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News Federal Circuit rules against Lucent in $1.5 billion patent infringement appeal
Federal Circuit rules against Lucent in $1.5 billion patent infringement appeal
Kiely Lewandowski
September 26, 2008 07:42:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed a district court's grant of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) to Microsoft Corp. in a suit involving alleged infringement...

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Second Circuit upholds retired non-immigration registration system
Leslie Schulman
September 26, 2008 06:02:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday upheld as constitutional a former National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) program which required non-immigrant adult males from 25 predominantly Muslim nations...

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Federal judge grants woman new trial on music piracy charges
Devin Montgomery
September 26, 2008 05:01:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Minnesota Wednesday ordered a new trial for a woman who had been ordered to pay $222,000 to record companies for illegally posting...

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Andrew Gilmore
September 26, 2008 04:38:00 am

Western lawyers involved with the trial of the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity in the Iraqi town of Dujail alleged in a New York...

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African rights court criticized for failure to meet need
Devin Montgomery
September 25, 2008 04:28:00 pm

Minority Rights Group International (MRGI) released a report Wednesday criticizing the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights for its failure to effectively institute a court to adjudicate human rights issues...

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UN rights council extends mandate of special rapporteur on Sudan
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September 25, 2008 03:54:00 pm

The UN Human Rights Council completed its ninth session in Geneva Wednesday by adopting 24 texts, one of which included a decision to extend the mission of the UN...

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Joe Shaulis
September 25, 2008 03:23:00 pm

A US military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay filed a declaration with the US military commissions Wednesday stating that he is resigning because of ethical concerns. Army Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld said...

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September 25, 2008 02:32:00 pm

The Iraqi Parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial bill providing for provincial elections in much of the country. Kurdish legislators had strongly opposed a provision establishing a provincial council in Kirkuk made up...

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US court begins jury selection for case against son of Charles Taylor
Steve Czajkowski
September 25, 2008 11:14:00 am

Jury selection began Wednesday in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida for the torture trial of Charles McArthur Emmanuel , son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Earlier this month, Emmanuel pleaded...

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September 25, 2008 10:32:00 am

Thirteen state attorneys general urged the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Wednesday to withdraw a proposed rule that they said could threaten women's access to abortion and birth control....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Stamp Act passed by British Parliament

On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, a revenue-raising measure under which all pamphlets, almanacs, newspapers, bonds, notes, leases, insurance policies, and legal papers had thenceforward to be issued on stamped paper that could only be purchased from the king's officers. American colonists objected to the Act, saying that Parliament did not have the right to impose duties and taxes on a people who were not represented in the House of Commons. Review the terms of the Stamp Act and see the resolution of the colonies' Stamp Act Congress of October 1765, petitioning for repeal.

Arab League formed

On March 22, 1945, the League of Arab States was formed in Cairo, Egypt to promote the cultural and political interests of the Arab World. Since then, the original six-nation roster of Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Transjordan (now Jordan), Lebanon, and Iraq has now expanded to 22 member states. Read the Charter of the League of Arab States and a profile of the Arab League from the BBC.

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