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News Ninth Circuit extends Fourth Amendment rights to criminals awaiting trial
Ninth Circuit extends Fourth Amendment rights to criminals awaiting trial
Alexandria Samuel
September 12, 2005 03:07:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has extended the reasonable search and seizure rights established under the Fourth Amendment to defendants awaiting trial on criminal charges. The 2-1 decision held that police...

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News BREAKING NEWS  ~ FEMA chief resigns after Katrina demotion
BREAKING NEWS ~ FEMA chief resigns after Katrina demotion
Jeannie Shawl
September 12, 2005 02:58:00 pm

AP is reporting that FEMA Director Michael Brown has resigned from the agency after being replaced last week as the on-site head of federal Hurricane Katrina relief and recovery efforts.5:15 PM ET...

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News DOJ watchdog: FBI violates rules for confidential informants
DOJ watchdog: FBI violates rules for confidential informants
Tom Henry
September 12, 2005 02:43:00 pm

The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice released a report Monday revealing that federal agents frequently violate the FBI's guidelines for dealing with confidential informants. After assessing...

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News US considers new ‘networked munitions’, rejects treaty banning landmines
US considers new ‘networked munitions’, rejects treaty banning landmines
Tom Henry
September 12, 2005 02:13:00 pm

US Pentagon officials are in the final stages of determining whether to implement a new weapons program that would mandate the production of a new era of landmines, dubbed "networked munitions", in the face of international opposition to such...

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News ICTY confirms indictments against Croatian journalists
ICTY confirms indictments against Croatian journalists
Brandon Smith
September 12, 2005 01:11:00 pm

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Judge Alphons Orie has confirmed and unsealed indictments against Croatian journalists Josip Jovic and Marijan Krizic. Jovic and Krizic, charged with one count each of contempt of...

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News Kyrgyzstan to consult UN and Uzbekistan over refugees
Kyrgyzstan to consult UN and Uzbekistan over refugees
Brandon Smith
September 12, 2005 12:38:00 pm

Kyrgyz Prime Minister Felix Kulov said Monday that Kyrgyzstan will decide on the fate of 15 Uzbek refugees trilaterally through the opinions of the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ...

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News UN summit talks break down over human rights, management reform differences
UN summit talks break down over human rights, management reform differences
Holly Manges Jones
September 12, 2005 11:40:00 am

Intensive talks directed at salvaging a consensus draft document for the 2005 United Nations World Summit broke down Monday over differences on human rights and management reform, according to a spokesman for the US UN mission [official...

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News UN investigation of Lebanese PM assassination moves to Syria
UN investigation of Lebanese PM assassination moves to Syria
Holly Manges Jones
September 12, 2005 10:56:00 am

The UN investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri moved to Syria Monday, after Lebanon charged four pro-Syrian generals with planning Hariri's death earlier this month. Chief UN investigator Detlev Mehlis...

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News Head of British bar urges protection of rights in anti-terror campaign
Head of British bar urges protection of rights in anti-terror campaign
Kate Heneroty
September 12, 2005 10:33:00 am

Guy Mansfield QC , chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales , told the Commonwealth Law Conference Monday that suspected terrorists must not be denied their legal and human rights. Mansfield said [prepared remarks,...

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News Jordan sentences 12 for planned US, Israeli embassy attacks
Jordan sentences 12 for planned US, Israeli embassy attacks
Kate Heneroty
September 12, 2005 09:56:00 am

A court in Jordan sentenced 12 men Sunday to prison for plotting terrorist attacks against the US embassy and the Israeli embassy in Jordan. The men were also accused of planning attacks against a...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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