Habeas

Do Portal Terra “O ministro Joaquim Barbosa, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), negou na sexta-feira (14) novo pedido de habeas corpus em favor de Alexandre Nardoni e Anna Carolina Jatobá (foto),... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Frances Gibb, Legal Editor British citizens could be convicted in their absence by foreign courts for traffic, credit card or other criminal offences under plans approved in principle by the European Parliament. The proposals would allow citizens to be extradited automatically under fast-track procedures at the request of another European Union country on the basis of a decision by the foreign

“Condenado a 13 anos de cadeia, Cacciola foi extraditado de Mônaco. Ex-banqueiro está preso em Bangu 8, no Rio de Janeiro, desde 17 de julho. O Superior Tribunal Justiça (STJ) negou nesta sexta-feira (22) pedido de habeas corpus ao ex-banqueiro Salvatore Cacciola, preso em Bangu 8, no Rio de Janeiro, desde o dia 17 de julho.A decisão é da desembargadora Jane Silva, da 6ª Turma do STJ.

People are often confused as to the difference between an appeal and an Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. APPEAL An appeal (also known as a “direct appeal”) is taken immediately after a conviction and sentence. A person generally...

“A desembargadora Ramza Tartuce, do Tribunal Regional Federal de São Paulo, negou, na sexta-feira, o pedido de habeas-corpus do consultor e suposto "braço direito" de Daniel Dantas, Humberto Braz. A decisão, divulgada nesta segunda-feira pela assessoria do Tribunal, impede que Braz deixa a cadeia de Tremembé, onde está preso por supostamente tentar subornar com US$ 1 milhão o delegado fede

Habeas Corpus is a legal action, otherwise known as a writ, in which a person can seek relief from the illegal imprisonment of himself, herself or another person. Also known as “the Great Writ,” Habeas Corpus has long been an important instrument for protecting an individual’s freedom against state action. In the United States, the Constitution [...]

Después de varios años de espera, a un paso de convertirse en Ley está el proyecto de Habeas Data. La Corte C. definirá si el texto se ajusta a la Constitución. En manos de la Corte Constitucional quedó el futuro del proyecto de ley de Habeas Data con el cual se busca, en esencia, que aquellos [...]

It's good that George Bush announced he would follow the Supreme Court's ruling in Boumediene v. Bush, the Guantanamo Bay case. He did note that it was decided by a deeply divided court. I noticed it was exactly the same type of divided court that made him President of the United States in 2000.It's really too bad that Bush, Gonzo, Cheney, Rumsfeld and all the rest had to have the Supreme Court l

Two of a kind– and McCain makes a triple-play I saw one GOP propaganda site this morning bellowing that the Supreme Court had sided with the terrorists. Actually, the Supreme Court sided with the U.S. Constitution, which is exactly what they’re supposed to do. Bush isn’t happy but, reluctantly, he’s agreeing to abide by the ruling– [...]

A bit of good news for the endangered US Constitution: A majority (five of nine) on the US Supreme Court ruled to uphold the constitutional protection of habeas corpus, even for the unpopular alleged "enemy combatants" at Guantanamo. For this we have to thank Justice Kennedy, who wrote the majority decision, joined of course by all four of the justices who actually deserve to sit on the

A bit of good news for the endangered US Constitution: A majority (five of nine) on the US Supreme Court ruled to uphold the constitutional protection of habeas corpus, even for the unpopular alleged "enemy combatants" at Guantanamo. For this we have to thank Justice Kennedy, who wrote the majority decision, joined of course by all four of the justices who actually deserve to sit on the

“The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times. To hold that the political branches may switch the Constitution on or off at will would lead to a regime in which they, not this court, say what the law is.” Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the US Supreme Court, [...]

