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News DOD transfers three more Guantanamo detainees
DOD transfers three more Guantanamo detainees
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 29, 2008 10:04:00 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday that it has transferred three more Guantanamo detainees , one each to Afghanistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The unnamed individuals are among more than 65 Guantanamo...

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Bush approves first US military execution in 50 years
Deirdre Jurand
July 29, 2008 08:37:00 am

US President George W. Bush Monday approved the death sentence of US Army private Ronald A. Gray, marking the first time a president has approved a military execution since 1957. Gray was first tried by a civilian court for...

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News Thailand high court takes corruption case against ex-PM Thaksin, cabinet ministers
Thailand high court takes corruption case against ex-PM Thaksin, cabinet ministers
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 29, 2008 07:26:00 am

The Supreme Court of Thailand Monday agreed to hear a new corruption case against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and 47 others, including three current cabinet members. The case involves allegations of...

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News DOJ report says officials applied politicized hiring practices
DOJ report says officials applied politicized hiring practices
Deirdre Jurand
July 29, 2008 06:48:00 am

The US Justice Department Offices of Inspector General and Professional Responsibility concluded in a report issued Monday that department aides illegally made hiring decisions based on consideration of applicants' political and ideological beliefs. In early...

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News UK Guantanamo detainee asks  court to order turnover of ‘torture’ evidence
UK Guantanamo detainee asks court to order turnover of ‘torture’ evidence
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 29, 2008 06:15:00 am

Lawyers representing Binyam Mohamed , the last British resident still detained at Guantanamo Bay , argued at a Monday High Court hearing in London that the UK Foreign Office should be compelled to turn...

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Eyewitness testimony increasingly unreliable under stress: UK study
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 29, 2008 05:45:00 am

An eyewitness' ability to recall specific details of an incident decreases dramatically in high-stress situations, according to a new study that could have long-ranging impact on law enforcement and legal procedures. The study, conducted by...

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Turkish high court considers ban on ruling party
Devin Montgomery
July 28, 2008 02:58:00 pm

The Constitutional Court of Turkey began proceedings on Monday to determine whether to ban the country's ruling Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) , which has allegedly failed to...

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Palestinian officials failing to prevent mistreatment by security forces: reports
Deirdre Jurand
July 28, 2008 02:28:00 pm

A report released Monday by Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq indicates that officials for Palestinian security and military agencies frequently detain, torture and mistreat citizens from the Gaza Strip and the West...

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Iran executions increasing in number and frequency
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 28, 2008 12:01:00 pm

Iranian officials on Sunday hanged 29 people in the capital Tehran as part of what the government says was a push to enforce Islamic moral codes. Government sources and local media presented conflicting reports regarding what crimes...

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War crimes suspect Karadzic appeals transfer to ICTY
Devin Montgomery
July 28, 2008 10:55:00 am

A lawyer for Bosnian Serb leader and former fugitive Radovan Karadzic says he has filed an appeal with a Serbian court to block the transfer of his client to the International Criminal Tribunal for...

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Dred Scott decided

On March 6, 1857, the US Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford, holding that black people—slaves as well as free—were not and could never become citizens of the United States and that the 1820 Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Learn more about the Dred Scott case from Washington University in St. Louis (the city where Dred Scott initially filed his suit for freedom and had his case first tried). Review a selection of contemporary newspaper editorials reacting to the decision.

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