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News Honduras high court rejects OAS call to reinstate deposed president
Honduras high court rejects OAS call to reinstate deposed president
Ximena Marinero
July 4, 2009 12:22:00 pm

The Honduras Supreme Court has refused a Friday petition by Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza calling for the reinstatement of Manuel Zelaya as the...

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News Iran conservative paper urges Mousavi be tried for treason
Iran conservative paper urges Mousavi be tried for treason
Ximena Marinero
July 4, 2009 10:09:00 am

A prominent conservative newspaper in Iran urged in an editorial Saturday that opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and former reformist president Mohammad Khatami be tried for crimes against the...

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News British embassy staff facing Iran trial for allegedly provoking protests
British embassy staff facing Iran trial for allegedly provoking protests
Steve Czajkowski
July 3, 2009 11:56:00 am

Iranian employees at the British Embassy in Iran will face trial over accusations they contributed to the political protests that followed Iran's recent disputed presidential election according to statements made Friday by Ayatollah...

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News Liberia truth commission urges war crimes prosecutions in special court
Liberia truth commission urges war crimes prosecutions in special court
Bhargav Katikanen
July 3, 2009 09:56:00 am

Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) urged Thursday that several one-time military and political leaders be prosecuted in a special Liberian court for war crimes. Those named include ex-president Charles Taylor , now...

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News Florida high court rules governor cannot delay judicial appointment for diversity
Florida high court rules governor cannot delay judicial appointment for diversity
Steve Czajkowski
July 3, 2009 09:45:00 am

The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Republican Governor Charlie Christ could not delay a decision on filling a vacancy in Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal in order...

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News Israel, Hamas committed Gaza war crimes: Amnesty International report
Israel, Hamas committed Gaza war crimes: Amnesty International report
Benjamin Hackman
July 3, 2009 07:22:00 am

Both Hamas and Israeli forces committed war crimes during fighting in Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009, according to Amnesty International (AI). A report issued by Amnesty Thursday alleges that Israeli attacks killed 1,400...

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News Italy senate passes law criminalizing illegal immigration
Italy senate passes law criminalizing illegal immigration
Benjamin Hackman
July 3, 2009 02:12:00 am

Italy’s Senate voted 157-124 Thursday to pass a controversial law making illegal immigration a crime , punishable by a fine of between 5,000 and 10,000 euros. The law also increases from two months...

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News Court vacancy diversity consideration ruling [Florida SC]
Court vacancy diversity consideration ruling [Florida SC]
July 2, 2009 03:50:00 pm

Pleus v. Crist, Florida Supreme Court, July 2, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's...

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News Illegal immigration criminalization law [Italy Senate]
Illegal immigration criminalization law [Italy Senate]
July 2, 2009 03:25:00 pm

Disegno Di Legge, Senato della Repubblica (Italian Senate), July 2, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Italian immigration law and policy....

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News India court declares anti-sodomy law unconstitutional
India court declares anti-sodomy law unconstitutional
Andrew Morgan
July 2, 2009 02:58:00 pm

The Delhi High Court on Thursday decriminalized homosexual conduct by declaring India's anti-sodomy law unconstitutional. In a petition originally filed and rejected by the court in 2004, the Naz Foundation challenged...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Knights Templar arrested in France on false charges

French members of the Crusade-era chivalric order the Knights Templar, including Grand Master Jacques de Molay, were arrested upon the orders of King Phillip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The group was baselessly accused of multiple offenses, including idolatry and homosexual acts. The Templars would be tried for these offenses before being disbanded officially by Pope Clement V in 1312. Learn more about the Knights Templar.

Rosenbergs' espionage appeal denied by Supreme Court

On October 13, 1952, the US Supreme Court announced that it had declined to grant certiorari in the appeal of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemned to death for conspiracy to commit atomic espionage for the Soviet Union. Justice William O. Douglas eventually granted a stay of execution on June 17, 1953, but that order was vacated by the full Court and the Rosenbergs were executed on June 19, 1953. Learn more about the Rosenbergs' case from the Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Greenwich Mean Time established as universal standard

On October 13, 1884, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was declared universal time by the International Meridian Conference, a gathering of 25 nations from around the globe.
Read the proceedings of the International Meridian Conference from Project Gutenberg.

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