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News Ex-Guantanamo detainee civilian trial set for September 2010
Ex-Guantanamo detainee civilian trial set for September 2010
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 2, 2009 02:49:00 pm

A federal judge on Thursday set a trial date for terrorism suspect and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani of September 13, 2010. Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to be transferred...

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News UK court recognizes pre-nuptial agreement in landmark ruling
UK court recognizes pre-nuptial agreement in landmark ruling
Andrew Morgan
July 2, 2009 01:31:00 pm

A British appellate court on Thursday recognized a pre-nuptial agreement for the first time in the UK, where they have been generally disregarded by courts hearing divorce proceedings. The UK Court of Appeal of England and Wales...

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News Germany leaders agree to set aside Nazi-era treason verdicts
Germany leaders agree to set aside Nazi-era treason verdicts
Andrew Morgan
July 2, 2009 11:55:00 am

The political parties that make up Germany's coalition government agreed Wednesday on a proposal to set aside all Nazi-era treason verdicts. The Socialist Democrats (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Chancellor Angela Merkel...

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News US immigration agency intensifies employer monitoring efforts
US immigration agency intensifies employer monitoring efforts
Andrew Morgan
July 2, 2009 10:19:00 am

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Wednesday issued inspection notices to 652 businesses in an increased effort to target employers that use illegal labor. ICE notified selected employers that they would be auditing...

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News Israel high court orders stronger penalty in prisoner abuse case
Israel high court orders stronger penalty in prisoner abuse case
Andrew Morgan
July 2, 2009 08:49:00 am

The Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to refile indictments on more serious charges against a soldier and an officer accused of shooting a blindfolded prisoner with a rubber bullet. Human rights...

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News Iran bars publishing of opposition newspaper
Iran bars publishing of opposition newspaper
Devin Montgomery
July 2, 2009 07:14:00 am

The Iranian government on Wednesday prevented the publishing of the opposition Etemad-e-Melli newspaper in its latest move to quash anti-government reporting in the country. International journalists in the country have also...

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News Anti-sodomy law judgment [India HC]
Anti-sodomy law judgment [India HC]
July 2, 2009 03:21:00 am

Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT of Delhi, et al., High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, July 2, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST...

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News Pre-nuptial agreement judgment [UK CA]
Pre-nuptial agreement judgment [UK CA]
July 2, 2009 03:11:00 am

Radmacher v. Granatin, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, July 2, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase...

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News Russia implements nationwide gambling ban
Russia implements nationwide gambling ban
Andrew Morgan
July 1, 2009 03:32:00 pm

A Russian law outlawing gambling in most of the country went into effect Wednesday, with authorities shutting down casinos and confiscating gambling machines. The law, passed in 2007, bans gaming in Russia's cities and towns, but designates...

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News Zimbabwe cabinet nominee trial set for October
Zimbabwe cabinet nominee trial set for October
Andrew Morgan
July 1, 2009 02:40:00 pm

The lawyer for jailed Zimbabwe opposition cabinet member-designate Roy Bennett said Wednesday that his trial on terrorism charges will begin on October 13. Trust Maanda said that prosecutors have also revised [Reuters...

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