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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine PM asks Supreme Court to declare election invalid
BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine PM asks Supreme Court to declare election invalid
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 08:42:00 am

The Russian news agency Interfax is reporting that Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych has asked the country's Supreme Court to declare the results of the presidential run-off invalid after outgoing President Leonid Kuchma called for an entirely new election....

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News Ukrainian parliament votes no-confidence in government
Ukrainian parliament votes no-confidence in government
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2004 07:34:00 am

The Ukrainian parliament Wednesday narrowly approved a no-confidence motion in the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, the declared winner of last week's disputed presidential election, proposing instead a "government of national trust." The vote came on a second...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Wednesday, December 1
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Wednesday, December 1
Jeannie Shawl
December 1, 2004 07:00:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, December 1.The US Supreme Court will hear 10 AM ET oral arguments in Rousey v. Jacoway (case summary from Duke Law School), where...

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