I've been a bit behind on my news posts. Some things that have caught my eye recently:
Court rules against Guantanamo detainees. "The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 that civilian courts no longer have the authority to consider whether the military is illegally holding foreigners." This was part of the court stripping provision of the Military Commissions Act. The law says the courts can't rule on it. Amazing. Next stop, Supreme Court.
In a case with Philip Morris, the Supreme Court ruled that punitive damages can only be awarded to punish for harms to those directly involved in the lawsuit. So you can't punish a tobacco company for harming smokers who didn't sue. This was a case that started in 1991, there must be some class action suits that are in the pipeline.
Christiane Amanpour interviews an anonymous senior Iranian government official who says the US and Iran should have talks because they are "natural allies" against al Qaeda.
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