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News Fourth Circuit affirms CIA contractor detainee abuse conviction
Fourth Circuit affirms CIA contractor detainee abuse conviction
Andrew Morgan
August 10, 2009 03:27:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday affirmed the conviction of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor David Passaro on assault charges related to the abuse of...

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News Westar CEO conspiracy trial ruling [10th Circuit]
Westar CEO conspiracy trial ruling [10th Circuit]
August 10, 2009 03:24:00 pm

USA v. Wittig, et al., US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, August 10, 2009 .Reported...

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News Russia president proposes bill to expand use of army abroad
Russia president proposes bill to expand use of army abroad
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 10, 2009 01:22:00 pm

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday submitted a bill to the State Duma that would allow Russian troops to intervene beyond Russian borders. The legislation, proposed in response...

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News UK intelligence chief denies ‘complicity’ in torture
UK intelligence chief denies ‘complicity’ in torture
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 10, 2009 11:19:00 am

Chief of the UK Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) John Scarlett said that the British secret service did not participate in or condone torture, during a BBC radio interview broadcast Monday. Scarlett denied that the SIS, better...

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News Pakistan court orders Musharraf investigated for detaining judges
Pakistan court orders Musharraf investigated for detaining judges
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 10, 2009 10:06:00 am

A Pakistani court on Monday directed police to open an investigation into allegations that former president Pervez Musharraf illegally detained 60 members of the judiciary after declaring emergency rule in November 2007....

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News Saudi Arabia illegally detaining thousands of terrorism suspects: HRW
Saudi Arabia illegally detaining thousands of terrorism suspects: HRW
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 10, 2009 09:15:00 am

Saudi Arabia is illegally detaining thousands under the auspices of combating terrorism, according to a report published Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . HRW reports that since 2003, thousands of terrorism suspects have...

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News Holder expected to name prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogations: report
Holder expected to name prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogations: report
Tere Miller-Sporrer
August 9, 2009 04:36:00 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to name a special prosecutor who will be tasked with investigating the alleged abuse of detainees and other terrorism suspects by CIA interrogators,...

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Iran official acknowledges torture of election protesters
Tere Miller-Sporrer
August 9, 2009 03:43:00 pm

Iran's Prosecutor General Ghorban Ali Dorri Najafabadi acknowledged Saturday that some protesters arrested in the aftermath of the disputed presidential election were tortured. He went on to say that the protesters should not have...

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Obama administration asks Supreme Court to block release of detainee abuse photos
Ximena Marinero
August 8, 2009 02:23:00 pm

The Obama administration on Friday petitioned the US Supreme Court to overturn a district court order mandating disclosure of detainee abuse photos , alleging that this could lead to further violence in...

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Federal appeals court upholds death sentence for DC sniper
Matt Glenn
August 8, 2009 01:25:00 pm

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Friday upheld the death sentence handed down to DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad . In his appeal, Muhammad alleged "nondisclosure...

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Edict of Nantes gave equal rights to French Protestants

On April 13, 1598, French King Henry IV promulgated the Edict of Nantes, giving equal rights to French Protestants (Huguenots) and Catholics. Review the complete text of the Edict in French and read the Edict translated into English.

Thomas Jefferson born

On April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born in Albemarle County in the Virginia Colony. Jefferson went on to become, among other things, the third President of the United States, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and a founder of the Democratic-Republican Party. Jefferson was also responsible for reforming the laws of Virginia after independence from Great Britain.

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