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News Senate revives controversial immigration reform bill
Senate revives controversial immigration reform bill
Gabriel Haboubi
June 26, 2007 01:56:00 pm

The US Senate voted 64-35 Tuesday to revive the comprehensive immigration reform bill . A little over a week ago Senate leaders said they would like to continue work on the bill ,...

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News France judges to question Chirac in corruption probe
France judges to question Chirac in corruption probe
Michael Sung
June 26, 2007 01:05:00 pm

Former French President Jacques Chirac will likely be questioned in an alleged corruption scheme during Chirac's tenure as the mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, Chirac's lawyer Jean Veil said Tuesday. Chirac,...

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News Nigeria court denies Pfizer motion to dismiss drug trial lawsuit
Nigeria court denies Pfizer motion to dismiss drug trial lawsuit
Gabriel Haboubi
June 26, 2007 01:05:00 pm

A Nigerian court Tuesday dismissed a request by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to throw out a $7 billion lawsuit filed by the Nigerian government over a drug experiment conducted in the 1990s that allegedly killed or...

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News Taiwan High Court affirms insider trading conviction of president’s son-in-law
Taiwan High Court affirms insider trading conviction of president’s son-in-law
Michael Sung
June 26, 2007 12:22:00 pm

The Taiwan High Court convicted Chao Chien-min, son-in-law of President Chen Shui-bian , of insider trading Tuesday. The decision affirmed a lower court's verdict , which also imposed a $900,000 fine, but increased...

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News UK AG calls for probe into military’s Iraq interrogation techniques
UK AG calls for probe into military’s Iraq interrogation techniques
Michael Sung
June 26, 2007 11:45:00 am

Outgoing UK Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith said Tuesday that the UK should initiate an inquiry into how interrogation techniques outlawed by the Geneva Conventions and the European Convention on Human Rights were authorized...

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News US DOJ launches corruption probe into UK defense contractor
US DOJ launches corruption probe into UK defense contractor
Michael Sung
June 26, 2007 10:44:00 am

Britain's largest defense contractor BAE Systems said Tuesday that the US Department of Justice has initiated a formal investigation into BAE's compliance with anti-corruption laws amid allegations that BAE established a $120 million...

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News Europe court backs Belgium law requiring lawyers to report money laundering
Europe court backs Belgium law requiring lawyers to report money laundering
Michael Sung
June 26, 2007 09:46:00 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) Tuesday upheld a Belgian law codifying the European Union's Third Money Laundering Directive , which obligates lawyers to report facts or suspicion of their client's money...

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News Thailand election panel seeking fraud charges against former Thaksin ministers
Thailand election panel seeking fraud charges against former Thaksin ministers
Michael Sung
June 26, 2007 09:14:00 am

The Election Commission of Thailand is proceeding with criminal charges against two former government ministers under former Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra for their alleged role in committing election fraud during the...

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News Former US Army reserve officer sentenced for taking Iraq reconstruction bribes
Former US Army reserve officer sentenced for taking Iraq reconstruction bribes
Michael Sung
June 26, 2007 08:42:00 am

A federal judge from the US District Court for the District of Columbia sentenced Lt. Col. Bruce D. Hopfengardner, a US Army Reserve officer, to 21 months in prison Monday and imposed a fine of $144,500 for Hopfengardner's involvement...

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News Arrest warrant issued for Iraq cabinet minister in assassination plot
Arrest warrant issued for Iraq cabinet minister in assassination plot
Michael Sung
June 26, 2007 07:54:00 am

Iraqi security officials issued an arrest warrant and raided the home Tuesday of Culture Minister Asad Kamal al-Hashimi to investigate allegations that al-Hashimi masterminded an assassination attempt against a parliamentary candidate in February 2005. Al-Hashimi, a Sunni, is the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 signed into law

US President Millard Filmore signed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on September 18 of that year, obliging law enforcement to arrest escaped slaves in all US states, including those where slavery was not legal. Free black men and women were endangered by the act's passage as they were at risk of being falsely identified as escaped slaves. The act heightened tensions between abolitionists in the North and slaveholders in the South, contributing to what would become the Civil War eleven years later. Learn more about the Fugitive Slave Act from the National Constitution Center.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. West Virginia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet; learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

Anti-Corn Law League created in UK

On September 18, 1838, the Anti-Corn Law League was created in the United Kingdom. As the name suggests, the purpose of the association was to press for the abolition of British Corn Laws, which were indeed repealed in 1846. After the repeal, the organization worked to oppose other protectionist measures in the UK. The weekly news publication, The Economist, was founded as part of the anti-corn law movement.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born at Marblehead, Massachusetts.

West Virginiia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet - learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

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