Challenge Criminal Jurisdiction Without Lawyer

0.  Guantanamo inmates appeal detention to top court (Washington Post)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the Guantanamo prisoners have been unlawfully detained for more than five years and deserve at least a hearing on their challenge to their confinement, their attorneys said on Monday in an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

1.  U.N. Criticizes U.S. Detainee Policy (CBS News)
U.N. human rights chief Louise Arbour has reiterated the organization's concerns over the rights afforded to prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. She says recent rulings deny prisoners the basic right to challenge their detention.

2.  Man stunned by Vista deputies' Taser dies at hospital (North County Times)
VISTA -- The family of Martin Mendoza, an Oceanside man critically injured Sunday when Vista deputies twice used a stun gun during a struggle, turned the life support machines off Wednesday night after doctors told them he showed no brain activity.

3.  Appeals Court Backs Detainee (Washington Post)
A federal appeals court in Washington ruled yesterday that a U.S. citizen in U.S. military custody in Iraq has the right to challenge his detention in a federal court.

4.  Are Civilian Courts Appropriate for Prosecuting Individuals Classified as Enemy combatants? (Foreign Relations)
The Bush administration has used the "enemy combatant" designation as an attempt to keep terrorists out of U.S. civilian courts. This strategy suffered a setback in June 2006, when the Supreme Court ruled that the military tribunals set up to try detainees in Guantanamo Bay were illegal.

5.  Prodi, Berlusconi won't testify over CIA "kidnap" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Prime Minister Romano Prodi and his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi will not be called to testify on behalf of Italy's former spy chief, who is accused of helping the CIA kidnap a terrorism suspect, a judge ruled on Tuesday.

6.  After 15 years, appeals process continues on (Equinox)
If Pam Smart's case was like any usual crime story, it would begin with the conspiracy, climax with the murder, and conclude with her conviction.

7.  Legal haze (Orlando Weekly)
On July 19, shortly after noon, a U-Haul truck pulled into a quiet, run-down Altamonte Springs strip mall on State Road 436. Ten armed police officers jumped out of the back of the truck and stormed into Amsterdam Dreams, the mall's middle store.