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News Japan PM resigns amidst fight over anti-terror law renewal
Japan PM resigns amidst fight over anti-terror law renewal
Brett Murphy
September 12, 2007 09:05:00 am

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation on Wednesday, citing problems renewing a Japanese anti-terrorism law. His office also cited health reasons. At a news conference, Abe said...

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News South Korea concludes probe into Intel anti-competition allegations
South Korea concludes probe into Intel anti-competition allegations
Leslie Schulman
September 11, 2007 07:24:00 pm

The Korean Fair Trade Commission has completed a two-year investigation into allegations that computer chip maker Intel pressured consumers into buying its products over those made by rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , according...

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News California trial begins for alleged ecoterrorist
California trial begins for alleged ecoterrorist
Leslie Schulman
September 11, 2007 06:36:00 pm

The trial of Rod Coronado , an environmental and animal rights activist charged with one count of distributing information on explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction, began in California Tuesday. Federal...

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News Afghanistan rights commission urges Karzai to protect its autonomy
Afghanistan rights commission urges Karzai to protect its autonomy
Leslie Schulman
September 11, 2007 06:03:00 pm

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has asked President Hamid Karzai to veto a bill awaiting bicameral and presidential approval that would strip the Commission of the power to select its...

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News Detained Iranian-American to be freed from Tehran prison ‘within days’
Detained Iranian-American to be freed from Tehran prison ‘within days’
Caitlin Price
September 11, 2007 04:11:00 pm

Detained Iranian-American consultant Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh is expected to be released from a Tehran prison "within the next few days," according to comments from Tajbakhsh and those of an Iranian spokesman talking to...

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News Time magazine to appeal $106M damages award in Suharto defamation suit
Time magazine to appeal $106M damages award in Suharto defamation suit
Caitlin Price
September 11, 2007 03:43:00 pm

Time magazine announced Tuesday that it plans to appeal an August 30 decision by the Supreme Court of Indonesia awarding former Indonesian President Haji Mohammad Suharto $106 million in damages...

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News New Orleans nursing home owners not charged in Katrina drowning deaths
New Orleans nursing home owners not charged in Katrina drowning deaths
Caitlin Price
September 11, 2007 03:06:00 pm

New Orleans District Attorney Eddie Jordan declined Monday to file criminal charges against a local nursing home for the death of 19 elderly residents during post-Hurricane Katrina flooding. During the hurricane, nuns from the...

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News Florida judge rules Diaz execution ‘painless, humane’
Florida judge rules Diaz execution ‘painless, humane’
Alexis Unkovic
September 11, 2007 02:31:00 pm

A Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit judge ruled Monday that the December 2006 execution of Angel Diaz was not "botched," as previously alleged by a medical examiner. According to autopsy reports,...

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News Ninth Circuit upholds death sentence despite jury use of Bible quotes
Ninth Circuit upholds death sentence despite jury use of Bible quotes
Alexis Unkovic
September 11, 2007 01:37:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the death sentence of Stevie Lamar Fields Monday, ruling that a jury foreman's reliance on Biblical scripture had no "substantial and injurious effect" on the jury's sentencing...

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News Former Philippines president facing verdict in six-year corruption trial
Former Philippines president facing verdict in six-year corruption trial
Alexis Unkovic
September 11, 2007 01:05:00 pm

Ousted Philippines president Joseph Estrada maintained his innocence Tuesday and predicted he will be acquitted of corruption charges when the verdict in his six-year trial is handed down Wednesday. Estrada was removed from power in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an American Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all Native Americans born in the US made citizens.

Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.

Learn more about the trial of John Austin.

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