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News Federal judge rejects latest Katrina damage immunity bid by Army Corps of Engineers
Federal judge rejects latest Katrina damage immunity bid by Army Corps of Engineers
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 3, 2008 12:13:00 pm

Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr. of the US Eastern District of Louisiana ruled again Friday that the US Army Corps of Engineers cannot claim immunity from suit in connection with damages suffered by plaintiffs by...

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News Pakistan president insists on constitutional amendment to restore judges
Pakistan president insists on constitutional amendment to restore judges
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 3, 2008 10:11:00 am

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf "may accept the restoration of judges if the government amends the constitution," a spokesman for his political party said Saturday, according to AP. On Friday former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, leader of the subordinate...

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News ICTY prosecutor appeals war crimes acquittal of former Kosovo PM
ICTY prosecutor appeals war crimes acquittal of former Kosovo PM
Nick Fiske
May 2, 2008 06:03:00 pm

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz filed an appeal Friday against the court's acquittal of former Kosovo Prime Minister and Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander Ramush Haradinaj [TrialWatch...

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News Pakistan judges to be restored May 12: Sharif
Pakistan judges to be restored May 12: Sharif
Nick Fiske
May 2, 2008 05:07:00 pm

Ousted Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry and all other judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf last November after his declaration of emergency rule will be reinstated on May 12, former Pakistani...

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News Parmalat reaches settlement with shareholders in securities fraud claim
Parmalat reaches settlement with shareholders in securities fraud claim
Nick Fiske
May 2, 2008 03:57:00 pm

Italian dairy giant Parmalat SpA Friday reached a settlement with shareholders, agreeing to issue 10.5 million shares of stock, valued at almost 24 million euros, to satisfy a securities fraud class...

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News Zimbabwe election commission says run-off needed in contested presidential race
Zimbabwe election commission says run-off needed in contested presidential race
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 2, 2008 02:51:00 pm

Opposition Movement for Democratic Change candidate Morgan Tsvangirai won a slim majority in Zimbabwe's contested March presidential election but not enough to avoid a run-off vote against current Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe [BBC...

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News 2002 Bali bombers to file new appeal of Indonesia death sentences
2002 Bali bombers to file new appeal of Indonesia death sentences
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 2, 2008 02:25:00 pm

Three Indonesian Islamic militants sentenced to death for their roles in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings will file for a third appeal, according to their lawyer. The three men - Mukhlas, Amrozi, and Imam Samudra ...

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News UK High Court to consider referendum on EU reform treaty
UK High Court to consider referendum on EU reform treaty
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 2, 2008 01:33:00 pm

The UK High Court has agreed to consider whether the UK government must put the ratification of the new EU reform treaty , properly known as the Treaty of Lisbon , to a public...

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News Taylor held $5B in US banks during presidency: SCSL chief prosecutor
Taylor held $5B in US banks during presidency: SCSL chief prosecutor
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 2, 2008 12:42:00 pm

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor controlled about five billion dollars held at two US banks during his presidency, Special Court for Sierra Leone head prosecutor Stephen Rapp told the BBC Friday....

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News Sudan journalist released from Guantanamo Bay
Sudan journalist released from Guantanamo Bay
Steve Czajkowski
May 2, 2008 11:19:00 am

An Al Jazeera cameraman from Sudan who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay since 2002 was released from the prison on Thursday and flown back to Sudan early Friday morning. Sami al...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Rosenbergs convicted of espionage

On March 29, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of passing US atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. The couple was sentenced to death on April 3 under the Espionage Act of 1917, 18 U.S.C 794. They were then executed two years later on June 19, 1953 in New York State's Sing Sing Prison. View the FBI's files on the Rosenbergs.

British parliament passed act creating Canada

On March 29, 1867, the British Parliament passed the British North America Act, a constitutional document creating a united Dominion of Canada. It went into effect on July 1 that year.

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