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News Uganda rebel leader wanted by ICC insists he is "not guilty"
Uganda rebel leader wanted by ICC insists he is "not guilty"
Joe Shaulis
June 28, 2006 10:08:00 am

Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony told the Times of London in an interview published Wednesday that he was "not guilty" of atrocities attributed to him, describing himself as a "freedom fighter" rather than a terrorist. Kony, leader...

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News Morgan Stanley paying $10M SEC fine for not taking insider trading precautions
Morgan Stanley paying $10M SEC fine for not taking insider trading precautions
Joshua Pantesco
June 28, 2006 09:53:00 am

Financial firm Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc on Tuesday agreed to pay a $10 million settlement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission without admitting or denying allegations made by the SEC...

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News Iraq PM says insurgents who kill denied amnesty under reconciliation plan
Iraq PM says insurgents who kill denied amnesty under reconciliation plan
Jaime Jansen
June 28, 2006 09:32:00 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday clarified vague portions of his national reconciliation proposal , saying that no insurgent responsible for the death of Iraqis or coalition forces would be entitled to amnesty....

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News Assisted suicide bill fails in California legislature
Assisted suicide bill fails in California legislature
Joe Shaulis
June 28, 2006 09:08:00 am

A two-year campaign to pass a physician-assisted suicide law in California has failed by one vote in a legislative committee. The state's Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 on Tuesday to reject the California Compassionate...

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News EU high court says states can limit family reunification for immigrants
EU high court says states can limit family reunification for immigrants
Joshua Pantesco
June 28, 2006 09:06:00 am

European Union nations may create additional requirements to family reunification where a child is older than 12 years old and arrives in the member nation as an immigrant before the rest of the family without violating fundamental family rights,...

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News DOJ moves to dismiss House Democrat lawsuit over erroneous budget bill
DOJ moves to dismiss House Democrat lawsuit over erroneous budget bill
Jaime Jansen
June 28, 2006 08:01:00 am

The US Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal judge in Detroit to dismiss a lawsuit brought by eleven Democrats from the US House of Representatives seeking to halt the implementation of the Deficit Reduction...

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News Flag desecration amendment fails by one vote in Senate
Flag desecration amendment fails by one vote in Senate
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
June 27, 2006 10:31:00 pm

A proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit physical desecration of the American flag failed by one vote late Tuesday to get the two-thirds Senate approval necessary to send it on to the states for ratification....

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News Federal prosecutors violated KPMG defendants’ rights, judge rules
Federal prosecutors violated KPMG defendants’ rights, judge rules
Natalie Hrubos
June 27, 2006 07:09:00 pm

A federal judge in Manhattan ruled Tuesday that the US government violated the constitutional rights of 16 former employees of KPMG by pressuring the professional services firm to stop paying the employees' defense costs in...

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News Trial begins for Bosnian immigrant accused of lying about Srebrenica role
Trial begins for Bosnian immigrant accused of lying about Srebrenica role
Joe Shaulis
June 27, 2006 04:41:00 pm

A Bosnian immigrant to the United States accused of concealing his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre to gain entry went on trial Tuesday in Boston, where survivors described their ordeals in court. Marko...

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News Egypt parliament passes bill to strengthen judiciary
Egypt parliament passes bill to strengthen judiciary
Joe Shaulis
June 27, 2006 04:06:00 pm

The parliament of Egypt has passed a bill that restricts the government's influence over the judiciary but falls short of the reforms demanded by some judges. Although the Judicial Authority Law approved Monday by the People's...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years in UK prison

On March 1, 1950, German-British atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a UK court for passing British and American nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Read a biography of Fuchs from PBS.

Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law

On March 1, 1875, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law. It declared that all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law. In 1883, in the Civil Rights Cases, the US Supreme Court ruled the 1875 Act unconstitutional and unauthorized by either the 13th or 14th Amendments. Congress passed no more civil rights legislation until 1957.

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