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News Pakistan lawyers protest outside latest hearing for suspended chief justice
Pakistan lawyers protest outside latest hearing for suspended chief justice
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 08:19:00 am

Thousands of protesters rallied outside the Pakistan Supreme Court Tuesday wearing signs and shouting chants against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for suspending the country's chief justice last month as a hearing...

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News Massachusetts governor orders out-of-state same-sex marriages registered
Massachusetts governor orders out-of-state same-sex marriages registered
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 07:44:00 am

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has directed the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to register the same-sex marriages of 26 couples from outside the state whose licenses were not previously allowed to be...

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News Apple faces EU antitrust probe into iTunes
Apple faces EU antitrust probe into iTunes
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 07:12:00 am

The European Commission is investigating Apple's iTunes to determine if sales restrictions based on the buyer's country of residence violate EU antitrust laws, according to a commission statement confirming the probe Tuesday....

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News EPA greenhouse gases regulation ruling [US SC]
EPA greenhouse gases regulation ruling [US SC]
April 2, 2007 10:18:00 pm

Massachusetts v. EPA, US Supreme Court, April 2, 2006 . Read the court's 5-4...

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News Guantanamo habeas certiorari ruling [US SC]
Guantanamo habeas certiorari ruling [US SC]
April 2, 2007 09:40:00 pm

Boumedienne v. Bush, Al Odah v. United States, US Supreme Court, April 2, 2007 . Read the denial per Chief Justice Roberts ,...

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News Canada probe finds no privacy violations in financial data-sharing with US
Canada probe finds no privacy violations in financial data-sharing with US
Caitlin Price
April 2, 2007 08:29:00 pm

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart concluded an investigation Monday into the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) , finding that the European financial cooperative did not violate Canadian privacy laws [fact...

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News New Mexico governor signs medical marijuana bill
New Mexico governor signs medical marijuana bill
Caitlin Price
April 2, 2007 08:01:00 pm

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed into law the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act Monday, legalizing medical marijuana in the treatment of certain "eligible conditions and symptoms." Eligible...

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News Former Enron executive withdraws guilty plea
Former Enron executive withdraws guilty plea
Caitlin Price
April 2, 2007 07:03:00 pm

A federal judge on Monday granted former Enron vice president Christopher Calger's request to withdraw his July 2005 guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The...

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News Jordan terror suspects sentenced for planning airport attacks
Jordan terror suspects sentenced for planning airport attacks
James M Yoch Jr
April 2, 2007 03:42:00 pm

A military court in Jordan handed down sentences Monday for six men charged with planning suicide bombings at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman and several hotels frequented by Israelis and Americans. None of...

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News Italy judge orders investigation into right-to-die case
Italy judge orders investigation into right-to-die case
James M Yoch Jr
April 2, 2007 03:13:00 pm

Italian Judge Renato La Viola ordered an investigation into the actions of Dr. Mario Riccio, the anaesthetist turned off life support for Piergiorgio Welby , a man who suffered from muscular dystrophy and sought the...

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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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