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News Former US president Ford dies at 93; pardoned Nixon after Watergate
Former US president Ford dies at 93; pardoned Nixon after Watergate
Jeannie Shawl
December 27, 2006 08:10:00 am

Former US President Gerald R. Ford died Tuesday at the age of 93. A 1941 Yale Law School graduate who became GOP House Minority Leader during the presidency of Lyndon Johnson,...

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News EPA smog rules ruling [US DC]
EPA smog rules ruling [US DC]
December 26, 2006 10:29:00 pm

South Coast Air Quality Management District v. EPA, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, December 26, 2006 Act"...

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News Rights groups sue Dallas suburb over anti-illegal immigration law
Rights groups sue Dallas suburb over anti-illegal immigration law
Joshua Pantesco
December 26, 2006 04:19:00 pm

Two civil rights groups filed suit in federal court Tuesday to block enforcement of a town ordinance passed in November by the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch requiring apartment renters to show proof of...

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News Immigration negotiators may ease hurdles to legal status, choke fence funding: NYT
Immigration negotiators may ease hurdles to legal status, choke fence funding: NYT
Joshua Pantesco
December 26, 2006 02:52:00 pm

The bicameral committee of US lawmakers responsible for hammering out a comprehensive immigration reform package may recommend to the new Congress beginning in January that illegal immigrants not be required to leave the country before petitioning...

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News Egypt president repeats pledge to lift emergency laws once anti-terror bill passed
Egypt president repeats pledge to lift emergency laws once anti-terror bill passed
Joshua Pantesco
December 26, 2006 02:40:00 pm

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak promised Tuesday to repeal Egypt's ongoing 25-year state of emergency once a new terrorism law is passed and to amend the Egyptian Constitution to formally recognize the people of Egypt...

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News Saudi government frees 18 ex-Guantanamo detainees
Saudi government frees 18 ex-Guantanamo detainees
Brett Murphy
December 26, 2006 11:35:00 am

The Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry announced Tuesday that the government has freed eighteen former Guantanamo Bay detainees "after meeting necessary legal conditions." A spokesperson for the ministry stated that the government will continue to try...

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News Russia supreme court upholds sentence for Beslan hostage-taker
Russia supreme court upholds sentence for Beslan hostage-taker
Brett Murphy
December 26, 2006 11:14:00 am

The Russian Supreme Court Tuesday upheld a sentence of life imprisonment for Nurpashi Kulayev, the only terrorist survivor convicted in connection with the 2004 Beslan school siege . Kulayev filed the appeal [JURIST...

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News British troops free 127 prisoners from Basra prison in raid
British troops free 127 prisoners from Basra prison in raid
Joshua Pantesco
December 26, 2006 10:25:00 am

British troops supported by Iraqi forces raided a Basra prison unit early Monday morning, freeing 127 prisoners detained in squalid conditions by a rogue Basra police squad suspected of torturing its prisoners. Following the raid,...

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News Iraqi appeals court upholds Saddam death sentence
Iraqi appeals court upholds Saddam death sentence
Brett Murphy
December 26, 2006 10:18:00 am

The appeals chamber of the Iraqi High Tribunal has affirmed Saddam Hussein's death sentence for crimes against humanity committed in the Iraqi town of Dujail in 1982. A spokesperson...

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News Federal appeals court says new EPA smog rules infringe Clean Air Act
Federal appeals court says new EPA smog rules infringe Clean Air Act
Brett Murphy
December 26, 2006 08:52:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected the new federal rules for smog reduction on Friday, stating that the Environmental Protection Agency "has failed to heed the restrictions on its discretion...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anita Hill testifies about Clarence Thomas sexual harassment

Attorney Anita Hill testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991 about sexual harassment she suffered from her former supervisor Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by President Ronald Regan for a seat on the US Supreme Court. The US Senate would later confirm Thomas by a vote of 52–48 despite Hill's testimony. Watch the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings on CSPAN.

Vatican II opens

On October 11, 1962, the Second Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church convened in Rome, Italy. Over the next three years, the conference modernized Church Law for the modern era. The most noticeable changes included the celebration of mass in the vernacular, a new emphasis on the role of laypersons, and a greater acceptance of other faiths. Read documents from Vatican II from Church archives.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.

As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

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