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News Federal judge in KPMG case may not dismiss charges
Federal judge in KPMG case may not dismiss charges
Michael Sung
July 3, 2007 11:40:00 am

US District Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated Monday that he may reconsider a 2006 ruling in which he threatened to dismiss all charges in an ongoing criminal tax shelters case against former employees of the accounting...

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News Missouri governor signs law keeping identities of executioners confidential
Missouri governor signs law keeping identities of executioners confidential
Michael Sung
July 3, 2007 10:58:00 am

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt Monday announced the signing of a bill intended to protect the identities of individuals who provide direct support for the administration of the death penalty, formally prohibiting the...

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News Kurd security forces torturing detainees in Iraq: HRW
Kurd security forces torturing detainees in Iraq: HRW
Michael Sung
July 3, 2007 10:26:00 am

Kurdish security forces "routinely torture and deny basic due process to detainees" in northern Iraq, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report found that the Asayish security...

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News Taylor war crimes trial delayed to give new defense team time to prepare
Taylor war crimes trial delayed to give new defense team time to prepare
Michael Sung
July 3, 2007 09:58:00 am

The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) formally suspended the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor Monday, ordering the prosecution to resume its case on August...

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News Federal judge dismisses NYT lawsuit for classified domestic spying documents
Federal judge dismisses NYT lawsuit for classified domestic spying documents
Jeannie Shawl
July 3, 2007 09:39:00 am

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the New York Times against the US Defense and Justice Departments, ruling that the departments were not required to disclose classified records on the government's warrantless wiretapping program...

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News Arizona governor signs tough sanctions for employers hiring illegal workers
Arizona governor signs tough sanctions for employers hiring illegal workers
Jeannie Shawl
July 3, 2007 09:10:00 am

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano signed the Legal Arizona Workers Act Monday, legislation that requires employers to verify that employees are in the United States legally. In what Napolitano called "the most aggressive...

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Revised Iraq draft oil law going before parliament
Jeannie Shawl
July 3, 2007 08:53:00 am

The Iraqi Cabinet has approved a revised draft oil law and the Iraqi Parliament will begin debating the proposal Wednesday, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday. Several amendments to the draft law were...

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News Libby prosecutor says sentence not ‘excessive’
Libby prosecutor says sentence not ‘excessive’
Jeannie Shawl
July 3, 2007 08:31:00 am

US Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald has questioned President Bush's classification of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's 30-month sentence for perjury and obstruction of justice as "excessive" , saying Monday that Libby's sentence "was imposed pursuant to the laws...

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News Russia prosecutors lay new coup plot charges againt billionaire Berezovsky: lawyer
Russia prosecutors lay new coup plot charges againt billionaire Berezovsky: lawyer
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 2, 2007 08:53:00 pm

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) has charged Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky on suspicion of plotting a violent coup against President Vladimir Putin, Berezovsky's lawyer said Monday. The charge...

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Lawyers for Madrid bombings ‘mastermind’ demand acquittal on last day of trial
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 2, 2007 08:27:00 pm

Lawyers for Rabei Osman el Sayed , the alleged mastermind behind the 2004 Madrid train bombings , demanded Monday that Osman be acquitted, accusing prosecutors of trying to convict him "based on nothing, and with an...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Japan enacts Meiji Constitution

On February 11, 1889, the Meiji Constitution of Japan was promulgated by Emperor Meiji. Officially titled the "Constitution of the Empire of Japan," the Meiji Constitution went into effect on November 29, 1890 and served as the country's fundamental law through the rise of the Japanese Empire until the end of World War II. On May 2, 1947, the Meiji Constitution was replaced by the Constitution of Japan, which serves as the country's governing document today. The Meiji constitution created a constitutional monarchy in Japan with the Emperor serving as a powerful executive. The document furthermore created a parliament, called the Diet, as well as an independent judiciary. Its passage came as part of the Meiji Restoration, in which the Japanese Imperial throne retook power from the Shogunate and guided the nation into the modern world.

First redistricting "gerrymander" created

On February 11, 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed an electoral redistricting law that favored his party. The practice became known as "gerrymandering" in reference to Gerry and the unusual, allegedly salamander-like district that resulted. See the original 1812 political cartoon of The Gerry-mander in the Boston Gazette.

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