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News US Navy SEAL acquitted of Iraqi prisoner assault charges
US Navy SEAL acquitted of Iraqi prisoner assault charges
Bhargav Katikanen
April 22, 2010 10:35:00 am

A US military panel in Iraq on Thursday acquitted Navy SEAL Julio Huertas of any wrongdoing in connection with the alleged assault of a high-profile Iraqi detainee. A six-person jury found Huertas not guilty on...

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News Civil rights groups seek suspension of airport full body scanners
Civil rights groups seek suspension of airport full body scanners
Jonathan Cohen
April 22, 2010 10:17:00 am

A group of more than 30 privacy and civil liberty groups on Wednesday asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the full body scanner program being implemented by the...

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News Germany prosecutors charge ex-Red Army Faction member with murder
Germany prosecutors charge ex-Red Army Faction member with murder
Andrea Bottorff
April 22, 2010 09:45:00 am

German federal prosecutors said Wednesday that they have charged former Red Army Faction (RAF) member Verena Beckman for the 1977 murders of federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback and two other men. Beckman was originally arrested...

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News Rwanda opposition leader arrested on genocide denial charges
Rwanda opposition leader arrested on genocide denial charges
Matt Glenn
April 22, 2010 08:28:00 am

Rwandan authorities arrested opposition presidential candidate Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Wednesday, accusing her of denying the 1994 Rwandan genocide and collaborating with terrorists. Authorities cited Ingabire's call for the prosecution of...

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News Suspected Somali pirates to face trial in US: report
Suspected Somali pirates to face trial in US: report
Matt Glenn
April 22, 2010 07:05:00 am

A US government official said Wednesday that at least five accused Somali pirates will face charges in the US , according to the Associated Press. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity while the...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on meaning of ‘mistake’ in civil procedure case
Supreme Court hears arguments on meaning of ‘mistake’ in civil procedure case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 21, 2010 03:26:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Krupski v. Costa Crociere on the appropriate construction of "mistake" in Federal Rule of...

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News Egypt court to try Muslim Brotherhood members for money laundering
Egypt court to try Muslim Brotherhood members for money laundering
Carrie Schimizzi
April 21, 2010 02:10:00 pm

Five international Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members will be tried in an Egyptian criminal court on charges of money laundering, Attorney General Abdul Magid Mahmoud announced Wednesday. The members, including Muslim Brotherhood...

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News Rights group calls for inquiry into Kyrgyzstan violence
Rights group calls for inquiry into Kyrgyzstan violence
Michael Kraemer
April 21, 2010 01:14:00 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Kyrgyzstan's interim government to begin a comprehensive investigation into the violence between April 6 and 8 that resulted in the overthrow of president Kurmanbek Bakiyev [BBC...

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News Supreme Court rules attorney’s fees may be enhanced in ‘extraordinary circumstances’
Supreme Court rules attorney’s fees may be enhanced in ‘extraordinary circumstances’
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 21, 2010 12:20:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Perdue v. Kentucky that calculation of an attorney's fee based on the lodestar may be increased due to superior...

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News Thailand PM demands protesters abide by laws
Thailand PM demands protesters abide by laws
Haley Wojdowski
April 21, 2010 12:05:00 pm

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced Wednesday that he is prepared to negotiate with protesters once they cease their illegal conduct. Government spokesperson Panitan Wattanyagorn stated that the prime minister is willing to speak...

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On May 18, 1804, the French Senate declared Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France.

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On May 18, 1896, the US Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that racially separate but equal facilities were constitutional. This ruling was later overturned by the court in 1954's Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

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