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News DOJ not recommending prosecution of CIA interrogation memo authors: report
DOJ not recommending prosecution of CIA interrogation memo authors: report
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 10:50:00 am

US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigators have concluded that three former Bush administration lawyers responsible for authoring controversial CIA interrogation memos should not face criminal prosecutions, according to Wednesday media reports. A draft report...

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News UK court to reconsider redacting ex-Guantanamo detainee ruling
UK court to reconsider redacting ex-Guantanamo detainee ruling
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 10:14:00 am

London High Court judges Lord Justice Thomas and Mr. Justice Lloyd Jones agreed Wednesday to reconsider a February decision to redact information from a ruling about former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed [Reprieve profile;...

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News DOJ drops appeal seeking second court-martial for Iraq war objecter
DOJ drops appeal seeking second court-martial for Iraq war objecter
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 08:39:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday granted a Department of Justice (DOJ) request to drop its appeal in the case of Iraq war objector 1st Lt. Ehren Watada [advocacy website; JURIST news...

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News Mumbai terror attack suspect pleads not guilty
Mumbai terror attack suspect pleads not guilty
Andrew Gilmore
May 6, 2009 03:58:00 pm

Alleged Mumbai terror attack suspect Mohammed Ajmal Kasab pleaded not guilty Wednesday in an Indian court to 86 charges stemming from his participation in the November 2008 attack. Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, was formally...

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News Iran stays execution of men sentenced to death as teens: report
Iran stays execution of men sentenced to death as teens: report
Andrew Gilmore
May 6, 2009 02:28:00 pm

Iranian authorities issued stays of execution Wednesday for two teens sentenced to death for crimes committed as juveniles. The two individuals facing the death penalty, Amir Khaleqi and Safar Angooti, were scheduled to be executed Wednesday morning...

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News Maine governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law
Maine governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2009 01:10:00 pm

Maine Governor John Baldacci on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will allow same-sex marriages to be performed in the state, making Maine the fifth state to allow same-sex marriage....

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News Spain judge seeks Guantanamo ‘torture’ prosecution plan from US
Spain judge seeks Guantanamo ‘torture’ prosecution plan from US
Andrew Morgan
May 6, 2009 01:04:00 pm

A Spanish judge has said that he will ask the US if it plans to prosecute six US officials for allegedly contributing to torture at Guantanamo Bay before deciding whether to open an investigation in Spain. Judge...

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News Zimbabwe court orders bail for rights activist Mukoko
Zimbabwe court orders bail for rights activist Mukoko
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2009 12:29:00 pm

A court in Zimbabwe on Wednesday released on bail 15 human rights activists, including activist and journalist Jestina Mukoko , who had been ordered back into custody Tuesday. Mukoko is...

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News Germany court rejects Demjanjuk bid to block extradition from US
Germany court rejects Demjanjuk bid to block extradition from US
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2009 11:28:00 am

A German court on Wednesday rejected an emergency suit filed by accused Nazi prison guard John Demjanjuk seeking to block his deportation from the US. Demjanjuk faces deportation to Germany, where in March a...

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News US defense secretary considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia
US defense secretary considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2009 10:35:00 am

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Wednesday that the US is considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia for rehabilitation as part of the efforts to close the prison facility. Gates...

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Supreme Court ruled corporations due equal protection rights

On May 10, 1886, the US Supreme Court ruled in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company that corporations were "persons" within the terms of the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore were due rights of equal protection under state law.

Nelson Mandela became first black president of South Africa

On May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first black President of South Africa. Before becoming President, Mandela was an anti-Apartheid leader in segregated South Africa. He served twenty-seven years in prison before his release in 1990, after which he was elected president of the country. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

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