Roundup of court and political notes across several regions
The roundup covers Lynne Stewart's 10 year terrorism sentence after an appeals court urged fuller consideration. In Argentina, same sex marriage becomes law with Senate approval 33-27 and presidential signings anticipated. New Jersey woman Sarah Blasse is accused of staged carjack and arson to hide laptop theft. South Carolina's Charleston RiverDogs promote Alvin Greene action figures at Saturday's game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lynne Stewart
U.S
John G. Koell
Stewart
Koeltl
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Latin America
Senate
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Congress
Vineland
N.J
New Jersey
Sarah Blasse
Blasse
Camden County
Jason Laughlin
Clemson
S.C
Alvin Greene
South Carolina
Charleston RiverDogs
U.S. Senate
Greene
Georgia
Lady Liberty
RiverDogs
Green
Arizona immigration law faces first court testing in Phoenix
In a Phoenix courtroom a federal judge heard arguments on SB 1070 as officers seek to halt most of the law set to take effect July 29. The law would require police to check immigration status during stops and create a crime for lacking documents, drawing sharp debate between state and federal officials and crowds outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
Stephen Montoya
Congress
U.S
Susan Bolton
Bolton
Obama
Adios Legals
John Bouma
Jan Brewer
Bouma
Montoya
David Salgado
Vatican updates rules on clerical sex abuse and disabled victims
The Vatican revised in house rules to handle abuse cases, extending the statute of limitations from ten to twenty years after a victim's 18th birthday and applying the same procedures to priests who molest minors and developmentally disabled adults. Critics say the changes amount to administrative housekeeping with little impact on accountability for bishops who shield abusers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican
Charles Scicluna
Scicluna
Andrew Madden
Dublin
Anne Barrett Doyle
BishopAccountability.org
Blase Cupich
U.S
Iran calls Amiri a researcher with no nuclear knowledge
Iran says Shahram Amiri is merely a university researcher and not a nuclear scientist. Amiri, who appeared with Hassan Qashqavi, claimed he was kidnapped by the CIA with Saudi help and pressured to disclose Iran's nuclear plans while denying any expertise in nuclear matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Saudi Arabia
Tucson
Ariz
Washington
Tehran
Shahram Amiri
Atomic Energy Organization
Al-Jazeera
Amiri
Iran
CIA
America
U.S
Qashqavi
United States
United States of America
Also Mentioned on This Page
S.C. Senate
Immigration Law
Church
Ireland
Associated Press
Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
Barbara Dorris
Benedict XVI
Federico Lombardi
The
Washington Post
US S
Russia
Dmitry Medvedev