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News Ontario court sentences ‘Toronto 18’ member to 10 years
Ontario court sentences ‘Toronto 18’ member to 10 years
Carrie Schimizzi
November 27, 2010 01:33:31 pm

A judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Friday sentenced Steven Vikash Chand, a man previously convicted in connection with the failed Toronto 18 terrorist plot, to...

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News Council of Europe passes resolutions aimed at judicial reform
Council of Europe passes resolutions aimed at judicial reform
Carrie Schimizzi
November 27, 2010 01:18:26 pm

The Council of Europe (COE) 30th Conference of Ministers of Justice passed three resolutions on Friday at the close of the three-day meeting in Istanbul. The resolutions, "data protection and privacy in...

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News Egypt court sentences 11 for religious election campaigning
Egypt court sentences 11 for religious election campaigning
Aman Kakar
November 27, 2010 11:14:34 am

An Egyptian court on Friday sentenced 11 members of an opposition party to two years in prison for campaigning on behalf of the banned Muslim Brotherhood . The eleven were found guilty of taking part...

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News Sweden appeals court upholds Pirate Bay convictions
Sweden appeals court upholds Pirate Bay convictions
Eryn Correa
November 26, 2010 02:06:15 pm

The Swedish Svea Appeals Court Friday upheld the copyright convictions of Fredrik Neji, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundstroem for their involvement in running The Pirate Bay , a file-sharing website. The...

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News Advocacy groups petition for investigation of Guantanamo psychologist
Advocacy groups petition for investigation of Guantanamo psychologist
Maureen Cosgrove
November 26, 2010 10:45:28 am

The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) petitioned a court on Wednesday to investigate a Guantanamo Bay psychologist who allegedly engaged in activities amounting to professional misconduct....

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News Guatemala foreign ministry defends attempts to extradite ex-interior minister
Guatemala foreign ministry defends attempts to extradite ex-interior minister
Dwyer Arce
November 25, 2010 03:00:00 pm

The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry on Thursday defended its handling of the extradition of former interior minister Carlos Vielmann. A Spanish judge ordered Vielmann's release Tuesday after Guatemalan authorities failed...

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News Rights group urges US to join landmine treaty
Rights group urges US to join landmine treaty
Julia Zebley
November 25, 2010 02:00:40 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the US to become a state party to the Mine Ban Treaty , repeating a plea made in March . The call was prompted by the release...

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News Texas jury convicts DeLay of money laundering and conspiracy
Texas jury convicts DeLay of money laundering and conspiracy
John Paul Putney
November 25, 2010 10:46:37 am

A jury for the 331st Criminal District Court of Texas found former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) guilty of money laundering and conspiracy Wednesday, after deliberating for 19 hours. The charges stemmed...

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News Spain judge orders release of Guatemala’s former interior minister
Spain judge orders release of Guatemala’s former interior minister
Ashley Hileman
November 24, 2010 02:04:26 pm

A Spanish judge on Tuesday ordered the release of former Guatemalan interior minister Carlos Vielmann after authorities in Guatemala failed to request his extradition. Vielmann has been imprisoned in Spain since his arrest in...

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News Federal jury convicts 5 Somali pirates
Federal jury convicts 5 Somali pirates
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 24, 2010 01:01:22 pm

A jury for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Wednesday convicted five Somali men on charges of piracy , the first such conviction in the US in nearly 200 years....

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IOC expels 6 members for taking bribes

On March 17, 1999, the International Olympic Committee expelled six of its members for taking bribes. The preceding investigation revealed that the indicted officials had received over $800,000 in gifts and benefits from the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) before awarding the 2002 Winter Games to Salt Lake City.

Roger Taney born

US Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, author of the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford, was born in Calvert County, Maryland, on March 17, 1777.

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