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News Somali piracy suspect pleads guilty in DC federal court
Somali piracy suspect pleads guilty in DC federal court
Erin Bock
September 9, 2010 08:25:16 am

A Somali man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to piracy charges stemming from an attack on a Danish ship carrying cargo from a Texas-based company. Jama Idle Ibrahim pleaded guilty in the US District...

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News Pakistan police arrest 3 in connection with Times Square bomb plot
Pakistan police arrest 3 in connection with Times Square bomb plot
Daniel Richey
September 9, 2010 07:44:56 am

Pakistani police announced Wednesday the arrest of three men suspected of helping Faisal Shahzad plan and fund his failed May attempt to detonate a bomb in New York City's Times Square. Officials said that...

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News Ninth Circuit dismisses CIA rendition suit on state secrets grounds
Ninth Circuit dismisses CIA rendition suit on state secrets grounds
Daniel Richey
September 8, 2010 04:11:43 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Wednesday affirmed a district court's dismissal of a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against a Boeing subsidiary in connection with...

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News EU court strikes down Germany gambling restrictions
EU court strikes down Germany gambling restrictions
Sarah Miley
September 8, 2010 01:01:19 pm

The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday delivered three judgments striking down gambling restrictions in Germany because the regulations were not designed to protect public interest . The suit was filed by several foreign betting companies...

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News Sri Lanka parliament gives final approval to remove presidential term limits
Sri Lanka parliament gives final approval to remove presidential term limits
Dwyer Arce
September 8, 2010 12:46:16 pm

The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday voted 161-17 to give final approval to the 18th amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution , eliminating presidential term limits. The parliament joined the Supreme Court of...

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News Russia judge shot dead in North Caucasus province
Russia judge shot dead in North Caucasus province
Sarah Miley
September 8, 2010 12:08:33 pm

A Russian judge was killed Tuesday outside his home in the North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria , according to Russian authorities. District judge Dzhulber Bykov was shot several times by gunmen suspected to be Islamic insurgents...

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News Philippines court begins trial for November massacre
Philippines court begins trial for November massacre
Andrea Bottorff
September 8, 2010 12:03:25 pm

Murder trials began in the Philippines Wednesday for individuals charged in connection with the November 2009 massacre that left 57 dead. Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court is conducting the...

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News Federal judge declines to lift stem cell research injunction
Federal judge declines to lift stem cell research injunction
Ann Riley
September 8, 2010 11:37:07 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denied a motion to stay a preliminary injunction issued in August barring government funding of stem cell...

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News UK government to review controversial extradition laws
UK government to review controversial extradition laws
Andrea Bottorff
September 8, 2010 10:57:19 am

UK Home Secretary Theresa May told Parliament Wednesday that the government will review the fairness of current extradition laws that have stirred controversy in the country. Among the extradition laws to be reviewed are the European...

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News Third Circuit rules warrant may be required to collect cell phone location data
Third Circuit rules warrant may be required to collect cell phone location data
Ann Riley
September 8, 2010 09:13:54 am

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that at times the government might need a warrant to obtain cell phone data to track a person's location. The...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Communist Poland bans trade union Solidarity

Communist Poland banned the trade union Solidarity on October 9, 1982, two years after the union started a large-scale strike in the Gdansk shipyard, where it was founded. Solidarity would later become instrumental in the fall of communism in Poland. The union's leader, Lech Wałęsa, was later elected the first president of post-communist Poland in 1990. Learn more about the history of Solidarity.

Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts for preaching religious freedom

On October 9, 1635, separatist Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts colony for preaching that civil government had no right to interfere in religious affairs. Read Williams' Plea for Religious Liberty.

Che Guevara executed

On October 9, 1967, communist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara was executed by Bolivian military officials for attempting to overthrow the government there. Learn more about the life of Che Guevara.

Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts for preaching religious freedom

On October 9, 1635, separatist Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts colony for preaching that civil government had no right to interfere in religious affairs.

Read Williams' Plea for Religious Liberty.

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