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News Lebanon judge begins transfer of Hariri case to new UN tribunal
Lebanon judge begins transfer of Hariri case to new UN tribunal
Andrew Morgan
April 9, 2009 12:07:00 pm

A Lebanese judge on Wednesday ordered the transfer of documents related to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to a UN tribunal created to investigate and try suspects in the killing. Judge Sakr...

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News South Africa congressional leader Zuma calls for review of high court’s authority
South Africa congressional leader Zuma calls for review of high court’s authority
Devin Montgomery
April 9, 2009 11:13:00 am

South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma on Wednesday called on the Judicial Service Commission to conduct a review of the country's Constitutional Court , saying...

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News Federal judge denies motion to dismiss apartheid lawsuits against US companies
Federal judge denies motion to dismiss apartheid lawsuits against US companies
Steve Czajkowski
April 9, 2009 11:01:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Wednesday denied in part a motion to dismiss lawsuits against some companies accused of assisting South Africa's apartheid-era [JURIST...

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News UN, Cambodia officials fail to agree on genocide tribunal corruption monitoring
UN, Cambodia officials fail to agree on genocide tribunal corruption monitoring
Steve Czajkowski
April 9, 2009 09:48:00 am

UN and Cambodian officials failed to reach an agreement Wednesday on a system for monitoring corruption issues in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) . UN assistant secretary-general for legal affairs Peter Taksoe-Jensen presented a...

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News Eleventh Circuit upholds Noriega extradition to France
Eleventh Circuit upholds Noriega extradition to France
Ximena Marinero
April 9, 2009 07:17:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld Wednesday a lower court decision denying the habeas corpus petition of former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega and authorizing his...

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News Khadr lawyer reinstated by military judge
Khadr lawyer reinstated by military judge
Christian Ehret
April 8, 2009 04:32:00 pm

US military judge Colonel Patrick Parrish ruled Tuesday that Pentagon officials lacked the authority to dismiss Lieutenant Commander William Kuebler as defense counsel for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials, JURIST...

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News China court sentences two Tibetans to death for role in Lhasa riots
China court sentences two Tibetans to death for role in Lhasa riots
Jay Carmella
April 8, 2009 01:01:00 pm

The Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People's Court in China sentenced two Tibetans to death on Wednesday for their involvement in the March 2008 Lhasa riots . The two men were found guilty of starting...

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News Sierra Leone war crimes court sentences former guerrilla leaders
Sierra Leone war crimes court sentences former guerrilla leaders
Jay Carmella
April 8, 2009 12:02:00 pm

The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on Wednesday sentenced former Revolutionary Union Front (RUF) commanders Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris Kallon, and Augustine Gbao to jail terms of 52, 40, and 25 years,...

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News Russia rights commissioner concerned over attacks on activists
Russia rights commissioner concerned over attacks on activists
Lucas Tanglen
April 8, 2009 09:29:00 am

Human rights activists in Russia are being attacked with greater frequency, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin said Wednesday in an interview with Vesti television . Lukin was responding to the recent...

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News Third Circuit rules Muslim police officer not entitled to wear headscarf on duty
Third Circuit rules Muslim police officer not entitled to wear headscarf on duty
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 8, 2009 08:32:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that a female Muslim police officer is not entitled to wear a religious headscarf while on duty. Officer Kimberlie Webb of...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

House Judiciary Committee opened impeachment hearings against Richard Nixon

On May 9, 1974, the US House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ) opened hearings into the possible impeachment of President Richard Nixon in connection with the Watergate scandal. The Committee voted to impeach Nixon on three counts on July 30. Chairman Rodino died in 2005 at his home in New Jersey. He was 95.

Australia Parliament opened

On May 9, 1901, the Parliament of Australia convened for the first time in Melbourne. The Australian Parliament also held its first meeting in the new capital of Canberra 26 years later on the same day 1927. Finally, on this day in 1988 Australian opened its new Parliament House in Canberra. Read the Constitution of Australia.

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