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News Iraq court sentences Saddam-era deputy PM Aziz to death
Iraq court sentences Saddam-era deputy PM Aziz to death
Carrie Schimizzi
October 26, 2010 09:07:32 am

Former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein , Tariq Aziz , was sentenced to death Tuesday by the Iraqi High Criminal Court . The...

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News Federal court rules government not required to disclose Bagram detainee information
Federal court rules government not required to disclose Bagram detainee information
Zach Zagger
October 26, 2010 08:27:15 am

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a request Monday for documents regarding the detention and treatment of prisoners being held at Bagram Air Base ...

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News Chipmaker brings patent infringement suit over Android operating system
Chipmaker brings patent infringement suit over Android operating system
Matt Glenn
October 25, 2010 03:24:12 pm

Digital security company Gemalto announced Monday that it has filed a lawsuit against HTC, Samsung Electronics, Motorola and Google , as well as some of those companies' US subsidiaries, based on the...

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News Ontario court sentences convicted ‘Toronto 18’ leader to 16 years
Ontario court sentences convicted ‘Toronto 18’ leader to 16 years
John Paul Putney
October 25, 2010 02:13:37 pm

The Ontario Superior Court on Monday sentenced Fahim Ahmad , the leader of the Toronto 18 , to 16 years in prison for his role in the terrorist organization. During the...

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News Morocco terrorism suspects face serious human rights violations: HRW
Morocco terrorism suspects face serious human rights violations: HRW
Ashley Hileman
October 25, 2010 12:32:24 pm

Suspects detained under Morocco's counterterrorism law routinely face serious human rights violations, including illegal detention and torture, according to a report issued Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The 56-page report was created following interviews...

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News Khadr pleads guilty to terrorism charges
Khadr pleads guilty to terrorism charges
Eryn Correa
October 25, 2010 11:14:04 am

Former Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr on Monday pleaded guilty to all five charges against him, including conspiracy, murder and aiding the enemy. Under the terms of the...

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News US, Iraq governments urged to investigate reports of detainee abuse
US, Iraq governments urged to investigate reports of detainee abuse
Carrie Schimizzi
October 25, 2010 08:36:09 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Saturday for the Iraqi and US governments to launch an investigation and prosecute those responsible for alleged detainee abuse after thousands of previously classified documents detailing torture...

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News UK privacy commission to re-open Google investigation
UK privacy commission to re-open Google investigation
Erin Bock
October 24, 2010 04:10:13 pm

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced Saturday that it will re-open an investigation into Google after the company announced that privacy breaches earlier this year were more serious than originally...

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News US environmental group sues to reinstate drilling moratorium
US environmental group sues to reinstate drilling moratorium
Dwyer Arce
October 24, 2010 11:28:44 am

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Friday against Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, seeking to have the deepwater drilling moratorium reinstated. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court...

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News Iraq high court rules delay in government formation unconstitutional
Iraq high court rules delay in government formation unconstitutional
Dwyer Arce
October 24, 2010 10:49:07 am

The Iraqi Supreme Court ruled Sunday that the seven-month delay in forming a government following the March parliamentary elections was unconstitutional, ordering parliament to reconvene. The lawsuit was filed by an independent group [WP...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College case

On February 2, 1819, the US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College v. Woodward, ruling that the charter of a college was a contract that a state could not alter arbitrarily.

New Amsterdam incorporated

On February 2, 1653, the City of New Amsterdam was incorporated by the Dutch Republic. After the British conquest, the city was renamed New York after the Duke of York.

Breviary of Alaric put into effect by Visigoth king

King Alaric II of the Visigoths put the Breviary of Alaric, a collection of Roman laws, into effect on February 2, 506. The breviary contains constitutions and laws of the newly fallen Roman Empire, including the Theodosian code, and parts of the Gregorian and Hermogenian Codes. The Breviary of Alaric predated the Byzantine Empire's Code of Justinian by 23 years.  Read an entry on the Breviary of Alaric from the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.

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