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News DOJ indicts 32 for alleged Medicare fraud
DOJ indicts 32 for alleged Medicare fraud
Devin Montgomery
July 30, 2009 08:44:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced the indictment of 32 for allegedly filing $16 million dollars in fraudulent Medicare claims....

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News Russia finds largest oil producer broke competition laws
Russia finds largest oil producer broke competition laws
Devin Montgomery
July 30, 2009 07:33:00 am

Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service on Wednesday said that Rosneft , the country's largest oil producer, broke unfair competition laws by over-inflating wholesale prices of petroleum products. According to the FAS, Rosneft violated...

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News Al-Mutairi Guantanamo release order [US DC]
Al-Mutairi Guantanamo release order [US DC]
July 29, 2009 03:39:00 pm

Mutairi, et al. v. USA, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, approved July 29, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST...

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News Cocaine sentencing disparities bill [US House Judiciary Comm.]
Cocaine sentencing disparities bill [US House Judiciary Comm.]
July 29, 2009 03:28:00 pm

An Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, US House Judiciary Committee, approved July 29, 2009 . Reported in...

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News Siddiqui mental competency ruling [US DC]
Siddiqui mental competency ruling [US DC]
July 29, 2009 03:20:00 pm

USA v. Siddiqui, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, July 29, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper...

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News Iran to begin trials of election protesters
Iran to begin trials of election protesters
Devin Montgomery
July 29, 2009 01:41:00 pm

Iran officials said Wednesday that they plan to begin trials Sunday for 20 of those detained during protests of the controversial reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . The protesters have been charged...

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News Executions down worldwide: report
Executions down worldwide: report
Devin Montgomery
July 29, 2009 12:42:00 pm

Anti-death-penalty group Hands Off Cain said Wednesday that the number of countries with capital punishment, as well as the total number of executions was down in 2008 from the previous year. According to the group, at...

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News Ireland to take 2 Guantanamo detainees
Ireland to take 2 Guantanamo detainees
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 29, 2009 11:33:00 am

Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahern announced Wednesday that Ireland will accept two detainees being released from the US prison facility at Guantanamo Bay . The detainees will not be admitted as refugees, but...

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News Federal appeals court revives suit over Iran assassination
Federal appeals court revives suit over Iran assassination
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 29, 2009 10:27:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit against Iran over the 1984 assassination of former chief of the Iranian armed forces Gholam Oveissi in France by...

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News Jawad lawyers call for release citing Afghanistan support for repatriation
Jawad lawyers call for release citing Afghanistan support for repatriation
Devin Montgomery
July 29, 2009 10:23:00 am

Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad on Tuesday called on the US District Court for the District of Columbia to sign off on the release of their client, claiming...

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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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