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News Federal judge finds US government in contempt for drilling moratorium
Federal judge finds US government in contempt for drilling moratorium
Carrie Schimizzi
February 4, 2011 08:47:52 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday found the US Department of Interior (DOI) in contempt and ordered the department to pay attorney's fees for Hornbeck...

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News Federal court hears new Voting Rights Act challenge
Federal court hears new Voting Rights Act challenge
Daniel Richey
February 3, 2011 01:27:44 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments Wednesday on a new challenge to the Voting Rights Act of Act of 1965 (VRA) . Arguing before Judge John Bates, officials representing...

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News UK terrorism expert criticizes European court rulings on control orders
UK terrorism expert criticizes European court rulings on control orders
Maureen Cosgrove
February 3, 2011 01:27:14 pm

The UK government's independent reviewer of terror laws on Thursday published a report saying that rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) made it difficult to remove foreign terror suspects from Britain. Control...

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News Kenya high court rules judicial appointments unconstitutional
Kenya high court rules judicial appointments unconstitutional
Julia Zebley
February 3, 2011 01:26:12 pm

Kenya's High Court of Nairobi ruled Thursday that recent judicial nominations by President Mwai Kibaki are unconstitutional, halting parliament's approval proceedings. Agreeing with an earlier pronouncement by Prime Minister Raila...

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News California, Countrywide settle predatory lending charges for $6.5 million
California, Countrywide settle predatory lending charges for $6.5 million
Sarah Posner
February 3, 2011 01:07:04 pm

The Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles on Wednesday approved a $6.5 million settlement between the state of California and two former Countrywide Financial Corporation executives accused of predatory lending. The lawsuit alleged...

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News Sixth Circuit rules against Ten Commandments in Ohio courthouse
Sixth Circuit rules against Ten Commandments in Ohio courthouse
Daniel Makosky
February 3, 2011 11:04:07 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling barring the Ten Commandments from being displayed in an Ohio courthouse. The display, called "Philosophies of...

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News Virginia AG to ask Supreme Court for immediate review of health care ruling
Virginia AG to ask Supreme Court for immediate review of health care ruling
Daniel Richey
February 3, 2011 10:43:48 am

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II announced Thursday that he will file a petition for certiorari before judgment with the US Supreme Court , asking the court to hear an...

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News Federal judge rules BP oil spill victim fund not independent entity
Federal judge rules BP oil spill victim fund not independent entity
Daniel Makosky
February 3, 2011 10:24:12 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday ordered the administrator for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) to refrain from characterizing himself as independent from...

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News Russia presidential rights council to examine Khodorkovsky verdict
Russia presidential rights council to examine Khodorkovsky verdict
Sarah Paulsworth
February 3, 2011 09:11:58 am

Russia's Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights will look into the verdicts handed down against former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev . During a recent...

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News US immigration court orders deportation of former Nazi supporter
US immigration court orders deportation of former Nazi supporter
Ann Riley
February 3, 2011 07:45:05 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that the Detroit Immigration Court has ordered the removal of a Michigan man accused of killing Jews while serving as a member of the Nazi-sponsored...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

On February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and several others were put on trial for treason in Munich in connection with an attempted coup. Learn more about the Munich (or "Beer Hall") Putsch and the subsequent trial of Hitler and his associates.

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