U.S. Appellate Court Stays Ruling Enjoining U.S. Extradition

On September 29, 1995, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted a stay of the decision of U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, who held that the 150-year-old federal extradition statute was unconstitutional. He then broadened the order, prohibiting the U.S. from turning over anyone to other countries...(more)