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News McCorvey (formerly known as Roe) v. Hill [5th Circuit]
McCorvey (formerly known as Roe) v. Hill [5th Circuit]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 14, 2004 04:06:00 pm

US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, September 14, 2004. Read the opinion here . Excerpt: There are two conceivable bases for concluding that McCorvey does not present a live case or controversy — lack of standing and mootness....

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News Shays-Meehan v. US Federal Election Commission ["527 groups" complaint]
Shays-Meehan v. US Federal Election Commission ["527 groups" complaint]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 14, 2004 03:33:00 pm

Representative Christopher Shays and Representative Michael Meehan, Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, US District Court for the District of Columbia, September 14, 2004. Read the complaint here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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News US v. Moussaoui [4th Circuit]
US v. Moussaoui [4th Circuit]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 13, 2004 08:06:00 pm

US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, September 13, 2004. Read the opinion here . Excerpt: We are presented with questions of grave significance, questions that test the commitment of this nation to an independent judiciary, to the constitutional...

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News President Vladimir Putin – Russia's political and legal response to terrorism
President Vladimir Putin – Russia's political and legal response to terrorism
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 13, 2004 05:31:00 pm

Address to the enlarged Government meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin, September 13, 2004 . Read the text of the speech in English. Excerpt: We must...

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News National Crime Victimization Survey 2003 [DOJ]
National Crime Victimization Survey 2003 [DOJ]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 13, 2004 10:12:00 am

US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 12, 2004. Read the report here . Excerpt:In 2003 U.S. residents age 12 or older experienced an estimated 24.2 million violent and property victimizations, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey...

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News Center for Democracy and Technology v. Pappert [PA]
Center for Democracy and Technology v. Pappert [PA]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 10, 2004 09:20:00 pm

US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Judge Jan E. DuBois, September 10, 2004 [ruling that a Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers to block websites with child pornography on them is unconstitutional because of its effect on...

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News Army generals' testimony on Abu Ghraib [US Senate]
Army generals' testimony on Abu Ghraib [US Senate]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 9, 2004 10:15:00 pm

Senate Armed Services Committee, September 9, 2004; Generals Kern, Jones, Whitcomb, Fay and Taguba. Read the full text of their prepared testimony . Excerpt from General Kern's's testimony:My investigation resulted...

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News Kucera v. Bradbury [OR – Nader ballot ruling]
Kucera v. Bradbury [OR – Nader ballot ruling]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 9, 2004 09:55:00 pm

Circuit Court for the State of Oregon, Marion County; Judge Paul Lipscomb, September 9, 2004 . Read the opinion . Excerpt:...

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News US v. Oracle Corporation [CA]
US v. Oracle Corporation [CA]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 9, 2004 06:41:00 pm

United States Northern District of California, United State District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker, September 9, 2004. Review the opinion . Excerpt: Plaintiffs have failed to prove the likelihood that a post-merger Oracle and SAP would tacitly...

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News The Crisis in Darfur – Secretary of State Colin Powell
The Crisis in Darfur – Secretary of State Colin Powell
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 9, 2004 03:24:00 pm

Senate Foreign Relations Committee, September 9, 2004. Read Secretary Powell's prepared testimony here. Excerpt:Since the US became aware of atrocities occurring in Sudan, we have been reviewing the Genocide Convention and the obligations it places on the Government of Sudan....

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On May 30, 2008, nations agreed to ban the use of cluster bombs by signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The US, Russia, and China each declined to sign the treaty. Learn more about the Convention on Cluster Munitions from the treaty's official website.

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