International Law

Police say 42-day detention plan is unworkable
Sean O’Neill Crime and Security Editor The plan to detain terror suspects for 42 days has become so convoluted and bureaucratic that police fear it will be almost unworkable, senior sources have told The Times.

UK ministers, MPs deadlock over proposed 42-day terror detention without charge
[JURIST] UK ministers and MPs deadlocked Wednesday over a controversial proposed anti-terror bill [BBC Q/A] that would allow British authorities to detain terror suspects up to 42 days without charge [JURIST news archive]...

UK Home Secretary limits terror detention bill
[JURIST] A proposed UK anti-terror bill [materials; BBC Q/A] that would allow authorities to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days [JURIST news archive] has been amended to only apply in cases of "grave and exceptional" terrorist threats, UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said [BBC Radio 4 recorded audio] Tuesday...

UK PM Brown presses for 42-day terror detention without charge limit
[JURIST] UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday vowed to push for the passage of a new anti-terror bill [BBC Q/A] that would allow British authorities to detain terror suspects up to 42 days without charge...

UK Commons approves 42-day terrorism detention without charge limit
[JURIST] The UK House of Commons Wednesday voted 315-306 [Sky video] in favor of an amendment to a proposed anti-terror bill [materials; BBC Q/A] that would allow authorities to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days [JURIST news archive]...

EU rights commissioner warns UK 42-day detention plan could set bad precedent
[JURIST] A proposed anti-terror bill [BBC backgrounder] that would allow British law enforcement authorities to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days [JURIST news archive] should not be passed as it could set a bad precedent for other countries, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights said during a BBC 4 radio interview [recorded audio] Monday...

Disabled Win California Class Action

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
allegedly failed to provide adequate facilities for the disabled.

Juvenile Disabled
Kings County pays $4 million in inmate hanging settlement.

Settlement
Sears settles with disabled worker for record $6.2M

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.

Police Officer Slander
City of Detroit agrees to $25,000 settlement.