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News Former Canada high court judge assails handling of Air India case as inquiry opens
Former Canada high court judge assails handling of Air India case as inquiry opens
James M Yoch Jr
June 21, 2006 06:46:00 pm

A retired Canadian Supreme Court justice said Wednesday that major flaws plaguing the Canadian justice system contributed to the mismanagement of the criminal trial and investigation into the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight from Montreal...

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FCC to review media ownership rules
James M Yoch Jr
June 21, 2006 06:31:00 pm

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday approved a review of media ownership rules , including limits on ownership of broadcast stations by one company and on cross-ownership by broadcasters and...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Marines charged with murder in Hamdania Iraqi civilian killing
BREAKING NEWS ~ Marines charged with murder in Hamdania Iraqi civilian killing
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 04:17:00 pm

The US Marine Corps on Wednesday charged seven Marines and one Navy corpsman with murder and kidnapping in connection to the April 26 death of an Iraqi man outside his home in Hamdania. The eight men allegedly dragged an...

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House Judiciary Committee votes to ask administration for surveillance records
Joshua Pantesco
June 21, 2006 03:35:00 pm

The US House Judiciary Committee passed a non-binding resolution Wednesday asking the President and the Secretary of Defense to provide the House with information on the NSA domestic surveillance program . The...

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News Saddam, co-defendants go on hunger strike to protest latest lawyer murder
Saddam, co-defendants go on hunger strike to protest latest lawyer murder
Joshua Pantesco
June 21, 2006 03:09:00 pm

Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants have begun a hunger strike to protest the abduction and murder of a defense team lawyer in Baghdad early Wednesday morning. Leading defense counsel Khalil al-Dulaimi said the defendants would end...

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Nepal begins consultations on interim constitution
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 02:27:00 pm

A Nepal committee has started to consult rebels and civil society leaders in preparation for drafting a temporary constitution after the new Nepal government and Maoist rebels reached a landmark deal Friday. The two parties agreed...

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Annan cites North Korea, Iran in call to strengthen nuclear treaties
Joshua Pantesco
June 21, 2006 02:10:00 pm

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on the world's governments Wednesday to ensure the goal of nuclear non-proliferation by devaluing nuclear weapons and strengthening the treaties to limit and control them. Addressing the opening session of the United Nations Conference...

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DOJ agent killed by prison guard indicted in corruption probe
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 02:05:00 pm

A guard at a federal detention center in Tallahassee, Florida, shot and killed a US Justice Department agent before being shot and killed himself Wednesday as FBI and Justice Department investigators arrived at the prison to arrest six men,...

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US, Japan finalize landmark legal assistance treaty
Jaime Jansen
June 21, 2006 02:00:00 pm

The United States and Japan have finalized a treaty that will allow law enforcement authorities from both countries to deal with each other directly to facilitate criminal investigations, rather than going through diplomats. The Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT)...

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Joshua Pantesco
June 21, 2006 01:24:00 pm

House GOP leaders on Wednesday indefinitely postponed consideration of the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 , which would renew provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for an additional 25-year...

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Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis

On April 7, 529 Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe. Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis.

Supreme Court ruled on possession of obscene materials

On April 7, 1969, the US Supreme Court ruled in Stanley v. Georgia that laws prohibiting private possession of obscene materials were unconstitutional.

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