(Note: I asked Coleen Rowley for her first impressions on yesterday's Supreme Court decision regarding the Guantanamo detainees. Her response follows...)by Coleen RowleyAs happy as we should be about the restoration of the right of Habeas Corpus, we need to remember that the Military Commissions Act has another terrible consequence that is still in need of being corrected. As a result of Cheney

Yes I do know about the big story. The right is howling about the this ruling being the end of America as we know it. The left is hailing it as a major victory. Bush said he disagreed on the ruling. I have mixed feelings on it, I seriously doubt that this rule will affect much with the terrorists, which the United States has a watertight case against. It will affect one’s that the

Justiça começa ser feita. Justiça nega habeas corpus e mantém prisão preventiva de pai e madrasta de Isabella O Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo negou nesta terça-feira (13) o habeas corpus em favor de Alexandre Nardoni, 29, e Anna Carolina Jatobá, 24, e o casal acusado de matar a menina Isabella seguirá preso. Nardoni está no 13º DP, na Casa Verde, e Jatobá foi encaminhada para a pen

El Tribunal Constitucional, mediante la sentencia recaída en el Expediente N° 5379-2006-PHD/TC, declaró infundada una demanda de hábeas data que pretendía el acceso a la información pública de los nombres, apellidos, dirección de residencia y similar información sobre los parientes de personas fallecidas en accidentes de tránsito, con el objeto de que el demandante les facilite asesoría sobre

La Corte Constitucional, en la sesión ordinaria de Sala Plena que se llevó acabo el día 2 de abril de 2008, decidió devolver a la  Cámara de Representantes el proyecto de ley estatutaria de Habeas Data  para que se subsane el vicio de procedimiento de anuncio previo a la votación del último debate, disponiendo lo [...]

El repertorio ya existía como tal, pero no era muy conocido. Estaba formado con las sentencias que comunican los jueces (no todos) a la DNPDP según dispone la ley 25.326. Ahora estará a disposición de la gente que lo quiera consultar. Con muy buen tino, la DNPDP ha decidido armar un registro, que será de libre consulta por el público en general (aunque esto entiendo no era necesario aclararlo

BRASIL, TERRA BOA PRA SER BANDIDO, os meandros das leis protegem e legalizam a bandidália. STF concede habeas corpus a fundadores da Renascer Os fundadores da Igreja Renascer em Cristo, Sonia e Estevam Hernandes, conseguiram habeas corpus no STF (Supremo Tribunal Federal) contra a ordem de prisão preventiva decretada pela Justiça paulista, em razão da suposta prática do crime de lavagem de

Henry Plazas Figueroa - hplazas@larepublica.com.coBogotá. Directivos de la Fundación para la Educación Superior y el Desarrollo (Fedesarrollo), se mostraron preocupados por las largas que le dan los integrantes de la Sala Plena de la Corte Constitucional al Proyecto de Ley de Habeas Data que está en sus manos desde el año pasado.

Expertos de este organismo afirman que si el proyecto no pasa, traería consecuencias como tasas de interés más altas y menor acceso al crédito. María Angélica Árbelaez, investigadora de esta institución, asegura que las entidades financieras tendrán la posibilidad de ver el comportamiento de los clientes tanto en el período de vacas flacas, como en el [...]

La Ministra de Comunicaciones, la Embajadora de Colombia en Espana, el Embajador ante la Unión Europea, Proexport y la Asociación Colombiana de Call Centers, buscan ésta certificación Madrid.- Por invitación de la Agencia Espanola de Protección de Datos, se encuentran en Madrid Espana, la Ministra de Comunicaciones, Maria del Rosario Guerra, el Embajador ante la Unión [...]

El control de exequibilidad a la norma que es esperada con premura por millones de personas que figuran en los listados financieros de morosos aún se demora. Los más de 12 millones de colombianos que están en las llamadas ‘listas negras’ de las centrales de riesgo crediticio porque en algún momento registraron mora en el pago de [...]

Bangor Daily News editorializes in favor of habeas corpus. And give the editorial board credit for detailing the junior senator's embarrassing record on the issue:The 2006 Military Commissions Act was intended to assure the end of habeas corpus for "enemy combatants," by setting up military commissions at Guanatanmo to hear detainees cases rather than using the federal court system. Before the final vote, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., tried to remove a section prohibiting any federal court from hearing habeas corpus appeals. But his amendment lost, 48 to 51. Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins voted no. Sen. Olympia Snowe, absent for a family funeral, did not vote. Sen. Collins voted for the unchanged bill, as did Sen. Specter, although he called the measure unconsitutional [sic]. Sen. Snowe again did not vote.Sens. Specter and Pat Leahy, D-Vt., raised the issue again last month, introducing a bill to restore habeas corpus. The vote of 56 to 43 lacked the necessary 60 votes needed to block a

I missed this, but Maine Democrats caught it: Yesterday, Sen. Collins voted against reinstalling habeas corpus, the ancient right to challenge one's detention in court.Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) voted in favor of the habeas provision.

