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News US military commission jury convicts alleged al Qaeda media director
US military commission jury convicts alleged al Qaeda media director
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 3, 2008 09:59:00 am

A US military commission jury has convicted alleged al Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul of conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder, and providing material support for terrorism. The jury reached...

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News Federal judge orders Cheney aide to testify in VP records lawsuit
Federal judge orders Cheney aide to testify in VP records lawsuit
Safiya Boucaud
November 3, 2008 08:39:00 am

The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday ordered a top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney to make herself available to be deposed in a case...

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News Spain allows civil war refugee descendants to apply for citizenship under new law
Spain allows civil war refugee descendants to apply for citizenship under new law
Devin Montgomery
November 2, 2008 04:51:00 pm

The Spanish government on Saturday began to accept applications for citizenship from descendants of those who fled the country during its civil war of the 1930s. The law which provides for...

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News Federal judge orders turnover of warrantless surveillance memos
Federal judge orders turnover of warrantless surveillance memos
Devin Montgomery
November 2, 2008 03:05:00 pm

Judge Henry Kennedy of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release legal memoranda relating to the National Security Agency's warrantless domestic...

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News Germany to seek international court ruling on WWII damages claims
Germany to seek international court ruling on WWII damages claims
Steve Czajkowski
November 2, 2008 01:57:00 pm

Officials from the German Foreign Ministry on Saturday said that Germany will seek a ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to block new claims for personal damages resulting from Nazi actions in World...

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News Mexico federal police chief resigns over drug cartel investigation
Mexico federal police chief resigns over drug cartel investigation
Steve Czajkowski
November 2, 2008 12:43:00 pm

Mexico's federal police commissioner Gerardo Garay has resigned in the face of recent allegations that Mexican law enforcement offices have been infiltrated by drug cartels. Garay said in a statement Saturday that he was resigning in cooperation with authorities...

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News US military jury reaches verdict on alleged al Qaeda media director
US military jury reaches verdict on alleged al Qaeda media director
Andrew Gilmore
November 1, 2008 03:47:00 pm

The jury in the US military commission trial of alleged al Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul reached a verdict in the case Friday, but that will not be unsealed until Monday, when al...

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News UN human rights committee urges Japan to abolish death penalty
UN human rights committee urges Japan to abolish death penalty
Michael Sung
November 1, 2008 11:54:00 am

The UN Human Rights Committee on Friday urged Japan to take steps to abolish the death penalty , reiterating its concern that the number of crimes punished by death in Japan has not been reduced and...

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News Libya makes final payment to terrorism compensation fund
Libya makes final payment to terrorism compensation fund
Michael Sung
November 1, 2008 10:39:00 am

US Assistant Secretary of State David Welch announced Friday that Libya has made its final deposit to a $1.5 billion fund for US terrorism victims. Under a US-Libya agreement concluded in August, President...

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News Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Tajikistan, Kazakhstan
Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Tajikistan, Kazakhstan
Michael Sung
November 1, 2008 10:12:00 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday announced the transfer of two Guantanamo Bay detainees. One detainee was transferred to Tajikistan and one to Kazakhstan. DOD hailed the move as proof...

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Harlan Fiske Stone becomes first US Supreme Court nominee to testify before Senate committee

On January 28, 1925, US Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone became the first US Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours.

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On January 28, 1573, the Warsaw Confederation was signed, opening religious freedom in Lithuania and Poland. The Confederation document statutized the Polish practice of tolerating different religions. Read the Articles of the Warsaw Confederation in the original Polish.

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