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News Germany court rejects El-Masri CIA rendition suit
Germany court rejects El-Masri CIA rendition suit
Carrie Schimizzi
December 11, 2010 12:18:13 pm

A German administrative court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Khaled El-Masri seeking the arrest and extradition of 13 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents whom El-Masri claims kidnapped and illegally detained...

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News Croatia ex-PM arrested on suspicion of corruption, fraud
Croatia ex-PM arrested on suspicion of corruption, fraud
Brian Jackson
December 11, 2010 11:03:14 am

Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader was arrested in Austria on Friday pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by Croatia. Sanader, who was elected to parliament after he stepped down from the prime minister position in 2009, stands accused...

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News Supreme Court to hear 3 cases involving labeling of generic medicines
Supreme Court to hear 3 cases involving labeling of generic medicines
Brian Jackson
December 11, 2010 10:06:28 am

The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in three cases related to the duty of generic drug manufacturers to list possible side effects on the labels of medicines they produce. The...

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News Massachusetts high court authorizes DNA warrants for unknown suspects
Massachusetts high court authorizes DNA warrants for unknown suspects
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 10, 2010 03:57:55 pm

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that prosecutors can indict a genetic profile in a rape case, even if they do not know the suspect's name. The ruling will allow prosecutors to indict suspects based on...

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News China dissident Liu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
China dissident Liu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
Dwyer Arce
December 10, 2010 03:30:24 pm

Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize in absentia Friday in Oslo, Norway. The prize was laid in an empty chair following the ceremony. It would normally be...

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News UN rights chief criticizes actions against WikiLeaks
UN rights chief criticizes actions against WikiLeaks
Dwyer Arce
December 10, 2010 02:15:08 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday criticized actions by governments and corporations to cut off funding to WikiLeaks , saying it could violate the website's rights to free expression. The...

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News ICC prosecutor accuses Sudan of blocking genocide inquiry
ICC prosecutor accuses Sudan of blocking genocide inquiry
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 10, 2010 12:44:58 pm

Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the UN Security Council Thursday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is deliberately protecting those accused of committing...

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News Italy court convicts former Parmalat owner over fraudulent bankruptcy
Italy court convicts former Parmalat owner over fraudulent bankruptcy
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
December 10, 2010 10:24:11 am

A court in the Italian town of Parma on Thursday convicted the founder and former chief executive of dairy giant Parmalat SpA , Calisto Tanzi , for the company's fraudulent bankruptcy, sentencing him to...

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News France ex-president Chirac to face single corruption trial
France ex-president Chirac to face single corruption trial
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
December 10, 2010 09:58:07 am

A French court decided Thursday to combine two separate cases involving misuse of public funds brought against former president Jacques Chirac , leaving him to face only one trial this spring. It is...

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News Senate blocks vote to repeal ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Senate blocks vote to repeal ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 10, 2010 09:15:00 am

The US Senate failed Thursday to advance a vote on a bill to repeal the military's controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (DADT) , which prohibits openly gay men and women...

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Massachusetts instituted death penalty for heresy

On November 4, 1646, the Massachusetts General Court approved a law requiring all members of the colony to recognize the Bible as the Word of God, under penalty of death.  

Israel PM Yitzhak Rabin assassinated

On November 4, 1995, Yigal Amir shot and killed Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in response to the Oslo Accords peace agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization. Amir was tried and given a life sentence for the murder. Learn more about the trial of Yigal Amir from the New York Times.

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