Parliamentary support builds for Nasa hacker
News Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlile of Berriew, QC, the independent reviewer of Britain's anti-terror laws, told ZDNet UK on Wednesday that McKinnon's diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition on the autistic spectrum, meant he should be...
[February 25, 2009, 15:38]
Nasa hacker's lawyers prepare High Court appeal
News McKinnon's solicitor Karen Todner told ZDNet.co.uk on Tuesday that as McKinnon had recently been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, she was considering an application to the High Court to consider halting his extradition, should an application to...
[September 4, 2008, 10:02]
Nasa hacker wins right to appeal against extradition
News The Home Office had refused to halt the extradition proceedings, despite McKinnon having been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a condition on the autistic spectrum. Home secretary Jacqui Smith turned down McKinnon's second appeal against...
[January 23, 2009, 15:44]
Nasa hacker judicial review date set
News The review, set for the 9 and 10 June, will focus on whether McKinnon's diagnosis with Asperger's syndrome was taken into account during his appeals process. We're hoping the court will say that Gary's Asperger's will prevent his extradition, as to...
[February 27, 2009, 17:03]
Nasa hacker appeals to Bush for pardon
News McKinnon's defence contend that McKinnon's diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome in the summer was not taken into account by the home secretary Jacqui Smith when she rejected McKinnon's second appeal against extradition in October.
[January 16, 2009, 12:45]
MPs take McKinnon fight to US ambassador
News McKinnon, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, denies the damage, and has said he only accessed the systems to look for evidence of UFOs. In August, Johnson said he could not as home secretary step in to halt the extradition as this...
[September 10, 2009, 16:16]
CPS refuses Nasa-hacker UK prosecution
Blog McKinnon and his legal team had hoped that the hacker's diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition on the autistic spectrum, would allow the CPS to prosecute on the grounds of public interest. McKinnon's hopes are now pinned on a judicial...
[February 26, 2009, 12:53]
Nasa hacker loses final legal challenge
News However, Gary McKinnon has recently been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. Under 'Rule 39', citizens can make an emergency application to halt extradition proceedings if they believe their human rights will be infringed upon.
[August 28, 2008, 13:17]
Cameron: 'No compassion' in hacker decision
News McKinnon, who was not at court on Friday to hear the verdict, was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum, in August 2008. However, that risk is not grounds to halt his extradition, the judges ruled.
[July 31, 2009, 17:34]
MPs urge Johnson to halt McKinnon extradition
News McKinnon was diagnosed last year with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum. A cross-party group of senior MPs is meeting home secretary Alan Johnson on Wednesday to request clemency for Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon.
[September 9, 2009, 14:24]
