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News Serb nationalist war crimes indictee removed from court after outbursts
Serb nationalist war crimes indictee removed from court after outbursts
Holly Manges Jones
November 1, 2006 10:16:00 am

Serbian war crimes suspect and former nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj , was removed from a court hearing at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Wednesday after he disrupted proceedings on...

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UN expert concerned over rights violations in Mexico violence
Joshua Pantesco
November 1, 2006 09:50:00 am

A UN human rights expert expressed concern Tuesday about human rights violations allegedly committed by a Mexican paramilitary group in the Mexican province of Oaxaca during clashes between protesters and the police. Rodolfo Stavenhagen , the UN Special...

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News China appeals court orders retrial of rights activist
China appeals court orders retrial of rights activist
Joshua Pantesco
November 1, 2006 09:37:00 am

A Chinese intermediate appellate court has overturned and remanded back to the trial court the case of Chen Guangcheng , a blind Chinese human rights legal activist who was sentenced in August to four years...

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News Vietnam to drop detention rule ahead of Bush visit
Vietnam to drop detention rule ahead of Bush visit
Joshua Pantesco
November 1, 2006 08:31:00 am

The government of Vietnam will repeal or abolish administrative Decree 31/CP , which authorizes restrictions on citizens who commit security violations not rising to the level of criminality, in advance of US President George W. Bush's scheduled November...

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Federal appeals court stays tobacco industry penalties pending appeal
Joshua Pantesco
November 1, 2006 07:24:00 am

A federal appeals court on Tuesday stayed an August district court ruling finding tobacco companies liable for civil racketeering charges , thus delaying enforcement of the accompanying remedial order that required the tobacco companies to...

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News Federal judge blocks Pennsylvania city anti-immigration laws
Federal judge blocks Pennsylvania city anti-immigration laws
Ned Mulcahy
November 1, 2006 06:15:00 am

US District Judge James Munley granted a temporary restraining order late Tuesday prohibiting the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania from enforcing the city's Illegal Immigration Relief Act and Landlord Tenant Ordinance . The...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Pennsylvania police killed 19 miners during strike

The Luzerne County Sheriff and deputies opened fire on a group of 400 striking miners in the town of Lattimer, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1897. Around 19 strikers were killed, and 39 were injured as a result. Luzerne County Sheriff James Martin and his deputies were later acquitted by a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania jury after claiming that the strikers advanced upon the police. Learn more about the Lattimer Massacre from the Zinn Education Project and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book.

Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines. Learn more about Elias Howe from the University of Rochester.

Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France. The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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