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News Advocacy tribunal verdict accuses US, UK of war crimes in Iraq
Advocacy tribunal verdict accuses US, UK of war crimes in Iraq
David Shucosky
June 27, 2005 12:25:00 pm

The World Tribunal on Iraq an unofficial grouping of antiwar activists and intellectuals who have held some 20 meetings around the world over the last two years, concluded its final session in Istanbul Monday by...

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News Spanish prosecutor insists on primacy of "rule of law" at end of 9/11 trial
Spanish prosecutor insists on primacy of "rule of law" at end of 9/11 trial
David Shucosky
June 27, 2005 11:49:00 am

A Spanish prosecutor Monday called for legal rather than military means of fighting the war on terror during closing arguments in the trial of three men suspected of aiding the 9/11 attacks. Apparently referring to US strategy...

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News Supreme Court says cable companies can keep broadband lines to themselves
Supreme Court says cable companies can keep broadband lines to themselves
Tom Henry
June 27, 2005 11:42:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld an FCC determination that broadband cable modem companies are free from the mandatory regulations that apply to common-carriers. The 6-3 ruling means cable companies are allowed to keep rival...

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News High court rules police can’t be sued over enforcement of restraining orders
High court rules police can’t be sued over enforcement of restraining orders
Tom Henry
June 27, 2005 11:25:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that police officers are immune from suits based on how they enforce restraining orders. In a 7-2 decision the Court said that a woman whose estranged husband murdered her three children did not...

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News No retirement announcement from Rehnquist as court recesses
No retirement announcement from Rehnquist as court recesses
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
June 27, 2005 11:16:00 am

The US Supreme Court recessed for the summer Monday morning without any announcement from Chief Justice William Rehnquist on his possible retirement from the bench after 33 years of service. Speculation had been rife that the ailing...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ High court allows Commandments display on capitol grounds
BREAKING NEWS ~ High court allows Commandments display on capitol grounds
Tom Henry
June 27, 2005 10:53:00 am

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Ten Commandments can be displayed on the grounds of a state capitol building. The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had previously ruled in Van Orden v. Perry [Northwestern University...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rules Grokster violates copyright law
BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rules Grokster violates copyright law
Tom Henry
June 27, 2005 10:41:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that developers of software violate federal copyright law when they provide computer users with the ability to share music and movie files downloaded from the internet. Read the Court's opinion . AP...

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News BTK killer pleads guilty to 10 murders
BTK killer pleads guilty to 10 murders
David Shucosky
June 27, 2005 10:34:00 am

Dennis Rader , charged with 10 murders that took place between 1974 and 1991 as the "bind, torture, kill" (BTK) killer, pleaded guilty on Monday as his trial began in Wichita, Kansas. Prosecutors said before...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rejects Commandments displays in courthouses
BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rejects Commandments displays in courthouses
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
June 27, 2005 10:19:00 am

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed in courthouses. The US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled in McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky that Kentucky counties that had...

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News Greece to investigate possible involvement in Srebrenica killings
Greece to investigate possible involvement in Srebrenica killings
David Shucosky
June 27, 2005 10:18:00 am

A Greek prosecutor launched an investigation on Monday to probe possible Greek involvement in the Srebrenica killings in Bosnia in 1995 . Several Bosnian Serbs have already been arrested for their roles. Many of the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

On May 2, 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) was founded to set monetary policy for the sixteen EU nations who use the Euro as their primary currency. Learn more about the ECB from the organization's website.

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