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News Indonesia court rules case against ex-dictator Suharto should continue
Indonesia court rules case against ex-dictator Suharto should continue
Joe Shaulis
June 12, 2006 01:02:00 pm

A court in Indonesia ruled Monday that the country's attorney general must reopen corruption charges against former President Suharto , saying that the charges should not have been dropped, but Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh...

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News Spain court launches investigation into CIA rendition flights
Spain court launches investigation into CIA rendition flights
Jaime Jansen
June 12, 2006 12:59:00 pm

Spain's National Court said Monday it would investigate allegations that the US Central Intelligence Agency used an airport on the island of Mallorca in its alleged "spider's web" of extraordinary rendition flights to transport terror suspects. The...

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News UK attorney general defends British court-martial system
UK attorney general defends British court-martial system
Jaime Jansen
June 12, 2006 12:15:00 pm

UK Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith defended the UK's court-martial system Monday, stating that the decision to prosecute four British soldiers for the drowning death of a 15-year old Iraqi boy in 2003 was not politically motivated....

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News Violent crime in US on the rise: FBI report
Violent crime in US on the rise: FBI report
Jaime Jansen
June 12, 2006 10:43:00 am

Violent crime - consisting of violent murders, robberies and aggravated assaults - increased in 2005 for the first time since 2001, according to the Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report released by the Federal Bureau...

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News Supreme Court allows death row lethal injection challenge to proceed
Supreme Court allows death row lethal injection challenge to proceed
Jeannie Shawl
June 12, 2006 10:15:00 am

The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in two cases Monday, including Hill v. McDonough , where the Court held that a death row inmate can challenge the constitutionality...

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Hamas calls emergency debate on Palestinian referendum plan
Jaime Jansen
June 12, 2006 10:08:00 am

The Hamas party , which controls the Palestinian Legislative Council , launched a challenge to a referendum proposed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas , calling an emergency debate Monday on whether a referendum is...

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News Military officials say Guantanamo detainees concealed suicides
Military officials say Guantanamo detainees concealed suicides
Jaime Jansen
June 12, 2006 08:38:00 am

Military officials said Sunday that the three Guantanamo Bay detainees who committed suicide Saturday by hanging themselves with bedsheets and clothing - identified as Saudis Mani Shaman Turki al-Habardi Al-Utaybi and Yasser...

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News Saddam lawyer accuses court of hindering defense
Saddam lawyer accuses court of hindering defense
Jaime Jansen
June 12, 2006 08:00:00 am

An American defense lawyer in the Saddam Hussein trial accused the Iraqi High Tribunal on Monday of not giving the defense team enough time to present their case on behalf of Hussein and his...

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News Alabama death penalty assessment report [ABA]
Alabama death penalty assessment report [ABA]
June 11, 2006 09:52:00 pm

Alabama Death Penalty Assessment Report, American Bar Association, June 11, 2006 . Read the full text of the...

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News Guantanamo suicides spark renewed calls for release of Saudi detainees
Guantanamo suicides spark renewed calls for release of Saudi detainees
James M Yoch Jr
June 11, 2006 05:24:00 pm

The suicides of three detainees , two Saudis and a Yemeni, at Guantanamo Bay on Saturday prompted Saudi Interior Ministry officials to renew calls on Sunday for all Saudi prisoners to be released from the...

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Benjamin Cardozo, future US Supreme Court Justice, was born on May 24, 1870. Learn more about Justice Benjamin Cardozo from the Oyez project at Northwestern University.

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