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News HTC files patent infringement complaint against Apple
HTC files patent infringement complaint against Apple
Patrice Collins
May 13, 2010 12:24:45 pm

Mobile phone maker HTC filed a complaint Wednesday against Apple with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to freeze the importation and sale of iPhones, iPads, and iPods. HTC, based in...

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News ICTY prosecutors seek to amend Mladic indictment
ICTY prosecutors seek to amend Mladic indictment
Jay Carmella
May 13, 2010 11:30:12 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Thursday that the Office of the Prosecutor has filed a motion to amend the indictment against former Bosnian Serb Commander...

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News Kazakhstan approves constitutional amendment to increase presidential powers
Kazakhstan approves constitutional amendment to increase presidential powers
Jay Carmella
May 13, 2010 10:19:30 am

The upper house of the Kazakhstan parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Thursday to expand the powers of President Nursultan Nazarbayev . The bill, which was introduced to the parliament just last week, was approved [JURIST...

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News Obama administration defends against health care lawsuit
Obama administration defends against health care lawsuit
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 13, 2010 09:33:31 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed its first response to one of several lawsuits challenging the controversial new health care reform law . In a brief filed in the...

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News Australia police capture suspected Serb war criminal
Australia police capture suspected Serb war criminal
Patrice Collins
May 12, 2010 04:39:51 pm

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Wednesday apprehended alleged Serbian war criminal Dragan Vasiljkovic in New South Wales. Vasilijkovic, also known as Daniel Sneeden, had been on the run since March...

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News Kazakhstan lower house approves bill to increase president’s power
Kazakhstan lower house approves bill to increase president’s power
Patrice Collins
May 12, 2010 03:36:52 pm

The lower house of the Kazakhstan parliament approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday to expand the powers of President Nursultan Nazarbayev . The bill, which deems Nazarbayev "leader of the nation," grants immunity for acts carried out...

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News Ukraine prosecutors reopen criminal probe of ex-PM Tymoshenko
Ukraine prosecutors reopen criminal probe of ex-PM Tymoshenko
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 12, 2010 12:17:44 pm

Ukrainian prosecutors said Wednesday that they have reopened a criminal investigation of opposition leader and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko . The probe into accusations that Tymoshenko attempted to bribe Supreme...

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News US military judge sets opening date for Khadr trial
US military judge sets opening date for Khadr trial
Bhargav Katikanen
May 12, 2010 11:52:55 am

A US military judge announced tuesday that the trial of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr will begin on August 10 . Army Col. Patrick Parrish also ordered pre-trial hearings on...

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News Federal appeals court rejects Blagojevich bid to delay trial
Federal appeals court rejects Blagojevich bid to delay trial
Bhargav Katikanen
May 12, 2010 10:54:52 am

The US court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday rejected a motion by former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to postpone his trial until the US Supreme Court issues...

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News Canada man pleads guilty in first terrorism fundraising case
Canada man pleads guilty in first terrorism fundraising case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 12, 2010 10:32:27 am

Canadian resident Prapaharan Thambithurai pleaded guilty Tuesday to raising money for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the nation's first case involving fundraising for a banned terrorist group. Thambithurai admitted raising between $2,000 and...

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First gay civil union law goes into effect

On October 1, 1989, the Registered Partnership Act went into effect in Denmark. It was the first law in the world that allowed civil unions between homosexual couples. Read a report on the world's first civil unions from the New York Times.

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