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News Supreme Court to hear federal sentencing guidelines cases
Supreme Court to hear federal sentencing guidelines cases
Caitlin Price
November 4, 2006 10:56:00 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases Friday to clarify the law on federal sentencing guidelines. The cases, Claiborne v. United States, 06-5618, and Rita v. United States, 06-5754, were selected from...

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News California begins out-of-state transfer of prison inmates
California begins out-of-state transfer of prison inmates
Geoff Leung
November 4, 2006 10:11:00 am

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Friday began transferring inmates to private detention centers in other states to alleviate overcrowding under the terms California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's October 4 emergency proclamation . The first...

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News Saddam defense team seeks last-minute delay of Dujail verdict
Saddam defense team seeks last-minute delay of Dujail verdict
Caitlin Price
November 4, 2006 10:07:00 am

Saddam Hussein's defense team asked the Iraqi High Tribunal Friday to delay its now-expected Sunday verdict in the Dujail crimes against humanity case against the ousted Iraqi leader, saying in a letter obtained by...

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News US Army halts Iraq redeployment of Abu Ghraib dog handler convicted of abuse
US Army halts Iraq redeployment of Abu Ghraib dog handler convicted of abuse
Gabriel Haboubi
November 3, 2006 04:03:00 pm

The US Army said Friday that commanders on the ground have prevented Army Sgt. Santos A. Cardona , found guilty in June of abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison ,...

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News UK bank settles Enron suit for $144 million
UK bank settles Enron suit for $144 million
Gabriel Haboubi
November 3, 2006 02:46:00 pm

British-based bank Barclays PLC announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with Enron to settle litigation in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York...

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News Canada justice minister declines to appeal anti-terror law ruling
Canada justice minister declines to appeal anti-terror law ruling
Michael Sung
November 3, 2006 02:38:00 pm

Canadian Justice Minister Vic Toews said Friday that the Canadian government will not appeal an October 19 Ontario Superior Court decision that threw out secrecy-related provisions of the Security of Information Act ...

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News Bosnia war crimes court sentences Serb commander to 26 years
Bosnia war crimes court sentences Serb commander to 26 years
Michael Sung
November 3, 2006 01:45:00 pm

The War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Friday convicted former Bosnian Serb military commander Marko Samardzija of crimes against humanity for ordering the massacre of at least...

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News Iraqi army leave canceled ahead of expected Saddam verdict
Iraqi army leave canceled ahead of expected Saddam verdict
James M Yoch Jr
November 3, 2006 11:04:00 am

Iraq's defense minister Friday canceled leave for Iraqi soldiers and summoned all military personnel currently on leave to return to station in preparation for potential violence after the anticipated announcement of a verdict in the first Saddam Hussein trial...

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News DOJ warns prosecutors against press leaks in election run-up
DOJ warns prosecutors against press leaks in election run-up
James M Yoch Jr
November 3, 2006 10:28:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has warned federal prosecutors about leaking information on ongoing investigations of legislators to the media in advance of the upcoming mid-term elections. In recent months, several news outlets have identified federal...

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News Thailand drops charges against Muslim protesters
Thailand drops charges against Muslim protesters
Lisl Brunner
November 3, 2006 10:27:00 am

The new government of Thailand has dropped charges against 92 Muslim participants in a 2004 anti-government protest. The news comes a day after interim Prime Minister Chulanont Surayud apologized to Muslim leaders...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Gorbachev becomes USSR leader

On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. He soon announced that he would hold arms-reduction negotiations in Geneva with the United States. Gorbachev also used his tenure to liberalize the economy and social structure of the USSR, eventually leading to the abatement of the Soviet Union. In 1990, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Read documents and interviews from the 1990 USA-USSR Summit.

Confederate Constitution adopted

On March 11, 1861, seven former US states adopted the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, which closely followed the language, if not necessarily the purport, of the original US Constitution. Section 9 (4) of the Confederate Constitution read "No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves shall be passed," enshrining the right to own slaves as fundamental law.

ICC holds first meeting

The war crimes court known as the International Criminal Court (ICC) swore in its first batch of judges on March 11, 2003. The meeting took place eight months after the ratification of the court's Rome Statute. Then-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said of the occasion: It has taken mankind many years to reach this moment. By the solemn undertaking they have given here in open court, these 11 men and seven women, representing all regions of the world and many different cultures and legal traditions, have made themselves the embodiment of our collective conscience. Learn more about the work of the ICC.  

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