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News Former Illinois governor Ryan issues public apology for crimes
Former Illinois governor Ryan issues public apology for crimes
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 15, 2008 10:33:00 am

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan on Friday issued his first public apology for the crimes that resulted in his imprisonment. Ryan's apology comes in the wake of last week's arrest of current Governor...

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News Rights group claims Iraq courts failing to meet due process standards
Rights group claims Iraq courts failing to meet due process standards
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 15, 2008 09:24:00 am

The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) is inefficient and ineffective, with detainees waiting months or years for trials that do not meet international fair trial standards, according to a report released Sunday by Human...

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News Chertoff insists Obama must have plan before closing Guantanamo
Chertoff insists Obama must have plan before closing Guantanamo
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 15, 2008 08:29:00 am

US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff on Sunday told the BBC that before closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay , President-elect Barack Obama must have a plan for dealing with the...

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News Pakistan bar rejects challenge to new chief justice but denounces emergency
Pakistan bar rejects challenge to new chief justice but denounces emergency
Caitlin Price
December 14, 2008 05:04:00 pm

The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Saturday voted down a challenge to the constitutionality of Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar's appointment, as Pakistani Law Minister Farooq H. Naek defended Dogar as the lawful chief justice. The PBC...

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News Rights group claims Congo military and rebel groups engaging in sexual warfare
Rights group claims Congo military and rebel groups engaging in sexual warfare
Caitlin Price
December 14, 2008 02:50:00 pm

Rape and sexual warfare have been employed by the national army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as by rebel groups, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released ...

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News Russia lower house approves bill to cut jury trials in terrorism and treason cases
Russia lower house approves bill to cut jury trials in terrorism and treason cases
Tere Miller-Sporrer
December 13, 2008 06:08:00 pm

The Russian Duma Friday approved by 355-85 a bill that would end jury trials on charges of terrorism and treason . Ostensibly directed against lenient juries , the bill is excepted to...

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News Ninth Circuit  rules Seattle parade law unconstitutional
Ninth Circuit rules Seattle parade law unconstitutional
Safiya Boucaud
December 13, 2008 10:49:00 am

A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 Friday that Seattle's parade law is unconstitutional. The court was asked to decide whether the Seattle Municipal Ordinance violates the...

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News Georgia court sentences Atlanta gunman who killed judge to consecutive life terms
Georgia court sentences Atlanta gunman who killed judge to consecutive life terms
Tere Miller-Sporrer
December 13, 2008 10:15:00 am

A Superior Court of Georgia jury Saturday sentenced Brian Nichols to consecutively serve seven life terms, four terms of life without parole, and 485 years following his conviction last month for the...

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News EU declares Lisbon Treaty ‘revived’ after Ireland revote deal
EU declares Lisbon Treaty ‘revived’ after Ireland revote deal
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 12, 2008 04:33:00 pm

French President Nicholas Sarkozy told reporters in Brussels Friday at the conclusion of a two-day meeting of European Union leaders that the Lisbon Treaty on EU reform had been "revived" after Ireland agreed to hold...

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News Supreme Court takes ship tax, bankruptcy cases
Supreme Court takes ship tax, bankruptcy cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 12, 2008 03:59:00 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Friday in two cases. In Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez , the Court will consider whether a municipal tax that falls...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Germany surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII in Europe

On May 7, 1945, General Gustav Jodl, on behalf of Germany, signed an unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II in Europe. The surrender was formally accepted by the Allied Powers the next day, May 8, which came to be known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Read World War II legal documents, treaties, and declarations from the Avalon Project at the Yale University School of Law.

27th Amendment to US Constitution ratified

On May 7, 1992, the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, barring Congress from granting its members pay raises in the middle of terms. The Amendment had initially been proposed in 1789 by James Madison, but only became law after a grass-roots campaign in the 1980s against "excessive" Congressional privileges. Learn more about the Twenty-seventh Amendment.

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