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News Kyrgyzstan president plans constitutional reform
Kyrgyzstan president plans constitutional reform
Brett Murphy
April 2, 2007 01:49:00 pm

The president of Kyrgyzstan said Monday that the government will begin steps to amend the Kyrgyz constitution. At a meeting with government officials, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev announced the formation of a working group for...

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News Moscow court denies Russia gay pride parade appeal
Moscow court denies Russia gay pride parade appeal
Brett Murphy
April 2, 2007 01:28:00 pm

The Moscow City Court upheld a city ban on gay pride parades in the city on Monday, dismissing an extraordinary appeal by parade organizers challenging a ruling by the Tverskoy district court. Organizers say they are prepared...

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News ICTY appeals chamber upholds 20-year jail term for former Bosnian Croat soldier
ICTY appeals chamber upholds 20-year jail term for former Bosnian Croat soldier
Brett Murphy
April 2, 2007 12:48:00 pm

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Monday upheld the 20-year prison sentence of former Bosnian Croat soldier Miroslav Bralo , dismissing Bralo's appeal alleging the trial...

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News South Africa court approves release of Zuma documents
South Africa court approves release of Zuma documents
Alexis Unkovic
April 2, 2007 12:25:00 pm

The Durban High Court in South Africa ruled Monday that the country's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) can seek the release of documents that may be used to file additional corruption charges...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear Guantanamo detainee habeas appeals
Supreme Court declines to hear Guantanamo detainee habeas appeals
Alexis Unkovic
April 2, 2007 11:10:00 am

A divided US Supreme Court Monday denied petitions for certiorari in two cases brought by Guantanamo Bay detainees seeking habeas corpus review of their detentions. The petitions for certiorari came in the...

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News Dutch prosecutors fight appeal by chemical supplier convicted of selling to Saddam
Dutch prosecutors fight appeal by chemical supplier convicted of selling to Saddam
Holly Manges Jones
April 2, 2007 10:42:00 am

Dutch prosecutors Monday sought to introduce documents from the ongoing genocide trial of Saddam-era Iraqi officials for the gassing deaths of Kurds in the so-called "Anfal" campaign to oppose an appeal...

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News Supreme Court endorses EPA authority to regulate ‘greenhouse gas’ car emissions
Supreme Court endorses EPA authority to regulate ‘greenhouse gas’ car emissions
Jeannie Shawl
April 2, 2007 10:25:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate the emission of "greenhouse gases," such as carbon dioxide,...

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News Iraq prosecutors urge death penalty for ‘Chemical Ali’
Iraq prosecutors urge death penalty for ‘Chemical Ali’
Holly Manges Jones
April 2, 2007 09:49:00 am

Iraqi prosecutors Monday sought the death penalty for Ali Hassan al-Majid , the cousin of Saddam Hussein known to Western media as "Chemical Ali" for allegedly using poisonous gas to clear Kurdish...

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News Hicks applies for transfer to Australia prison
Hicks applies for transfer to Australia prison
Holly Manges Jones
April 2, 2007 09:21:00 am

Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has submitted an application to be transferred to a prison near his home in South Australia to serve the remainder of his nine-month sentence after pleading...

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News Leading Shiite cleric rejects Iraqi draft law reinstating Baath party members
Leading Shiite cleric rejects Iraqi draft law reinstating Baath party members
Holly Manges Jones
April 2, 2007 08:20:00 am

Iraqi Shiite religious leader Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani Sunday rejected a proposed law which would return former Baath party members to their previously held government positions, according to Ahmed Chalabi [BBC profile; JURIST news...

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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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