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News Judge orders Islamic fundraiser for Hamas deported
Judge orders Islamic fundraiser for Hamas deported
D. Wes Rist
February 9, 2005 09:10:00 am

A federal immigration judge Tuesday ordered the deportation from the United States of a Palestinian fund raiser for an Islamic charity alleged to have supported Hamas. Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan, who was found to have been living in the US without...

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News Iraq election commission delays final results announcement
Iraq election commission delays final results announcement
Jeannie Shawl
February 9, 2005 08:33:00 am

A spokesman for the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq said Wednesday that the announcement of final results from last month's Iraqi elections will be delayed so that the Commission can recount votes from...

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News Republican consultant sentenced in NH phone jamming plot
Republican consultant sentenced in NH phone jamming plot
Jeannie Shawl
February 9, 2005 08:17:00 am

Allen Raymond, former president of Republican consulting group GOP Marketplace, has received a five month sentence for his role in a plot to jam Democratic phone lines in New Hampshire during the 2002 election. Raymond pleaded guilty in June...

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News Same-sex marriage bans advance in AL, IN, VA
Same-sex marriage bans advance in AL, IN, VA
Jeannie Shawl
February 9, 2005 07:44:00 am

Same-sex marriage bans made headway in several state legislatures Tuesday. The Alabama Senate voted unanimously in favor of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages after the House voted overwhelmingly in favor of an identical proposal last week. One chamber...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Wednesday, Feb. 9
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Wednesday, Feb. 9
Chris Buell
February 9, 2005 01:00:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, Feb. 9.The US Senate convenes today at 9:30 AM ET, and it continues debate of S. 5 , the Class...

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News Environmental brief ~ Chemical company charged with asbestos cover-up
Environmental brief ~ Chemical company charged with asbestos cover-up
Tom Henry
February 8, 2005 06:50:00 pm

In Tuesday's environmental law news, chemical manufacturer W.R. Grace and Co. and some of its executive employees have been charged by federal prosecutors with 3 counts of violating the Clean Air Act , 4 counts of...

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News Former Enron exec settles fraud charges with SEC for $300,000
Former Enron exec settles fraud charges with SEC for $300,000
Chris Buell
February 8, 2005 04:31:00 pm

A former Enron assistant treasurer reached an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle civil fraud charges stemming from the corporation's collapse for $300,000, the SEC announced Tuesday. Timothy DeSpain served with...

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News Sudan maintains opposition to international trials for war crimes suspects
Sudan maintains opposition to international trials for war crimes suspects
Chris Buell
February 8, 2005 03:40:00 pm

Sudan's vice president maintained his government's opposition to any international criminal trials for war crimes committed in the Darfur region during a meeting with the UN Security Council Tuesday on Sudan . Vice President...

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News Illinois AG files overcharging suit against major drug makers
Illinois AG files overcharging suit against major drug makers
Chris Buell
February 8, 2005 03:00:00 pm

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed suit Tuesday against 48 drug manufacturers, alleging fraud that cost Illinois residents hundreds of millions in a lawsuit similar to those filed by 19 other states. The drug companies, which include...

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News Former WorldCom CFO links Ebbers to accounting fraud at company
Former WorldCom CFO links Ebbers to accounting fraud at company
Chris Buell
February 8, 2005 02:31:00 pm

The government's main witness in the criminal case against former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers testified Tuesday, directly linking Ebbers to the fraud and countering defense arguments that Ebbers did not understand the accounting schemes involved. Former CFO Scott Sullivan...

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Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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