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News Ninth Circuit upholds San Francisco health care ordinance against ERISA challenge
Ninth Circuit upholds San Francisco health care ordinance against ERISA challenge
Leslie Schulman
September 30, 2008 08:19:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a San Francisco city ordinance passed in July 2006 that assists in the health care of nearly 73,000 uninsured workers and residents. The...

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News News organizations sue Minnesota to block limitation on polling place access
News organizations sue Minnesota to block limitation on polling place access
Joe Shaulis
September 30, 2008 03:03:00 pm

A group of news organizations filed a lawsuit in federal district court Monday to challenge the constitutionality of a Minnesota statute restricting access to polling places. The Associated Press and several television networks brought suit in US District...

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News Former Gurkha soldiers win court challenge to UK immigration policy
Former Gurkha soldiers win court challenge to UK immigration policy
Caitlin Price
September 30, 2008 12:57:00 pm

London's High Court of Justice on Tuesday struck down an immigration policy that has prevented thousands of retired Nepalese members of the British Army from remaining in the UK. Earlier this month, five former members of...

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News Lebanon parliament approves new election law
Lebanon parliament approves new election law
Devin Montgomery
September 30, 2008 12:08:00 pm

The Lebanese Parliament on Monday approved a new election law as part of a peace deal between pro- and anti-Syrian groups within the country. Many of the provisions included in the law, which guarantees candidates...

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News San Francisco health care ordinance ruling [9th Circuit]
San Francisco health care ordinance ruling [9th Circuit]
September 30, 2008 10:57:00 am

Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. City and County of San Francisco, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, September 30, 2008 [upholding that a San Francisco city ordinance, passed in July 2006 that assist in the health care of...

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News Thailand ruling party planning to amend constitution amid investigation of PM
Thailand ruling party planning to amend constitution amid investigation of PM
Devin Montgomery
September 30, 2008 10:38:00 am

Leaders from Thailand's ruling People Power Party (PPP) said on Tuesday that the PPP plans to introduce amendments to the country's 2007 constitution , despite likely opposition. A spokesperson for the government said that in forming a new...

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News UN Security Council extends terms of ICTY judges to ensure trial completion
UN Security Council extends terms of ICTY judges to ensure trial completion
Deirdre Jurand
September 30, 2008 10:19:00 am

Members of the UN Security Council approved a resolution Monday to extend the terms of some judges serving on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to allow them to complete their assigned...

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News Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to wire fraud in defense contract corruption case
Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to wire fraud in defense contract corruption case
Deirdre Jurand
September 30, 2008 09:21:00 am

Former CIA executive director Kyle Foggo pleaded guilty Monday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to one count of wire fraud relating to charges that he...

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News Parliamentary panel gives legal opinion on UK participation in CIA extraordinary renditions
Parliamentary panel gives legal opinion on UK participation in CIA extraordinary renditions
Andrew Gilmore
September 30, 2008 06:45:00 am

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition (APPG) released a legal opinion on Monday which examines UK governmental liability under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the UK Human Rights...

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News US Senate approves expiration of moratorium on offshore oil drilling
US Senate approves expiration of moratorium on offshore oil drilling
Andrew Gilmore
September 30, 2008 06:28:00 am

The US Senate voted Saturday to approve spending legislation approving the expiration of a Congressional moratorium on offshore oil drilling . The spending bill, known as the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First US execution by gas

On February 8, 1924, Gee Jon, a Chinese man convicted of murder, was executed by gas in Nevada and became the first person in the United States to be put to death in that manner.

The Nevada state legislature had eliminated hanging and shooting as a method of execution in 1921, and had provided for execution by lethal gas instead. Nevada sent 32 convicts to the gas chamber between 1924 and 1979. Learn more about the history of executions by gas in Nevada.

Mary, Queen of Scots executed

On February 8, 1587, Mary I of Scotland was executed for involvement in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England. Before execution, Mary denied three times assisting the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, and crown Mary as ruler of Great Britain. Mary's guilt or innocence is debated to this day. Learn more about the Babington Plot.

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