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News Federal judge finds health care reform act unconstitutional
Federal judge finds health care reform act unconstitutional
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
January 31, 2011 04:04:13 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Monday struck down the health care reform law as unconstitutional. The lawsuit was joined by...

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News Google reaches agreement with states over privacy breach
Google reaches agreement with states over privacy breach
LaToya Sawyer
January 31, 2011 03:10:06 pm

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen announced Friday that he has reached an agreement with Google to avoid court proceedings over the company's collection of private data from unsecured personal...

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News Hungary to consult with EU over objections to controversial media law
Hungary to consult with EU over objections to controversial media law
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
January 31, 2011 03:10:05 pm

Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics indicated Monday that Hungary is willing to consult with the EU over its controversial new media law. In a letter responding to the European Commission's request for more information regarding the law, Navracsics...

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News Ninth Circuit declines to put ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ appeal on hold
Ninth Circuit declines to put ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ appeal on hold
Erin Bock
January 31, 2011 02:54:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday denied the government's request to put on hold all appeals in Log Cabin Republicans v. USA, a case regarding the constitutionality of the military's...

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News Thailand ‘red shirts’ petition ICC to review violence during Bangkok protests
Thailand ‘red shirts’ petition ICC to review violence during Bangkok protests
Ann Riley
January 31, 2011 02:49:12 pm

Thailand's "red shirt" pro-democracy movement on Monday petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a preliminary investigation into whether the government committed crimes against humanity during the Bangkok protests...

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News Cambodia genocide suspects argue for release
Cambodia genocide suspects argue for release
Ashley Hileman
January 31, 2011 12:38:04 pm

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) heard arguments Monday from lawyers representing three former Khmer Rouge leaders regarding their clients' continued detention. Nuon Chea , Khieu Samphan [JURIST...

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News FBI involved in hundreds of legal violations over past decade: report
FBI involved in hundreds of legal violations over past decade: report
Zach Zagger
January 31, 2011 10:57:25 am

The FBI reported to a presidential oversight board that between 2001 and 2008 it committed approximately 800 violations of laws, executive orders, or other regulations governing intelligence investigations, according to a report released Monday by the Electronic...

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News Iraq PM defends ruling placing key institutions under government control
Iraq PM defends ruling placing key institutions under government control
Dwyer Arce
January 31, 2011 10:37:49 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday defended an Iraqi Supreme Court decision finding that several independent agencies must be placed under the control of the government. Among the agencies affected...

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News Kazakhstan Constitutional Council rejects referendum to extend presidency
Kazakhstan Constitutional Council rejects referendum to extend presidency
Sarah Paulsworth
January 31, 2011 10:01:27 am

Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council on Monday rejected a proposed referendum that would have extended the presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev until 2020. According to the council, the proposal, which entailed cancellation...

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News Kenya PM calls recent presidential appointments unconstitutional
Kenya PM calls recent presidential appointments unconstitutional
Drew Singer
January 30, 2011 04:29:55 pm

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Saturday that his country's president violated its new constitution when he made a series of judicial, financial and legal appointments without consulting him. President Mwai...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First impeachment trial began in US Senate

On December 17, 1798, the US Senate began its first impeachment trial. Senator William Blount of Tennessee, a land speculator, was accused of plotting with England to wrest control of Florida from Spain. The Senate ultimately dismissed the charges for lack of jurisdiction—and, perhaps incidentally, lack of Blount, who had gone to Tennessee and had refused to return to the Senate for trial. Read more on the trial of William Blount.

Simon Bolivar dies

On December 17, 1830, South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar died in Colombia. During his lifetime, Bolivar led successful revolutions against Spanish colonial rule throughout South America. His efforts led to the independence of the modern-day nations of Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador and Bolivia, a nation named in his honor.

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