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News Federal judge rejects ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ discharge
Federal judge rejects ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ discharge
Daniel Makosky
September 25, 2010 03:53:47 pm

A federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Friday ordered that a US Air Force officer be reinstated after being previously discharged under the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT)...

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News Obama administration invokes state secrets in effort to block targeted killings lawsuit
Obama administration invokes state secrets in effort to block targeted killings lawsuit
Sarah Paulsworth
September 25, 2010 01:52:56 pm

The Obama administration on Friday filed a brief with the District Court for the District of Columbia , asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit questioning the legality of targeted killings of terrorism suspects....

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News Kenya court convicts 7 more Somali pirates
Kenya court convicts 7 more Somali pirates
Zach Zagger
September 24, 2010 01:53:45 pm

A Kenyan court on Thursday convicted seven Somali pirates and sentenced them to five years in prison. The group was tried and convicted in the coastal town of Mombasa where they had been held...

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News DOJ asks court not to enforce ruling overturning ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
DOJ asks court not to enforce ruling overturning ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Matt Glenn
September 24, 2010 12:16:55 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an objection Thursday in the US District Court for the Central District of California asking the court not to issue a proposed injunction prohibiting the military...

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News Washington high court upholds state’s Internet gambling ban
Washington high court upholds state’s Internet gambling ban
Drew Singer
September 24, 2010 12:02:08 pm

The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state ban on online gambling is constitutional. Washington resident Lee Rousso gambled online in the past and wanted to continue doing so, arguing that a new...

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News DOJ asks appeals court to uphold ruling on Arizona immigration law
DOJ asks appeals court to uphold ruling on Arizona immigration law
Brian Jackson
September 24, 2010 11:49:46 am

Attorneys for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday filed an appellate brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that the district court did not abuse its discretion when...

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News Rights group urges Myanmar to free political prisoners before election
Rights group urges Myanmar to free political prisoners before election
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
September 24, 2010 09:04:34 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged the government of Myanmar to release all political prisoners ahead of the nation's November elections—the first to be held in 20 years. Myanmar currently holds 2,200 political prisoners, the...

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News Pakistani woman sentenced to 86 years for attempted murder of US personnel
Pakistani woman sentenced to 86 years for attempted murder of US personnel
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
September 23, 2010 02:45:13 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday sentenced Aafia Siddiqui , a Pakistani woman convicted of attempting to murder US personnel at the Afghan...

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News Cambodia opposition leader sentenced over Vietnam border controversy
Cambodia opposition leader sentenced over Vietnam border controversy
Drew Singer
September 23, 2010 10:42:27 am

A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced opposition leader Sam Rainsy in absentia to 10 years in prison following his conviction on charges of forging and disseminating a false map of the Cambodia-Vietnam...

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News Serbia war crimes court sentences ex-paramilitary officer over Kosovo war killings
Serbia war crimes court sentences ex-paramilitary officer over Kosovo war killings
Jay Carmella
September 23, 2010 09:07:21 am

The War Crimes Department of the Higher Court in Belgrade on Wednesday sentenced former paramilitary officer Zeljko Djukic to 20 years in prison for his involvement in the deaths of 14 civilians in March 1999 during...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an American Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all Native Americans born in the US made citizens.

Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.

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