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News India court convicts Mumbai terror suspect of murder
India court convicts Mumbai terror suspect of murder
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 3, 2010 09:05:54 am

An Indian court on Monday convicted Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab of murder and waging war against India for his role in the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166. Kasab, a...

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News Nationwide rallies protest Arizona immigration law
Nationwide rallies protest Arizona immigration law
Dwyer Arce
May 2, 2010 02:07:25 pm

Rallies were held nationwide on Saturday to protest the passage of the recent Arizona immigration law and call for federal immigration reform . Tens of thousands of protesters held rallies and...

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News Europe Parliament VP calls for continent-wide burqa ban
Europe Parliament VP calls for continent-wide burqa ban
Dwyer Arce
May 2, 2010 12:41:40 pm

European Parliament Vice President Silvana Koch-Mehrin expressed her support for a continent-wide ban on the Islamic burqa in an editorial published Saturday in the German daily Bild...

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News Accused Somali pirates plead not guilty in US court
Accused Somali pirates plead not guilty in US court
David Manes
May 2, 2010 11:46:39 am

Nine Somali men accused of piracy and other charges pleaded not guilty at their arraignment Friday. US federal prosecutors charged 11 suspected Somali pirates last month. One of the 11 pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, and the...

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News Argentina prosecutor recommends dropping Spanish war crimes cases
Argentina prosecutor recommends dropping Spanish war crimes cases
David Manes
May 2, 2010 10:59:53 am

An Argentinian state prosecutor recommended Friday that all lawsuits arising out of crimes committed under the Francisco Franco regime be dismissed because they are being dealt with in Spain. Prosecutor Federico Delgado explained that while...

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News UN SG urges Central African nations to adopt anti-arms trafficking treaty
UN SG urges Central African nations to adopt anti-arms trafficking treaty
Haley Wojdowski
May 1, 2010 12:37:07 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Central African nations to adopt a legally binding instrument to combat illicit arms trafficking. Ban noted that there is a strong correlation between arms trafficking...

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News Germany court orders release of secret Nazi files
Germany court orders release of secret Nazi files
Haley Wojdowski
May 1, 2010 11:43:07 am

A German federal court on Friday ruled that the government has no legal basis for keeping files on top Nazi official Adolf Eichmann secret, ordering their release. Argentinian...

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News US trade office names Canada, Russia, China as countries with ‘inadequate’ IP protections
US trade office names Canada, Russia, China as countries with ‘inadequate’ IP protections
Michael Kraemer
May 1, 2010 11:28:10 am

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Friday placed Russia, China, and Canada on its Priority Watch List of 12 countries that are not adequately protecting intellectual property rights [press...

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News Arizona governor signs bill amending controversial immigration law
Arizona governor signs bill amending controversial immigration law
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 1, 2010 11:01:56 am

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) on Friday signed into law a bill designed to clarify the recently passed immigration law . The original bill, signed into law last week, makes...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

On February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and several others were put on trial for treason in Munich in connection with an attempted coup. Learn more about the Munich (or "Beer Hall") Putsch and the subsequent trial of Hitler and his associates.

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