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China charges rights activist with inciting subversion

February 1, 2008 09:05:00 am

Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia has been formally arrested and charged with inciting subversion of state power, his lawyer said Friday. His lawyer said that Hu's father had been allowed to visit Hu in jail recently, marking the...

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Fourth Guantanamo Bay detainee faces military commission charges

Jaime Jansen

February 1, 2008 08:35:00 am

The US military has charged a Guantanamo Bay detainee with attempted murder and intentionally causing serious bodily harm, the Defense Department said Thursday. Mohammed Jawad , an Afghan national, allegedly threw a grenade...

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Senate panel approves federal judiciary pay raise

Jaime Jansen

February 1, 2008 08:00:00 am

The US Senate Judiciary Committee approved a 29 percent pay raise for all federal judges Thursday by a margin of 10-7. If passed by Congress, the Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 would...

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Federal judge rules Noriega can remain in US until extradition appeals exhausted

Mike Rosen-Molina

February 1, 2008 07:18:00 am

US District Judge Paul Huck ruled Thursday that former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will remain in the US until all appeals relating to an extradition request by France have been exhausted. Earlier this month,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

Massachusetts repealed law banning Christmas

On May 11, 1682, the Massachusetts General Court repealed two laws that had banned the celebration of Christmas and had authorized capital punishment for expelled Quakers returning to the colony. Learn more about the state's ban on Christmas.