I missed this, but Maine Democrats caught it: Yesterday, Sen. Collins voted against reinstalling habeas corpus, the ancient right to challenge one's detention in court.Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) voted in favor of the habeas provision.

Not only did Jim Webb's "Be Fair to the Troops" Amendment fail 56-44 today (60 needed to pass), the bill to restore our right to a lawyer and fair trial failed by the same exact number.That's because the same exact sorry excuses for Americans voted against this bill too.All the Democrats voted for the bills (yay!), but Joe Leiberman (the only Independent) and 43 Republicans forgot their oaths to protect the Constitution, and their obligation to care for the troops,and voted against them. Because it's easier this way, here is the list of Republicans that have read the Bill of Rights and/or have a conscience:Susan Collins (Maine)Chuck Hagel (Nebraska)Gordon Smith (Oregon)Olympia Snowe (Maine)John Sununu (New Hampshire)That's all folks!

Will avatars in Second Life end up having more rights than their human creators?Wow, our own democracies could learn from this, as found by Raph:Erik Bethke’s LiveJournal has a recent post stating that he’s offering a $5000 bounty to those who can help him draft the legal form of an avatar rights document for GoPets.Among the clauses he intends the service to sign up to:- Due process (including player-run tribunals)- Habeas corpus- Free expression- Free assembly- Property rights- Non-discrimination- Account transfer rights- Right to keep some amount of the value generated by service errors (e.g., if there’s a bug and the player benefits, they keep some of the benefit)- Compensation to players for service outages exceeding the maximum standard downtime- Advance notice in the event of policy changesvia

Firedoglake lists Sen. Collins as on-the-fence on habeas restoration.So where exactly is the junior senator on the issue? And why is it that we so often have to wait till the last minute to find out how Collins will vote on the most pressing matters facing the Senate?(Hint: If you answered, "because of her decisive nature and commitment to principle," then you haven't been paying close enough attention for the last eleven years.)

Today, June 15th, marks the 792nd anniversary of the writ of habeas corpus.*There’s rarely been more at stake for our friend Habeas Corpus than there is this year. So we’re taking a moment to celebrate him and show him we care. And you can be a part of the celebration.Show your support by adding a greeting and message to our Habeas birthday card. Or, email us a photo of yourself with a birthday message and we'll upload it to Habeas' Flickr photo gallery. (Please keep your photo size to less than 2 MB.)We'd give the card to Habeas himself, but he's been missing since October 17, 2006 -- the day Congress allowed the president to sign the Military Commissions Act into law. But you can go to FindHabeas.com today to see selected birthday messages (and with any luck, Habeas will find an Internet cafe somewhere and get to see them too).Habeas got one early birthday present this week, when a federal court said the Bush administration cannot indefinitely imprison a U.S. resident on susp

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee passed an important bill to restore habeas corpus, the sacrosanct Constitutional right to challenge government detention in court, by a vote of eleven to eight. Habeas corpus was revoked by last year's Military Commissions Act, which has been assailed as unconstitutional and un-American by leaders across the political spectrum. Today's habeas bill was backed by the Judiciary Committee's Democratic Chairman, Patrick Leahy, and its Republican Ranking Member, Arlen Specter. "The drive to restore this fundamental right has come from both sides of the aisle," said Sharon Bradford, an attorney at the bipartisan Constitution Project, in response to today's vote. "Restoring America's commitment to the rule of law is not a partisan cause; it is a patriotic one," she added. Today's vote means the habeas bill can now be brought to the Senate floor at any time. One source with knowledge of the legislative plan said Majority Leader Harry Reid has commi

Democrats.com is asking for support for S. 185, otherwise know as the Restore Habeas Corpus act. In short, S. 185 strikes… (e)(1) No court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by or on behalf of an alien detained by the United States who has been determined by the United States to have been properly detained as an enemy combatant or is awaiting such determination. `(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1005(e) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (10 U.S.C. 801 note), no court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider any other action against the United States or its agents relating to any aspect of the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of confinement of an alien who is or was detained by the United States and has been determined by the United States to have been properly detained as an enemy combatant or is awaiting such determinatio

