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News Uighur Guantanamo detainees seek contempt charge for US defense secretary
Uighur Guantanamo detainees seek contempt charge for US defense secretary
Lucas Tanglen
March 22, 2009 11:45:00 am

Lawyers for five Uighur detainees at Guantanamo Bay on Friday moved to have Defense Secretary Robert Gates held in contempt after...

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News North Korea detains two US journalists accused of crossing border
North Korea detains two US journalists accused of crossing border
Lucas Tanglen
March 22, 2009 10:38:00 am

Authorities in North Korea have detained two American journalists who allegedly crossed into the country from China , official news agency KCNA confirmed Saturday. Laura Ling and Euna Lee were reporting on North...

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News Federal judge denies Army Corps of Engineers motion to dismiss Katrina lawsuit
Federal judge denies Army Corps of Engineers motion to dismiss Katrina lawsuit
Andrew Gilmore
March 21, 2009 12:14:00 pm

A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Friday denied a motion by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to dismiss a lawsuit brought by...

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News Pakistan high court chief justice retires on eve of Chaudhry reinstatement
Pakistan high court chief justice retires on eve of Chaudhry reinstatement
Andrew Gilmore
March 21, 2009 11:18:00 am

Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan retired Saturday, paving the way for the official reinstatement of his predecessor, deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry . Chaudhry will re-assume the office...

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News ICC prosecutor criticizes Sudan expulsion of aid workers
ICC prosecutor criticizes Sudan expulsion of aid workers
Steve Czajkowski
March 21, 2009 10:54:00 am

Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday that the decision by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to expel 13 foreign aid agencies earlier this...

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News Puerto Rico ex-governor acquitted on corruption charges
Puerto Rico ex-governor acquitted on corruption charges
Steve Czajkowski
March 21, 2009 09:57:00 am

A federal jury at the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico on Friday found former Puerto Rican governor Anibal Acevedo Vila not guilty on nine counts of conspiracy, false statements, and...

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News Second Circuit affirms order denying Madoff bail
Second Circuit affirms order denying Madoff bail
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 20, 2009 04:45:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday that Bernard Madoff must remain in jail as he awaits sentencing. The ruling affirms last week's ruling by the US...

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News Innocent prisoners being held at Guantanamo: ex-Powell aide
Innocent prisoners being held at Guantanamo: ex-Powell aide
Andrew Gilmore
March 20, 2009 03:33:00 pm

Chief of staff to former US secretary of state Colin Powell Lawrence Wilkerson criticized US terrorism detention practices Thursday, saying that authorities were holding innocent civilians as terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay ...

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News Brazil high court grants disputed land to indigenous peoples
Brazil high court grants disputed land to indigenous peoples
Amelia Mathias
March 20, 2009 02:45:00 pm

The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed the rights of indigenous peoples to land on the Raposa Serra do Sol reservation and set out 19 rules to...

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News Federal judge enjoins rule permitting concealed weapons in national parks
Federal judge enjoins rule permitting concealed weapons in national parks
Adrienne Lester
March 20, 2009 01:50:00 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against a federal rule that permits the possession of "concealed, loaded and...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Sandra Day O'Connor confirmed as first female US Supreme Court justice

On September 21, 1981, the US Senate approved the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to the US Supreme Court by a vote of 99-0, making her the first female Supreme Court justice. Learn more about Justice O'Connor from Oyez.

Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines

On September 21, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation 1081, implementing martial law in the Philippines. Marcos used the proclamation not only to suppress a communist insurgency but to eliminate political opponents as well. He remained in power until he was forced from office and into exile by the People Power Revolution in 1986.

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