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News Zambia detains wanted British national on terror suspicions
Zambia detains wanted British national on terror suspicions
Krista-Ann Staley
July 29, 2005 11:06:00 am

According to two US anti-terrorism officials involved in the arrest, Zambian officials have detained Haroon Rashid Aswat, wanted in the US for allegedly attempting to establish an al-Qaeda training camp in Oregon in 1999, and...

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News Zimbabwe announces completion of demolitions
Zimbabwe announces completion of demolitions
Tom Henry
July 29, 2005 10:39:00 am

Government officials in Zimbabwe said Thursday that the program of demolitions and forced evictions called Operation Murambatsvina has ended, but opposition leaders insist that demolitions and beatings are continuing and claim a top opposition official had been...

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News London police make multiple arrests in July 21 failed bombings case
London police make multiple arrests in July 21 failed bombings case
Tom Henry
July 29, 2005 10:18:00 am

London police, reportedly using flash grenades, raided two apartment blocks in Notting Hill Friday making several arrests related to the failed July 21 London subway and bus bombings . Police would not elaborate as to who was arrested,...

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News Democrats make ‘limited’ document request on nominee Roberts
Democrats make ‘limited’ document request on nominee Roberts
Krista-Ann Staley
July 29, 2005 10:07:00 am

Senate Judiciary Committee member Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) told reporters Thursday that Senate Democrats will make a "limited and targeted" request for documents pertaining to Supreme Court nomineee John G. Roberts, Jr. . The request reportedly...

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News US State Department admits Bolton gave inaccurate responses
US State Department admits Bolton gave inaccurate responses
Tom Henry
July 29, 2005 09:52:00 am

The US Department of State backtracked from prior statements Thursday evening and acknowledged that Bush UN ambassador nominee John Bolton provided Congress with inaccurate information about an investigation. The State Department had...

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Vatican claims Israeli military violated international law
Tom Henry
July 29, 2005 09:25:00 am

The Vatican said Thursday that not all attacks by Palestinian militants against the Jewish state have received their condemnation because Israel's military response has at times violated international law. The statement came in response to criticism from...

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News Honduran Supreme Court rules religious leaders cannot run for office
Honduran Supreme Court rules religious leaders cannot run for office
Krista-Ann Staley
July 29, 2005 09:19:00 am

The Supreme Court of Honduras held Thursday that the Supreme Electoral Court violated two constitutional provisions in June when it opened the door for religious figures to run for public office. The constitutional ban for political activity by religious...

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News Maine to vote on gay rights law
Maine to vote on gay rights law
Krista-Ann Staley
July 29, 2005 08:52:00 am

Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced Thursday that the issue of whether to repeal the state's newly enacted gay rights law has qualified for the November state ballot. The proposed "Act to Extend Civil Rights Protections...

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News Iraq president praises Iraqi Special Tribunal, vows to protect staff from purges
Iraq president praises Iraqi Special Tribunal, vows to protect staff from purges
Tom Henry
July 29, 2005 08:52:00 am

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Thursday praised the Iraqi Special Tribunal , a court created to try Saddam Hussein and his allies, and vowed to protect members from purges because of...

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House Judiciary chair accused of ethics violation
Tom Henry
July 29, 2005 08:09:00 am

Washington-based Alliance for Justice has urged an investigation of Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) , chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, claiming he violated ethics rules by trying to influence an appeals court decision in Chicago. Nan...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First meeting of the US Supreme Court

On February 1, 1790, the Supreme Court of the United States convened for the first time. The meeting was held at the Merchants' Exchange Building in New York City, then the national capital. Chief Justice John Jay presided over the first Court with five Associate Justices: James Wilson, John Blair, James Iredell, William Cushing, and John Rutledge. However, due to the limitations of 18th-century transportation technology, the meeting was postponed by Jay until the following day. The first meeting was held primarily to organize the Supreme Court. The Justices did not hear their first actual case, Chrisholm v. Georgia, until 1792.

Sir Edward Coke born

Sir Edward Coke, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and author of law reports and commentaries (including, most famously, Coke on Littleton), was born on February 1, 1552. Learn more about Sir Edward Coke.

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