In a recent article on Habeas Corpus, it was shown that the 10th Amendment prevented the federal government from suspending Habeas. Why? Because the Constitution only allows for its suspension in very limited situations. Article I, Section 9 spells this out quite clearly: The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. This, in conjunction with the 10th amendment’s mandate of limited government demonstrates that any suspension of Habeas Corpus without the above provision is done so in violation of the Constitution. For clarification, here’s the text of the Tenth: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Typical of those who wrote in opposition was this comment posted by someone by the name of “L. Savage” you seem to forget that we are at war,

Los diccionarios de materia legal definen el término de habeas corpus como el derecho o procedimiento de un detenido o acusado de ser presentado ante un tribunal. La frase en latín requiere la presencia del cuerpo, de la persona. Utilizo esa expresión como metáfora, en el caso del dictador Fidel Castro, a quienes no vemos “en vivo y en directo” desde el 26 de julio del 2006, a unos días de una intervención quirúrgica convertida en secreto de Estado, y que desde entonces, lo mantiene ausente de la vida pública. Claro que, como todos sabemos, Castro se ha hecho notar a través de cartas, videos pregrabados y conversaciones telefónicas. Pero de su presencia física, real, nada. Por eso, creo que debemos intervenir en su favor, solicitando un habeas corpus para Fidel. Su hermano, el general Raúl Castro, sucesor designado provisionalmente, asegura que Fidel se recupera lenta pero positivamente de su prolongada convalecencia. Desde esa punta de la pirámide d

Only an AH (ass-hat) or an AG (Attorney General) would deny that the Constitution guarantees a right to habeas corpus.  I first read this ridiculous assertion on the Free New York Blog.  Below is a video of the U.S.A.H. U.S.A.G being grilled by Arlen Specter. Technorati Tags: United States, Attorney General, Alberto Gonzalez, Arlen Specter, habeas corpus, Senate Judiciary Committee, Constitution Sponsored By: Images by Mike in WNY Unique and Original Buffalo Themed Gifts

Alberto Gonzales' coming out party...out of the fascist closet that is.The Peoples Top Attorney Says Americans Have No Constitutional Right To Habeas Corpus Congressional Hearings: Alberto Gonzales: "There is no expressed grant of habeas in the Constitution; there's a prohibition against taking it away".Arlon Spector: "Wait a minute, the Constitution says you can't take it away except in case of rebellion or invasion. Doesn't that mean you have the right of habeas corpus unless there's a rebellion or invasion?"Alberto Gonzales: "The Constitution doesn't say every individual in the United States or citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas corpus. It doesn't say that. It simply says the right shall not be suspended" except in cases of rebellion or invasion.Arlon Spector: "You may be treading on your interdiction of violating common sense". Me: That is so fucked up, Mr. Gonzales. Now…I ask you, right wing conservatives, still think it's the lefties who a

We pride ourselves that we live in a "free' nation, a democratic nation. However, what we believe to be democracy is the greatest lie of all. Every 4 years, we in the UK elect a representative to speak on our behalf in our parliament. This parliament votes on issues that concern us, creates new laws to protect us and effectively acts to serve us, the general public. What a load of bollocks! The party with the majority of elected representatives forms the government. This government creates new legislation and seeks to have it passed before parliament. If, however, the government holds a majority of the seats compared to all the other parties this legislation is invariably passed without any real opposition and becomes part of our life. In recent times the party that has gone on to form the government in my country did not gain over 50% of the nations vote. In fact if you take the last general election in the UK only 35% of those who voted, voted for a "Labour' govern

Americans, this is your country, your President, your legal system. Are you proud? Andrew Sullivan's money quote: More than two centuries after the construction of the US constitution, almost eight centuries since Magna Carta, Americans are at the mercy of a new king, who can jail without charges and torture at will. The rationale? A war that has no definable end. The constitution itself

Reading is fundamental, especially if you're in a position of responsibility. Apparently, Alberto Gonzales didn't get that memo:Yesterday, during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claimed there is no express right to habeas corpus in the U.S. Constitution. Gonzales was debating Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) about whether the Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo detainees last year cited the constitutional right to habeas corpus. Gonzales claimed the Court did not cite such a right, then added, "There is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution" Ummmm, yes, it does, Bert:The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. Exactly which constitution were you reading when you were in Rice, Bert?Via Think Progess.technorati tags: Gonzales, Constitution, habeas corpus, stupidity