In a landmark decision, US District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that US multinational companies may be held liable for human rights atrocities committed overseas in a lawsuit filed in the United States.
In an event, two justices of the US Supreme Court, namely Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, confirmed that eventually, the high court would decide on the legality of the NSA surveillance activities despite their acknowledged lack of expertise on the matter.
Mohammad Hassan Khalid's sentence would be rendered on Thursday for his conviction for related crimes to terrorism.
After three gruelling days of cross examination of the defense's expert witness, the murder trial of the man known as "Blade Runner" would resume on May 5.
