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News UK police arrest three suspected in 2005 London transit bombings
UK police arrest three suspected in 2005 London transit bombings
Leslie Schulman
March 22, 2007 05:04:00 pm

British police arrested three men on Thursday in connection with the London transit bombings on July 7, 2005 that killed 56 people, including the bombers, and injured more than 700 others....

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News Four more Egypt opposition parties to boycott constitutional referendum
Four more Egypt opposition parties to boycott constitutional referendum
Leslie Schulman
March 22, 2007 04:15:00 pm

Egypt's four largest opposition parties - the Tagammu, Karama, Wafd and Nasserist parties - announced Thursday they will boycott next week's referendum on controversial constitutional amendments proposed last year by President Hosni Mubarak [official profile;...

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News Spain charges against Basque separatist leader dropped
Spain charges against Basque separatist leader dropped
Joshua Pantesco
March 22, 2007 03:25:00 pm

Spanish prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all charges against Arnaldo Otegi , the leader of Batasuna , which is alleged to be a front for the illegal Basque separatist militants ETA . Otegi had been charged with...

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News Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenas Rove, Miers, DOJ aides in US Attorney probe
Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenas Rove, Miers, DOJ aides in US Attorney probe
Joshua Pantesco
March 22, 2007 02:47:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday authorized subpoenas for former White House Counsel Harriet Miers , Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove , and several DOJ aides to testify and provide documents...

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News Child Online Protection Act held unconstitutional
Child Online Protection Act held unconstitutional
Joshua Pantesco
March 22, 2007 02:08:00 pm

A federal judge on Thursday granted a permanent injunction against enforcement of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) , a federal law that imposes civil and criminal penalties on website operators for making sexually explicit materials available...

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News Northern Ireland airport considers rendition flight ban
Northern Ireland airport considers rendition flight ban
Gabriel Haboubi
March 22, 2007 01:32:00 pm

Northern Ireland's publicly-owned City of Derry Airport and Amnesty International (AI) are discussing the implementation of an official policy barring the United States and its allies from using the airport for controversial rendition...

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News France newspaper cleared of defamation for Muhammad cartoons republication
France newspaper cleared of defamation for Muhammad cartoons republication
James M Yoch Jr
March 22, 2007 01:27:00 pm

A French court Thursday cleared Charlie-Hebdo magazine and director Philippe Val of defamation in last year's republication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad originally published in a Danish newspaper in September 2005. The court ruled that...

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News Argentina ex-president to face trial for alleged ‘dirty war’ rights abuses
Argentina ex-president to face trial for alleged ‘dirty war’ rights abuses
James M Yoch Jr
March 22, 2007 12:57:00 pm

Argentine federal Judge Alberto Suarez Araujo ruled Wednesday that former president Reynaldo Bignone will face criminal charges for his alleged role in disappearances and human rights abuses during Argentina's 1976-83 "Dirty War" ....

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News Plea deal results in record fine for tanker company that polluted 5 US cities
Plea deal results in record fine for tanker company that polluted 5 US cities
Joe Shaulis
March 22, 2007 12:48:00 pm

One of the world's largest oil tanker companies was sentenced to pay a $27.8 million criminal fine for intentionally polluting the waters near five cities, the US Justice Department and the US Attorney's Office in Boston announced ...

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News Bush campaigner’s conviction in New Hampshire phone jamming case overturned
Bush campaigner’s conviction in New Hampshire phone jamming case overturned
James M Yoch Jr
March 22, 2007 12:19:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Wednesday overturned the conviction of James Tobin , President Bush's 2004 campaign chairman for New England. Tobin was convicted for his involvement in jamming...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy. Learn more about the history of flogging in the Navy.

William the Conqueror invades England, leading to major legal and political reform

On September 28, 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England from Normandy, France. After successfully conquering the country, William ushered in a series of political and legal reforms that still define the United Kingdom and its former colonies to this day, including, centralization of state power, a census, and the infusion of French and Latin into the language of the courts. Learn more about William the Conqueror from Project Gutenberg.

President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy.

Learn more about the history of flogging in the navy from Bluejacket.com.

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