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News Canada appeals court quashes 1959 verdict that helped undermine death penalty
Canada appeals court quashes 1959 verdict that helped undermine death penalty
Brett Murphy
August 29, 2007 10:02:00 am

The Court of Appeal for Ontario on Tuesday overturned the 1959 guilty verdict against Steven Truscott for the rape and murder of 12-year-old Lynne Harper. Last year, the Canadian appeals court heard new evidence suggesting...

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News Pentagon auditors investigating alleged Iraq contract fraud
Pentagon auditors investigating alleged Iraq contract fraud
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 28, 2007 07:13:00 pm

The US Department of Defense will send an investigative team headed by Pentagon Inspector General Claude M. Kicklighter to Iraq to probe allegations of fraud and corruption related to military contracts, a DOD spokesman said...

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News Russia says UK not providing enough evidence to prosecute Lugovoy
Russia says UK not providing enough evidence to prosecute Lugovoy
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 28, 2007 06:54:00 pm

Russia has not yet received any evidence from Britain with which to prosecute Andrei Lugovoy , the primary suspect in the November 2006 murder of British citizen and former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko [BBC...

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News Pakistan reaffirms rejection of nuclear weapons treaty after latest missile test
Pakistan reaffirms rejection of nuclear weapons treaty after latest missile test
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 28, 2007 06:10:00 pm

The government of Pakistan has reiterated its refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in the wake of its latest test of a nuclear-capable missile, saying that nuclear arms are vital to a...

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News Gul elected Turkish president as military warns against undermining constitution
Gul elected Turkish president as military warns against undermining constitution
Jeannie Shawl
August 28, 2007 03:55:00 pm

Abdullah Gul was sworn in as Turkey's new president Tuesday after winning a majority of votes in the Turkish parliament's third round of voting on his candidacy. Gul, supported by the Islamist-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP)...

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News Abu Ghraib officer acquitted of not controlling soldiers, convicted on other charges
Abu Ghraib officer acquitted of not controlling soldiers, convicted on other charges
Jeannie Shawl
August 28, 2007 03:01:00 pm

US Army Lt. Col. Steven Jordan was acquitted by a military jury Tuesday of failing to control soldiers under his command who abused detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison . He was...

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News Russia police charge several suspects in journalist murder
Russia police charge several suspects in journalist murder
Alexis Unkovic
August 28, 2007 02:52:00 pm

Russian authorities have charged at least four of the 10 suspects arrested Monday in connection with last October's killing of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya , a defense lawyer told reporters Tuesday....

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News Federal appeals court orders re-sentencing of former Wal-Mart exec
Federal appeals court orders re-sentencing of former Wal-Mart exec
Alexis Unkovic
August 28, 2007 02:10:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Tuesday ordered former Wal-Mart vice chairman Tom Coughlin to face a new sentencing hearing, holding that his sentence was too lenient and improperly...

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News Federal judge overturns bankruptcy court ruling limiting Enron debt claims
Federal judge overturns bankruptcy court ruling limiting Enron debt claims
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 28, 2007 02:06:00 pm

A Manhattan federal judge Monday overturned a federal bankruptcy court's highly-controversial decision in the Enron case, ruling that holders of claims against a bankrupt company should have their claims extinguished if they purchased them from a...

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News Noriega can be extradited to France: US judge
Noriega can be extradited to France: US judge
Alexis Unkovic
August 28, 2007 01:22:00 pm

A US magistrate judge for the Southern District of Florida issued a ruling Tuesday recommending that the US Department of State extradite former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France when he is released...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus

On April 27, 1861, US President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address draft riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by the federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861). Learn more about Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.

War crimes trials of WWII Japanese leaders began

On April 27, 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began its trials in Tokyo, Japan, ruling on the indictments of former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 27 associates.

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