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News US Army wins lawsuit over transportation of chemical waste
US Army wins lawsuit over transportation of chemical waste
Steve Czajkowski
September 27, 2008 04:45:00 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana ruled Friday that the US Army will be able to complete its shipment of chemical waste from a location in western Indiana to Port...

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India HR Minister supports legal aid for students suspected of New Delhi bombings
Steve Czajkowski
September 27, 2008 03:22:00 pm

The head of India's Human Resources Development Ministry , Arjun Singh , said Friday that he advocates giving legal aid to two university students from the Jamia Millia Islamia who are suspects in the New...

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UK lawyers not complying with client identification regulations: research group
Devin Montgomery
September 27, 2008 01:44:00 pm

Business research firm TM Group released a report on Friday saying that the majority of UK lawyers are using client identification methods which do not comply with the county's anti-money-laundering regulations. According to the report,...

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Executives tell US senators ISPs will limit data collection
Andrew Gilmore
September 27, 2008 10:52:00 am

Telecommunications executives told the US Senate Commerce Committee Thursday that their companies would refrain from using certain surveillance technology without users' permission but stopped short of endorsing legislation to outlaw the practice. The committee hearing to...

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ICC confirms charges against Congolese rebel leaders
Michael Sung
September 27, 2008 10:01:00 am

The Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday authorized the Office of the Prosecutor to proceed with the prosecution of Congolese rebel militia leaders Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui...

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Advocacy group releases mental health law guide for students
Andrew Gilmore
September 26, 2008 06:57:00 pm

The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law this week released a guide addressing the legal rights of students seeking help for mental illness or emotional distress. The report, Campus Mental...

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US Senate panel votes for bill to require reporting of deaths in federal custody
Joe Shaulis
September 26, 2008 03:27:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted in favor of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act , which as passed by the House reauthorizes a program requiring states receiving criminal justice assistance grants...

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Second ex-Marine sues US congressman for Haditha remarks
Joe Shaulis
September 26, 2008 02:50:00 pm

A former US Marine filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that US Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) defamed him and violated his constitutional rights by suggesting that he had participated in killing innocent Iraqi civilians. In a...

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Canada convicts first defendant under 2001 terrorism law
Leslie Schulman
September 26, 2008 12:05:00 pm

A judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Thursday convicted one of the "Toronto 18" terrorism suspects for participating in a group which allegedly plotted to behead Prime Minister Stephen Harper while attacking...

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Nebraska lawmakers call parental ‘safe haven’ law too broad
Kiely Lewandowski
September 26, 2008 10:45:00 am

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) declared Thursday that leaving a child at a hospital does not constitute per se termination of parents' legal rights. Nebraska's safe haven law (LB 157) , which...

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Dutch East India Company established

On March 20, 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The creation edict granted VOC a monopoly over Dutch colonial activities in Asia for twenty-one years. During that time, VOC became the world's first multinational company and the first to issue stock. Read a history of the VOC and view the world's oldest share of stock, as issued by the VOC.

First woman executed by electric chair

On March 20, 1899, Martha Place, convicted of the murder of her stepdaughter, became the first woman to die in the electric chair. The execution was carried out at New York's Auburn Prison.

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