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News Germany high court rules intelligence may not be withheld from parliament
Germany high court rules intelligence may not be withheld from parliament
Matt Glenn
July 31, 2009 08:49:00 am

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) may not withhold information from parliament without good cause. The case...

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News UK Law Lords order clarification of assisted suicide law during final session
UK Law Lords order clarification of assisted suicide law during final session
Matt Glenn
July 31, 2009 07:08:00 am

The UK Law Lords , during their final session Thursday, ordered the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to clarify the UK's laws on assisted suicide. The case was brought by Debbie Purdy, a 46-year-old...

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News UK assisted suicide law clarification judgment [UK HL]
UK assisted suicide law clarification judgment [UK HL]
July 30, 2009 09:00:00 pm

R. v. Director of Public Prosecutions, UK House of Lords, July 30, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more...

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News Jawad Guantanamo release order [US DC]
Jawad Guantanamo release order [US DC]
July 30, 2009 08:51:00 pm

Jawad v. Obama, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, July 30, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST...

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News Federal judge orders Jawad released from Guantanamo
Federal judge orders Jawad released from Guantanamo
Andrew Morgan
July 30, 2009 02:20:00 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday ordered that Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad be released prior to August 24. Largely adopting a...

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News China officials detain prominent human rights lawyer
China officials detain prominent human rights lawyer
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 30, 2009 02:13:00 pm

Chinese human rights group Gongmeng announced Thursday that its co-founder, prominent human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong was arrested at his home early Wednesday morning and has not been heard from since....

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News House committee passes bill to eliminate cocaine sentencing disparity
House committee passes bill to eliminate cocaine sentencing disparity
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 30, 2009 12:26:00 pm

The US House Judiciary Committee voted 16-9 Wednesday to approve a bill that would eliminate sentencing disparities for powder and crack cocaine offenses. The bill, co-sponsored by committee chairman John Conyers (D-MI)...

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News Israel launches internal criminal probes into Gaza misconduct
Israel launches internal criminal probes into Gaza misconduct
Andrew Morgan
July 30, 2009 11:50:00 am

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday announced they are conducting criminal investigations into alleged intentional misconduct by their soldiers during December and January's fighting in the Gaza strip. In a report seeking "to place...

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News Federal judge orders release of Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainee
Federal judge orders release of Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainee
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 30, 2009 11:09:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ordered the release of Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainee Khaled Al-Mutairi. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted Al-Mutairi's petition for habeas...

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News Federal judge rules Pakistan woman alleged to be al Qaeda agent fit to stand trial
Federal judge rules Pakistan woman alleged to be al Qaeda agent fit to stand trial
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 30, 2009 09:37:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday ruled that Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman with alleged ties to al Qaeda, is mentally competent to stand trial....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

American Bar Assocation founded

The American Bar Association (ABA) was founded on August 21, 1878, by a group of 75 lawyers. The organization would become the US's foremost association of attorneys, although its membership declined substantially from 2009 to 2019. Learn more about the history of the ABA.

American Bar Association organized

On August 21, 1878, the American Bar Association was organized at a meeting in Saratoga Springs, New York.

The original ABA constitution, which is still substantially the charter of the association, defined its mission as "the advancement of the science of jurisprudence, the promotion of the administration of justice and a uniformity of legislation throughout the country....".

Dumbarton Oaks Conference opens

On August 21, 1944, the Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security opened in the Dumbarton Oaks mansion in Washington, DC, US. From the opening of the conference until its close on October 7, representatives of the US, USSR, the UK, and the Republic of China laid the groundwork for the United Nations and the post-WWII world. Learn more about the Dumbarton Oaks Conference from the United Nations.

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