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News Supreme Court upholds railroad challenge to discriminatory taxation
Supreme Court upholds railroad challenge to discriminatory taxation
Maureen Cosgrove
February 22, 2011 11:41:50 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue that a railroad may challenge sales and use taxes that apply to...

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News Ukraine prosecutors combine criminal cases against former PM Tymoshenko
Ukraine prosecutors combine criminal cases against former PM Tymoshenko
Zach Zagger
February 22, 2011 10:45:50 am

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has combined two separate criminal cases and concluded the pre-trial investigation of opposition leader and former primer minister Yulia Tymoshenko ....

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News ICTY begins contempt trial over witness identity revelations
ICTY begins contempt trial over witness identity revelations
Matt Glenn
February 22, 2011 09:01:38 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) began the trial of former Serb nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj Tuesday on charges that he released the names of 11 ICTY...

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News Egypt chief prosecutor seeks to freeze ex-president’s foreign assets
Egypt chief prosecutor seeks to freeze ex-president’s foreign assets
Erin Bock
February 21, 2011 03:13:21 pm

Egypt's chief prosecutor on Monday requested that Foreign Ministry officials take steps to freeze any foreign assets belonging to former president Hosni Mubarak and his family.Prosecutor Abdel Magid made the request even though Mubarak...

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News India president: government to address corruption
India president: government to address corruption
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
February 21, 2011 03:09:01 pm

Indian President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil announced Monday that the government will work to eradicate corruption. In her address to both houses of Parliament to open the budget session, Patil stated that India will take...

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News Tunisia seeks extradition of ousted president
Tunisia seeks extradition of ousted president
Ann Riley
February 21, 2011 02:46:48 pm

The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday submitted a formal request to Saudi Arabian authorities to extradite ousted former president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali following the...

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News Federal prosecutors end criminal investigation of Countrywide executive
Federal prosecutors end criminal investigation of Countrywide executive
LaToya Sawyer
February 21, 2011 02:04:17 pm

Federal prosecutors have dropped a criminal investigation against former Countrywide Financial Corporation executive Angelo Mozilo, concluding that he was not involved in any criminal conduct during his time as director over the company, according to Friday...

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News UK judge warns proposed bill of rights could further conflict between UK, ECHR
UK judge warns proposed bill of rights could further conflict between UK, ECHR
Ashley Hileman
February 21, 2011 01:15:49 pm

Former UK Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf warned Monday that a British Bill of Rights, as proposed by various members of the British government, would conflict with the European Convention on Human Rights , which the...

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News India appeals court upholds death sentence for Mumbai gunman
India appeals court upholds death sentence for Mumbai gunman
Zach Zagger
February 21, 2011 11:18:53 am

The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the conviction and death sentence of Pakistani national Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab , the only surviving gunman of the three-day siege of Mumbai [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...

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Libya government promises constitutional reforms following protests
Dwyer Arce
February 21, 2011 10:04:17 am

The Libyan government is considering adopting a constitution and allowing greater freedoms, Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , announced Monday in a televised address following several days of protests. In the address, Saif al-Islam...

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Marie Antoinette convicted of treason and guillotened

French Queen consort Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason by a Revolutionary court and then guillotined on October 16, 1793. The queen consort was convicted of conspiring with foreign powers, depleting the treasury, and high treason only four days after her initial arrest on October 12. Her husband Louis XVI was executed nine months prior. Learn more about the trial and execution of Marie Antoinette.

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