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News Former Pennsylvania judge pleads guilty in juvenile sentencing scandal
Former Pennsylvania judge pleads guilty in juvenile sentencing scandal
Michael Kraemer
April 30, 2010 04:36:24 pm

Former Pennsylvania judge Michael Conahan pleaded guilty Thursday on charges of accepting more than $2.6 million in kickbacks for sentencing teenagers to two private juvenile detention facilities in which he had a financial interest. The former president judge of...

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DOJ opens criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs: report
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 04:25:30 pm

Law enforcement officials on Thursday told the Wall Street Journal that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is opening a criminal investigation of Goldman, Sachs & Co. for possible securities fraud...

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News Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 04:24:33 pm

Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr on Friday refused for the second straight day to attend preliminary hearings relating to his pending murder and terrorism charges , claiming he is...

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DOJ opens criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs: report
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 03:23:00 pm

Law enforcement officials on Thursday told the Wall Street Journal that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is opening a criminal investigation of Goldman, Sachs & Co. for possible securities fraud...

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Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 03:11:00 pm

Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr on Friday refused for the second straight day to attend preliminary hearings relating to his pending murder and terrorism charges , claiming he is...

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Germany high court rules Google images do not violate copyright laws
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 03:09:29 pm

Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that the use of thumbnail preview images pulled from websites by Google is not a violation of copyright law. The original lawsuit was...

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US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 02:33:19 pm

The US government on Friday charged two Brooklyn men with conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda . The two men allegedly received at least $50,000 for...

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US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda
Jonathan Cohen
April 30, 2010 02:33:00 pm

The US government on Friday charged two Brooklyn men with conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda . The two men allegedly received at least $50,000 for...

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US House approves Puerto Rico status referendum bill
Dwyer Arce
April 30, 2010 02:28:35 pm

The US House of Representatives voted 223-169 Thursday to approve legislation calling for a referendum on the status of Puerto Rico . The Puerto Rico Democracy Act was introduced by...

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Germany high court rules Google images do not violate copyright laws
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 01:04:00 pm

Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that the use of thumbnail preview images pulled from websites by Google is not a violation of copyright law. The original lawsuit was...

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Congress passed Posse Comitatus Act against military enforcement of domestic laws

On June 18, 1878, Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act. This law made it a felony to willfully use "any part of the Army ... to execute the laws" except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or by an act of Congress. Learn more about the origins of the Posse Comitatus.

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