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News Barghouti to run for Palestinian presidency
Barghouti to run for Palestinian presidency
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 01:41:00 pm

Reversing an earlier decision, Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti indicated his intention plans to run for the Palestinian presidency Wednesday by paying a $3,000 deposit and submitting 5,000 signatures. Barghouti is currently in an Israeli jail, serving a life sentence...

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News Key witness in Kazaa case says users can be traced
Key witness in Kazaa case says users can be traced
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 01:35:00 pm

Computer forensics investigator Nigel Carson said Wednesday during a trial in Australian federal court that it is possible to find the computers and users in the Kazaa file-sharing network. Carson is the first witness to testify for the music...

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News BREAKING NEWS – Ukraine deal made for revote, constitutional reform
BREAKING NEWS – Ukraine deal made for revote, constitutional reform
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 01:21:00 pm

AP is reporting that in the wake of multiparty deal to withdraw protestors from government buildings and hold a revote of the disputed Ukranian Presidential election, Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has proposed holding a new vote on Dec....

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News Lynndie England returns to court prior to court-martial
Lynndie England returns to court prior to court-martial
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 11:56:00 am

Pfc. Lynndie England returned to court Wednesday for hearings on pre-trial motions for her upcoming court-martial on charges of abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Three days of preliminary motions were scheduled to be heard, although details...

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News San Diego mayoral race remains undecided after appeals court blocks certification of vote
San Diego mayoral race remains undecided after appeals court blocks certification of vote
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 11:43:00 am

A California appeals court has blocked the certification of election results in the San Diego mayoral race, leaving the race undecided and possibly reopening a separate suit over the legality of the election. Unofficial results show current Mayor Dick...

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News International brief ~ UN Security Council reform proposals expected Thursday
International brief ~ UN Security Council reform proposals expected Thursday
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 11:32:00 am

The UN panel charged with suggesting reforms to the UN Security Council is scheduled to present its proposals in New York Thursday. The panel's two main proposals reportedly include expanding Security Council membership by nine seats. The first proposal...

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News Texas pardons board recommends stay of execution for inmate
Texas pardons board recommends stay of execution for inmate
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 11:25:00 am

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommend Gov. Rick Perry grant a reprieve of the execution of Frances Newton, scheduled later Wednesday, to further examine defense claims that she is innocent. With a 5-1 vote, the board...

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News Group of voters to challenge Ohio presidential election results before state supreme court
Group of voters to challenge Ohio presidential election results before state supreme court
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 10:48:00 am

A group of Democratic voters represented by the liberal group Alliance for Democracy will challenge the results of the presidential election in the state, alleging widespread irregularities, before an Ohio Supreme Court justice Wednesday. About 25 voters are challenging...

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News EU to take Greece to court over disguising deficits
EU to take Greece to court over disguising deficits
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 10:15:00 am

The EU Commission has announced that it will pursue legal action Wednesday against Greece for disguising violations of EU budget restrictions on the country’s reported deficits from 1997 to 2003. The proceedings could result in fines imposed by the...

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News WA Supreme Court to hear newspaper dispute
WA Supreme Court to hear newspaper dispute
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 09:50:00 am

The Washington state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over a long-running dispute between the two major daily newspapers in Seattle over which will control the market. The dispute between the Seattle Times Co. and the Hearst...

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International Jurist Louise Arbour born

On February 10, 1947, the Honourable Louise Arbour was born in Montreal, Canada. Arbour became a distinguished Canadian and International Jurist, serving as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, as Chief Prosecutor for War Crimes with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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