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News ICC unseals arrest warrant for Congo militia leader suspected of enlisting child soldiers
ICC unseals arrest warrant for Congo militia leader suspected of enlisting child soldiers
Jeannie Shawl
April 29, 2008 11:31:00 am

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday made public an arrest warrant for Bosco Ntaganda, who is accused of committing war crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The arrest warrant...

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News Guantanamo ex-prosecutor testifies on political influence in commission cases
Guantanamo ex-prosecutor testifies on political influence in commission cases
Alexis Unkovic
April 29, 2008 10:36:00 am

Top US Department of Defense officials said that there could be no acquittals at Guantanamo Bay military commissions and pressured prosecutors to bring charges against detainees, according to Monday testimony by former Guantanamo Bay chief military...

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News Former Serb paramilitary commanders go on trial at ICTY
Former Serb paramilitary commanders go on trial at ICTY
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 29, 2008 10:02:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) began the war crimes trial of two former Serb paramilitary commanders Monday. Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic are charged with murder, persecution, forced...

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News US House panel threatens to subpoena Ashcroft on DOJ interrogation memo
US House panel threatens to subpoena Ashcroft on DOJ interrogation memo
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 28, 2008 05:37:00 pm

US House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) Monday threatened to seek subpoenas to compel three current and former administration officials, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft , to testify about a recently released Department...

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News Pakistan coalition government continues talks on restoring ousted judges
Pakistan coalition government continues talks on restoring ousted judges
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 28, 2008 03:54:00 pm

Top members of Pakistan's government coalition have met to continue their discussion of proposals for restoring judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf last year after he declared emergency rule , according to Monday media reports. The...

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News Indiana voter ID ruling [US SC]
Indiana voter ID ruling [US SC]
April 28, 2008 03:44:00 pm

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, US Supreme Court, April 28, 2008 . Read the...

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News Pfizer resumes settlement talks with Nigeria state over drug trial lawsuit
Pfizer resumes settlement talks with Nigeria state over drug trial lawsuit
Brett Murphy
April 28, 2008 03:26:00 pm

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer resumed settlement negotiations with the Nigerian state of Kano for allegedly illegal clinical trials conducted by the drug company, Kano state Justice Commissioner Aliyu Umar said Monday. Pfizer is accused of administering 200...

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News Hamdan plans boycott of Guantanamo military commission trial
Hamdan plans boycott of Guantanamo military commission trial
Brett Murphy
April 28, 2008 03:02:00 pm

Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan said Monday that he will join fellow detainees in a boycott of his upcoming military commission trial. Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden who has...

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News UN Security Council should address MNF-Iraq detainee policies: HRW
UN Security Council should address MNF-Iraq detainee policies: HRW
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 28, 2008 02:58:00 pm

The UN Security Council should push the US to address human rights concerns over policies governing detainees held by US-led coalition forces in Iraq, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a Monday letter to...

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News Spain court rules against extraditing Peron to face Argentina ‘Dirty War’ charges
Spain court rules against extraditing Peron to face Argentina ‘Dirty War’ charges
Mike Rosen-Molina
April 28, 2008 01:32:00 pm

Spain's National Court on Monday ruled that former Argentinean President Isabel Peron would not be extradited to face charges in Argentina related to her alleged role in "Dirty War" disappearances before she left office in 1976. The...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US spy Nathan Hale executed in New York

US spy Nathan Hale was executed on September 22, 1776 after he was captured by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. Hale went to British-occupied New York City to gather intelligence on military operations. He was captured and executed within a month, purportedly declaring "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before his death at the age of 21. Learn more from the American Battlefield Trust.

Eight executed for witchcraft in Salem

On September 22, 1692, two men and six women were executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. Read more about the Salem witchcraft trials in JURIST's Famous Trials series.

Queen Victoria becomes the longest-reigning monarch in UK history

On September 22, 1896, Queen Victoria became the longest-reigning monarch in English history. One of the country's most successful rulers, Victoria oversaw the expansion of the British Empire to its greatest height of power during her reign of 63 years and 7 months. Read Victoria's speeches to the British Parliament from Archive.org.

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