June 2007 - JURIST

US Army soldiers charged with premeditated murder of Iraqi nationals

June 30, 2007 11:06:00 am

The Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) announced charges Saturday of premeditated murder and wrongfully placing weapons with the remains of deceased Iraqis against US Army Staff Sergeant Michael A. Hensley and Specialist Jorge G. Sandoval, Jr. The...

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Leahy, Conyers seek legal basis for US Attorney firings executive privilege claim

Michael Sung

June 30, 2007 10:54:00 am

US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) Friday asked the White House to provide a legal basis for its assertion of executive privilege in rejecting congressional...

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New Hampshire governor signs repeal of abortion parental notification law

Michael Sung

June 30, 2007 09:57:00 am

New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signed a bill Friday repealing a 2003 law requiring parental notification for minors seeking an abortion . New Hampshire is the first state to repeal the...

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Guantanamo military judge refuses to reinstate case against Khadr

Mike Rosen-Molina

June 29, 2007 06:48:00 pm

A military judge at Guantanamo Bay Friday declined to revive charges against Guantanamo detainee Omar Ahmed Khadr . Judge Peter E. Brownback, III reiterated his June ruling that since the Combatant Status Review...

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EU overhauls terror blacklist procedures after court annulled asset freeze

Gabriel Haboubi

June 29, 2007 03:10:00 pm

The Council of the European Union Friday released changes made to the procedure used in establishing and maintaining its list of terrorist entities. The revisions include a plan to send "letters of notification" to...

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Iraq Sunni ministers boycott cabinet to protest arrest warrant against minister

Michael Sung

June 29, 2007 02:23:00 pm

Four Sunni members of the Iraqi cabinet will boycott cabinet meetings to protest the arrest warrant issued for Culture Minister Asad Kamal al-Hashimi, a Sunni politician said Friday. Ayad Al-Samarraie, a leading figure in Sunni parliamentary coalition...

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UN urges continued donations for Sierra Leone war crimes court

Gabriel Haboubi

June 29, 2007 02:11:00 pm

The United Nations Security Council called for continued international financial support of the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Thursday. The 15-member group also welcomed the start of the...

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Sudan urged to overhaul rape laws

Gabriel Haboubi

June 29, 2007 02:02:00 pm

Humanitarian group Refugees International Friday released a report documenting flaws in Sudanese law that leaves rapists unpunished and allows the prosecution of rape victims for sex outside marriage. According to the report, government...

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Arizona court allows suit against governor over implementation of Proposition 200

Gabriel Haboubi

June 29, 2007 01:16:00 pm

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that immigration reform groups can pursue a lawsuit against Governor Janet Napolitano alleging her administration improperly limited Proposition 200 , a voter-approved ballot initiative that...

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Poland, EU leaders disagree over landmark EU reform deal

Michael Sung

June 29, 2007 01:12:00 pm

Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski vowed Friday to reopen debate on the EU Council of Minister's voting mechanisms, insisting on a different interpretation of the EU reform agreement reached last Saturday by EU leaders. Kaczynski,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Massacre of hundreds of Jews ends in Lisbon, Portugal

An anti-Jewish pogrom known as the "Lisbon Massacre" came to an end on April 21, 1506. The killings started as the result of a "New Christian," who was forcibly converted from Judaism as a result of King Manuel I's 1497 Edict of Forced Conversion, questioning a purported miracle at the Church of Saint Dominic. At least 1,000 New Christians were killed as a result of the ensuing riots, spurred on by two friars. Today a memorial to the massacre victims stands outside of the church. Learn more about the Lisbon Massacre.

Henry VIII becomes King of England

On April 21, 1509, King Henry VII died, leaving his son, Henry VIII, King of England. Henry VIII eventually seceded his nation from the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first major European nation to do so. Henry then made himself head of the Church of England and dissolved Catholic monasteries throughout the country.

Learn more about Henry VIII.

Maryland Toleration Act established freedom of worship for all Christians

On April 21, 1649, the Maryland Assembly passed the Maryland Toleration Act, providing for freedom of worship for all Christians. The key section of the act read: And whereas the inforceing of the conscience in matters of Religion hath frequently fallen out to be of dangerous Consequence in those commonwealthes where it hath been practised, And for the more quiett and peaceable governement of this Province, and the better to preserve mutuall Love and amity amongst the Inhabitants thereof, Be it Therefore also by the Lord Proprietary with the advise and consent of this Assembly Ordeyned and enacted (except as in this present Act is before Declared and sett forth) that noe person or persons whatsoever within this Province, or the Islands, Ports, Harbors, Creekes, or havens thereunto belonging professing to beleive in Jesus Christ, shall from henceforth bee any waies troubled, Molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her religion nor in the free exercise thereof within this Province or the Islands thereunto belonging nor any way compelled to the beleife or exercise of any other Religion against his or her consent, soe as they be not unfaithfull to the Lord Proprietary, or molest or conspire against the civill Governement established or to bee established in this Province under him or his heires. Learn more about the Maryland Toleration Act.