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News Netherlands inquiry finds Iraq invasion lacked legal mandate
Netherlands inquiry finds Iraq invasion lacked legal mandate
Sarah Miley
January 12, 2010 01:17:00 pm

The 2003 US-British invasion of Iraq was a violation of international law and was not supported by UN resolutions, according to a report released Tuesday by a Dutch parliamentary inquiry. The Dutch...

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News UK court begins first non-jury criminal trial
UK court begins first non-jury criminal trial
Sarah Paulsworth
January 12, 2010 12:54:00 pm

A UK court on Tuesday began the first non-jury criminal trial in England or Wales in more than 400 years. Defendants John Twomey, Peter Blake, Barry Hibberd, and Glen Cameron appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice, accused of...

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News Lawyers for ex-Guantanamo detainee argue for dismissal of charges due to trial delay
Lawyers for ex-Guantanamo detainee argue for dismissal of charges due to trial delay
Ann Riley
January 12, 2010 11:39:00 am

Lawyers for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani argued Monday that the charges against their client should be dismissed. Ghailani's lawyers argued before Judge Louis Kaplan of the US District Court...

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News Taiwan ex-president Chen to be tried in closed-door proceedings Friday
Taiwan ex-president Chen to be tried in closed-door proceedings Friday
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 12, 2010 11:00:00 am

A Taiwanese court said Monday that former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian will be tried Friday in closed-door proceedings. The High Court said that proceedings, set for 9:30 AM Friday, would be closed to the...

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News Supreme Court reverses Sixth Circuit in federal <i>habeas</i> case
Supreme Court reverses Sixth Circuit in federal habeas case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 12, 2010 10:06:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Smith v. Spisak that the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit contravened the directives of the...

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News &#8216;Toronto 18&#8217; member pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
‘Toronto 18’ member pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
Andrea Bottorff
January 12, 2010 09:22:00 am

A member of the "Toronto 18" pleaded not guilty in a Canadian court on Monday for his alleged role in a failed 2006 terrorist plot to bomb the Toronto Stock Exchange and government...

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News New Jersey legislature approves medical marijuana bill
New Jersey legislature approves medical marijuana bill
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
January 12, 2010 08:43:00 am

The New Jersey Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would legalize medical marijuana . The legislation would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients with chronic illnesses such as cancer,...

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News Navy SEALs accused of assaulting prisoner to be tried on US military base in Iraq
Navy SEALs accused of assaulting prisoner to be tried on US military base in Iraq
Hillary Stemple
January 12, 2010 08:33:00 am

A US military judge ruled Monday that the trials for two Navy SEALs accused in the alleged assault of an Iraqi prisoner will be held on a US military base in Iraq in order for the alleged...

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News India chief justice proposes constitutional court
India chief justice proposes constitutional court
Jay Carmella
January 12, 2010 08:08:00 am

The Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan proposed on Saturday the creation of a new constitutional court to review matters relating to the Indian Constitution and other federal issues. Balakrishnan also suggested the...

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News Second Circuit hears appeal to dismiss apartheid lawsuits against US companies
Second Circuit hears appeal to dismiss apartheid lawsuits against US companies
Jay Carmella
January 12, 2010 07:03:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments on Monday in an appeal by multi-national corporations accused of assisting the South African government during the apartheid-era . The corporations, which include IBM,...

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United Nations Day

October 24 is United Nations Day. On October 24, 1945, the UN Charter, signed on June 26, 1945, formally entered into force. Review the text of the UN Charter.

Civil Rights pioneers Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks die

On October 24, 1972, the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson, died at the age of 53 in Stamford, Connecticut. On the same day in 2005, Rosa Parks passed away in Detroit at the age of 92. Parks inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Both Parks and Robinson were symbols of the civil rights movement, which led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

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