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News Supreme Court hears arguments in shareholder fraud suit
Supreme Court hears arguments in shareholder fraud suit
March 28, 2007 07:06:00 pm
Leslie Schulman

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Tellabs v. Makor Issues & Rights , 06-484 , where the Court must decide the extent to which...

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News Poland protesters urge complete abortion ban
Poland protesters urge complete abortion ban
March 28, 2007 03:41:00 pm
Joshua Pantesco

Thousands of Polish citizens marched in Warsaw on Wednesday in support of a proposed constitutional amendment to enact a complete ban on abortion. The opposition Civic Platform party is expected to block passage of the amendment when...

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News Suspended Pakistan chief justice calls for judicial independence
Suspended Pakistan chief justice calls for judicial independence
March 28, 2007 02:51:00 pm
Joshua Pantesco

Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry of the Supreme Court of Pakistan , who was suspended March 9 by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for alleged misconduct, told a crowd of 2,000 lawyers in Rawalpindi...

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News Georgia human rights lawsuit harming diplomatic ties: Russia
Georgia human rights lawsuit harming diplomatic ties: Russia
March 28, 2007 02:25:00 pm
Joshua Pantesco

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lashed out at the Georgian Republic for filing a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) alleging Russia violated the human rights of Georgian nationals during a...

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News Belgium police arrest three EU officials on corruption charges
Belgium police arrest three EU officials on corruption charges
March 28, 2007 01:53:00 pm
Joshua Pantesco

Belgian authorities on Wednesday arrested three Italian nationals - a European Commission official in charge of delegation infrastructure, a personal assistant to an Italian member of the European Parliament , and a businessman - on corruption...

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News Zimbabwe opposition leader arrested, released again
Zimbabwe opposition leader arrested, released again
March 28, 2007 11:00:00 am
Joshua Pantesco

Zimbabwe police on Wednesday arrested opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and twenty staff members ahead of a press conference where Tsvangirai was expected to denounce police brutality that occurred during a crackdown on anti-government protesters earlier...

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News Mexico shuts down special political crimes prosecution office
Mexico shuts down special political crimes prosecution office
March 28, 2007 08:28:00 am
Brett Murphy

A Mexican special prosecutor's office designed to investigate past political crimes shut down on Tuesday without ever securing any convictions. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox , who created the department, decided to close it just before leaving office...

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News Texas governor signs ‘shoot first’ law
Texas governor signs ‘shoot first’ law
March 28, 2007 08:02:00 am
Brett Murphy

Texas Governor Rick Perry Tuesday signed into law a new so-called "shoot first" law , which allows state residents to use deadly force to respond to threats in their homes, cars, and at...

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News Vietnam scraps detention of national security threats without trial
Vietnam scraps detention of national security threats without trial
March 28, 2007 07:42:00 am
Brett Murphy

The president of Vietnam has signed a decree abolishing the power of the government to hold suspected national security threats without judicial hearings, a government official told AP Wednesday. Western officials have praised President Nguyen Minh...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in securities antitrust case
Supreme Court hears arguments in securities antitrust case
March 27, 2007 08:56:00 pm
Alexis Unkovic

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case of Credit Suisse Securities v. Billing , 05-1157, a case in which investors filed a class...

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