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News Spain accepts second Guantanamo detainee
Spain accepts second Guantanamo detainee
Carrie Schimizzi
May 4, 2010 11:33:09 am

Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos announced Tuesday that the country has accepted its second Guantanamo Bay detainee. The man, a Yemeni citizen, arrived in Spain Tuesday and will be...

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News Ninth Circuit rules removing headscarf in holding cell does not violate rights
Ninth Circuit rules removing headscarf in holding cell does not violate rights
Carrie Schimizzi
May 4, 2010 10:40:28 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that a Muslim woman's religious rights were not violated by police officers when she was forced to remove her religious headscarf ...

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News Argentina ex-military leader facing additional murder charges
Argentina ex-military leader facing additional murder charges
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 4, 2010 09:17:31 am

Former Argentine military junta leader Jorge Rafael Videla was charged Monday with an additional 49 counts of murder, kidnapping, and torture for crimes allegedly committed during Argentina's "Dirty War" . The...

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News US military high court hears Abu Ghraib appeal
US military high court hears Abu Ghraib appeal
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 3, 2010 03:13:44 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on Monday heard arguments in the appeal of Army Spc. Charles Graner , sentenced to 10 years in prison for...

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News Federal judge grants bail for Michigan militia suspects
Federal judge grants bail for Michigan militia suspects
Steve Dotterer
May 3, 2010 02:52:05 pm

A federal judge on Monday granted bail for nine individuals accused of crimes committed as part of a "Christian warrior" militia called Hutaree . Judge Victoria Roberts of the US District Court for the Eastern...

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News Oklahoma AG agrees to court order blocking abortion law enforcement
Oklahoma AG agrees to court order blocking abortion law enforcement
Steve Dotterer
May 3, 2010 02:07:22 pm

Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson agreed on Monday to delay the implementation of a new state law requiring women seeking an abortion to consent first to an ultrasound. The Center...

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News Iraq PM files procedural challenge as recount begins
Iraq PM files procedural challenge as recount begins
Matt Glenn
May 3, 2010 12:31:29 pm

The coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki requested Monday that an election court delay a recount of votes from the March 7 parliamentary elections that began...

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News Supreme Court rejects Michigan inmate’s habeas petition
Supreme Court rejects Michigan inmate’s habeas petition
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 3, 2010 11:19:37 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Renico v. Lett that double jeopardy is not violated by a new trial after a state trial court...

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News Rights group releases list of threats to press freedom
Rights group releases list of threats to press freedom
Matt Glenn
May 3, 2010 10:44:24 am

Journalism rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released a report Monday listing 40 "Predators of Press Freedom" throughout the world. The list includes several prominent politicians and groups including Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin,...

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News Supreme Court rules public health officials immune from constitutional claims
Supreme Court rules public health officials immune from constitutional claims
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 3, 2010 10:05:09 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Hui v. Castaneda that Public Health Service (PHS) officers or employees are immune from Bivens actions for harms...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Sacco and Vanzetti executed

On August 23, 1927, Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in the Massachusetts State Prison for a 1920 armored-car robbery. Learn more about their sensational trial. The two Italian immigrants were officially exonerated by Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in 1977.

Nazi Germany and USSR sign non-agression pact

On August 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, affirming a policy of non-aggression between the two countries. In a secret addendum, the two nations also agreed on how they would conquer and divide Poland. The Pact ended when Germany invaded the USSR on June 21, 1941. Learn more about relations between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union from Yale University.

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