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News Germany chancellor proposes EU ‘preferred partnership’ with Turkey
Germany chancellor proposes EU ‘preferred partnership’ with Turkey
Ximena Marinero
March 30, 2010 07:39:00 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday maintained that Turkey should become a European Union (EU) "preferred partner" rather than continue as a candidate country for EU accession. Turkey has only opened 12 of the 35...

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News Former IBM executive pleads guilty to insider trading in Galleon probe
Former IBM executive pleads guilty to insider trading in Galleon probe
Michael Kraemer
March 29, 2010 03:20:00 pm

Former International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) senior vice president Robert Moffat pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and securities fraud charges stemming from his involvement in the largest hedge fund insider trading case in US...

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News Supreme Court hears double jeopardy, transnational securities fraud cases
Supreme Court hears double jeopardy, transnational securities fraud cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 29, 2010 03:10:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Renico v. Lett , the court heard arguments on whether double jeopardy...

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News Russia president signs bill extending human cloning ban
Russia president signs bill extending human cloning ban
Matt Glenn
March 29, 2010 02:26:00 pm

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a bill Monday re-implementing a ban on human cloning in Russia, according to the Kremlin Press Service. The bill, which replaces a previous ban on human cloning that expired...

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News France Internet piracy increasing despite new legislation: report
France Internet piracy increasing despite new legislation: report
Steve Dotterer
March 29, 2010 01:03:00 pm

Some forms of online piracy in France are on the rise in spite of the recently passed anti-piracy law , according to a March study conducted by the Marsouin...

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News ‘Militia’ members indicted for plotting to kill Michigan police officers
‘Militia’ members indicted for plotting to kill Michigan police officers
Carrie Schimizzi
March 29, 2010 12:05:00 pm

A federal grand jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday returned a five-count indictment against nine suspected members of the Hutaree "militia" group accused of plotting to kill...

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News Niger junta arrests ex-ministers for subversive activities
Niger junta arrests ex-ministers for subversive activities
Ann Riley
March 29, 2010 11:36:00 am

Nigerien police arrested a dozen former ministers and officials loyal to ousted president Mamadou Tandja late Sunday. The close aides to Tandja, including former finance minister Lamine Zeine, former justice minister Garba Lompo, and former minister of...

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News Europe court rules France did not violate detainees’ rights
Europe court rules France did not violate detainees’ rights
Gabriela Forbes
March 29, 2010 10:18:00 am

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Monday that France had not violated the rights of detainees to be brought promptly before a judicial officer. In a case brought...

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News Myanmar opposition party boycotting elections over ‘unjust’ law
Myanmar opposition party boycotting elections over ‘unjust’ law
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
March 29, 2010 10:09:00 am

Myanmar's largest opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) , announced Monday that it will not participate in the nation's first elections in 20 years because of "unjust" election laws . A spokesperson for the NLD...

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News Philippines clan leader cleared of rebellion charges
Philippines clan leader cleared of rebellion charges
Daniel Richey
March 29, 2010 09:52:00 am

A Quezon City court on Monday dismissed rebellion charges against 24 people, including Andal Ampatuan Sr., the leader of a Muslim clan in the Philippines' semi-autonomous southern province of Maguindanao, and four of his family members. The Philippines Department...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

House Judiciary Committee opened impeachment hearings against Richard Nixon

On May 9, 1974, the US House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ) opened hearings into the possible impeachment of President Richard Nixon in connection with the Watergate scandal. The Committee voted to impeach Nixon on three counts on July 30. Chairman Rodino died in 2005 at his home in New Jersey. He was 95.

Australia Parliament opened

On May 9, 1901, the Parliament of Australia convened for the first time in Melbourne. The Australian Parliament also held its first meeting in the new capital of Canberra 26 years later on the same day 1927. Finally, on this day in 1988 Australian opened its new Parliament House in Canberra. Read the Constitution of Australia.

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