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News European Commission readying charges against Intel for antitrust violations
European Commission readying charges against Intel for antitrust violations
Joshua Pantesco
October 4, 2006 08:54:00 am

Investigators with the European Commission in Brussels have collected enough evidence to prosecute computer chip maker Intel on antitrust charges, the New York Times reported Wednesday. If arguments before an internal "devil's advocate" panel proceed...

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News US Army deserter surrenders despite belief Iraq war ‘illegal’
US Army deserter surrenders despite belief Iraq war ‘illegal’
Joshua Pantesco
October 4, 2006 08:33:00 am

A US soldier who deserted to Canada in 2005 rather than continue fighting in what he calls an "illegal" Iraq war turned himself in Tuesday near Fort Knox, Kentucky . Spc. Darrell Anderson, 24, received a Purple Heart...

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News ACORN defends voter registration efforts after fraud allegations
ACORN defends voter registration efforts after fraud allegations
Joshua Pantesco
October 4, 2006 08:17:00 am

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) defended their voter registration practices Tuesday after a report surfaced Monday alleging that ACORN engages in fraudulent voter registration practices . The AP report noted...

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News Military commissions bill habeas challenge [CCR]
Military commissions bill habeas challenge [CCR]
October 3, 2006 09:31:00 pm

Petition for writ of habeas corpus, Center for Constitutional Rights, October 3, 2006 [calling for the release of 25 detainees held by the US at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan and for permission for them to meet with lawyers, challenging the...

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News Liberia truth commission starts gathering witness statements
Liberia truth commission starts gathering witness statements
Robert DeVries
October 3, 2006 08:30:00 pm

Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Tuesday began the long process of documenting personal statements on crimes and abuses committed during the country's 14-year civil war . Jerome Verdier [ELaw...

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News Red Cross makes first visit to detainees at expanded US Iraq facility
Red Cross makes first visit to detainees at expanded US Iraq facility
Gabriel Haboubi
October 3, 2006 07:45:00 pm

The International Committee of the Red Cross has completed its first meeting with prisoners now held by US forces at the expanded Camp Cropper prison in Iraq, according to a press release posted on...

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News Russia ratifies international nuclear anti-terror treaty
Russia ratifies international nuclear anti-terror treaty
Gabriel Haboubi
October 3, 2006 07:09:00 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill officially ratifying the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism , the Kremlin announced Tuesday. A Kremlin statement described the convention as "the first...

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News Europe CIA prisons investigator intends to visit Guantanamo
Europe CIA prisons investigator intends to visit Guantanamo
Robert DeVries
October 3, 2006 07:02:00 pm

Dick Marty , the Swiss parliamentarian who has been leading the Council of Europe probe into CIA terror secret prisons and renditions in Europe , announced Tuesday that he intends to accompany UN Special...

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News Supreme Court hears drug conviction deportation cases
Supreme Court hears drug conviction deportation cases
Katerina Ossenova
October 3, 2006 04:30:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the consolidated case of Lopez v. Gonzales and Toledo-Flores v. US , in which the Court will...

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Thailand interim constitution [Kingdom of Thailand]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 3, 2006 04:07:00 pm

Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim Edition) of B.E. 2549, October 1, 2006, unofficial English translation . Read the full text of the...

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Socialist Constitution of Cuba promulgated

On February 24, 1976, the Republic of Cuba promulgated the Socialist Constitution of Cuba. The document solidified the socialist system in Cuba. It was the fifth Cuban constitution since the country's independence in 1901 and the first since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The Socialist Constitution was subsequently amended in 1992 and 2002.

Marbury v. Madison decided

On February 24, 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall of the US Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison that any act of Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is null and void, thereby establishing the doctrine of judicial review.

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