4th, 2009 War crimes court: No early acquittal for TaylorTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — War crimes judges say they have dismissed a motion to acquit former Liberian President Charles Taylor because he may have been responsible for mass murder, rape and mutilations in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war. The decision by the Special Court for Sierra Leone means Taylor must now present his defense on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the West African nation.

April 29th, 2009 UN judge rejects Karadzic jurisdiction challengesTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — A judge at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Wednesday rejected challenges by Radovan Karadzic and said the U.N. court had jurisdiction to try him on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

April 27th, 2009 Court to consider case of immigrant who oversleptWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether an Albanian immigrant who overslept and missed his asylum hearing can be deported. The court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal by Agron Kucana, who came to the United States in 1995 as a nonimmigrant visitor.

April 22nd, 2009 Norway: 10 Israelis named in war crimes complaintOSLO — A group of Norwegian lawyers filed a complaint Wednesday accusing 10 Israelis of war crimes in Gaza under the country's new universal jurisdiction law, officials said. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and opposition leader Tzipi Livni were among those named in the complaint, the lawyers said.