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News France president admits ‘mistakes’ made during Rwanda conflict
France president admits ‘mistakes’ made during Rwanda conflict
Zach Zagger
February 26, 2010 07:45:00 am

French President Nicholas Sarkozy admitted Thursday that France and the international community made "mistakes" in handling the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Sarkozy spoke while...

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News Spain senate gives final approval to bill easing abortion laws
Spain senate gives final approval to bill easing abortion laws
Daniel Makosky
February 26, 2010 06:31:00 am

Spain's Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that will ease restrictions on abortions . The legislation passed once three veto proposals...

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News Australia court rules former Guantanamo detainee can sue government
Australia court rules former Guantanamo detainee can sue government
Sarah Miley
February 26, 2010 06:10:00 am

The Federal Court of Australia ruled Thursday that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib can sue the Australian government for complicity in his ill-treatment while incarcerated in Pakistan, Egypt,...

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News Setako genocide conviction [ICTR]
Setako genocide conviction [ICTR]
February 25, 2010 09:23:00 pm

The Prosecutor v. Ephrem Setako judgment summary, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, February 25, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's...

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News Turkish court releases former top military officers detained over coup plot
Turkish court releases former top military officers detained over coup plot
Zach Zagger
February 25, 2010 02:27:00 pm

A Turkish court on Thursday released three high ranking military officials detained for questioning over an alleged coup plot, hours after top political and military officials met to discuss the escalating situation. The court released former chief...

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News UK chief prosecutor publishes new policy on assisted suicide
UK chief prosecutor publishes new policy on assisted suicide
Sarah Miley
February 25, 2010 02:08:00 pm

UK Director of Public Prosecutions (DDP), Keir Starmer , published a new policy on Thursday for prosecutors in regards to cases of assisted suicide . While the new policy does not legalize assisted...

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News UN rights chief backs Gaza conflict report
UN rights chief backs Gaza conflict report
Daniel Makosky
February 25, 2010 01:21:00 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay publicly supported the final report of the UN Fact Finding Mission of the Gaza Conflict on Wednesday, calling its conclusions sound. The report, originally...

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News Maryland should recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages: state AG
Maryland should recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages: state AG
Haley Wojdowski
February 25, 2010 12:52:00 pm

Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler said Wednesday that the state of Maryland and its agencies should recognize same-sex marriages performed lawfully in other states. Gansler's opinion, issued in response to a legislator's...

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News Anti-Semitic incidents on rise in Canada: report
Anti-Semitic incidents on rise in Canada: report
Jonathan Cohen
February 25, 2010 12:24:00 pm

Incidents of anti-Semitism in Canada have risen 11.4 percent since 2008, according to a Wednesday report by B'nai Brith Canada . The group found that there were 1,264 incidents of anti-Semitic harassment, violence,...

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News Federal judge upholds continued detention of 2 Yemeni Guantanamo detainees
Federal judge upholds continued detention of 2 Yemeni Guantanamo detainees
Andrea Bottorff
February 25, 2010 11:38:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the government can continue to hold indefinitely two Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees, even though the men had been cleared...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Inquisition of Galileo begins

On April 12, 1633, the Roman Catholic Church began its formal inquisition of Galileo Galilei on charges of heresy. Galileo was tried by the Roman Inquisition "for holding as true the false doctrine taught by some that the sun is the center of the world" in direct contradiction to the Catholic Church's teaching that man and the Earth are the center of the Universe. Galileo was found "vehemently suspect of heresy" and sentenced to life in prison. His punishment was later commuted to house arrest. Learn more about the trial of Galileo Galilei.

President Clinton cited for contempt in Paula Jones case

On April 12, 1999, US District Judge Susan Webber Wright found President Bill Clinton in contempt of court in the Paula Jones case, concluding that the President had provided "intentionally false" evidence in that case about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

Read a contemporary CNN report here.

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