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News Ukraine opposition warns of emergency law, police attempt break-up of protests
Ukraine opposition warns of emergency law, police attempt break-up of protests
Jeannie Shawl
November 28, 2004 03:03:00 pm

Opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko warned Sunday that Ukrainian authorities are considering declaring emergency law in an attempt to break up ongoing demonstrations in Kyiv's Independence Square. Addressing protestors, Yushchenko warned, "if any preparations for resolution by force come...

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News Iran backs down on centrifuges, putting nuclear accord back on track
Iran backs down on centrifuges, putting nuclear accord back on track
Kate Heneroty
November 28, 2004 10:59:00 am

Iran has given up its demand to retain 20 uranium enrichment centrifuges, a move that had threatened to derail a draft nuclear disarmament put forward at the UN by the UK, Germany and France. Iran sent a letter to...

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News Ukraine President calls opposition blockade "gross violation of law"
Ukraine President calls opposition blockade "gross violation of law"
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 28, 2004 09:18:00 am

In televised remarks, outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma Sunday condemned the continuing blockade of government buildings by supporters of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko as a "gross violation of law" and urged that compromise in the dispute over last...

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News 1965 US Army deserter released from confinement
1965 US Army deserter released from confinement
Phillip Hong-Barco
November 27, 2004 04:55:00 pm

Former US Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins was released from 30 days military confinement at Camp Zama, Japan, Saturday so that he may begin a new life with his family and Japanese wife. In 1965, Jenkins, stationed near the...

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News Rehnquist to remain absent from Supreme Court session
Rehnquist to remain absent from Supreme Court session
Phillip Hong-Barco
November 27, 2004 04:21:00 pm

US Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg has announced that Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will not be present for the judicial session beginning this Monday, when the Supreme Court reconvenes to hear oral arguments. The session, consisting of two...

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News Bankruptcy judge blocks repossession of 14 United Airlines jets
Bankruptcy judge blocks repossession of 14 United Airlines jets
Phillip Hong-Barco
November 27, 2004 03:30:00 pm

Federal bankruptcy court judge Eugene Wedoff issued a temporary restraining order Friday blocking creditors from repossessing 14 jets owned by financially troubled United Airlines, who filed for bankruptcy in December 2002. The protection of the eight Boeing 767s and...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine parliament declares disputed election invalid
BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine parliament declares disputed election invalid
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 27, 2004 09:03:00 am

BBC News is reporting that in an extraordinary Saturday session the Ukrainian parliament has declared the disputed presidential election of last Sunday invalid.9:10 AM ET - Radio Free Europe now has more. A wire story in the Kyiv Post...

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News UPDATE ~ Multilateral group works toward "political and legal compromise" in Ukraine while court action awaited
UPDATE ~ Multilateral group works toward "political and legal compromise" in Ukraine while court action awaited
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 26, 2004 06:02:00 pm

Following up on earlier reports today in JURIST's Paper Chase, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma's office announced late Friday that a multiparty, multilateral working group has been established to reach what Kuchma previously described as a "political and legal compromise"...

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News Same-sex pension benefits ruling [Ontario CA]
Same-sex pension benefits ruling [Ontario CA]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 26, 2004 05:45:00 pm

Hislop et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, Court of Appeal for Ontario, November 26, 2004 . Read the full text of the ruling here ....

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News UN requests UK anti-torture statement
UN requests UK anti-torture statement
Christina Gheen
November 26, 2004 04:00:00 pm

The UN Committee Against Torture called Friday for a definitive statement by the United Kingdom that "evidence" procured through torture is unadmissible at trial. The Committee, which monitors adherence to the UN Convention Against Torture, is acting in response...

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Dred Scott decided

On March 6, 1857, the US Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford, holding that black people—slaves as well as free—were not and could never become citizens of the United States and that the 1820 Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Learn more about the Dred Scott case from Washington University in St. Louis (the city where Dred Scott initially filed his suit for freedom and had his case first tried). Review a selection of contemporary newspaper editorials reacting to the decision.

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