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News Zimbabwe court detains activists on treason charges
Zimbabwe court detains activists on treason charges
Ashley Hileman
March 7, 2011 02:42:32 pm

A Zimbabwe magistrate court on Monday ordered six of the 45 activists arrested in Harare last month detained on charges of treason, releasing the remaining 39. The six activists not released today will remain detained and face trial [CNN...

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News Supreme Court eases time limit on habeas petitions
Supreme Court eases time limit on habeas petitions
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 7, 2011 01:40:12 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Wall v. Kholi that a defendant's plea for leniency tolls the statute of limitations for filing a federal...

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News Georgia Supreme Court upholds voter ID law
Georgia Supreme Court upholds voter ID law
Ashley Hileman
March 7, 2011 01:22:18 pm

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a state law that requires voters to present one of six government-issued photo identifications in order to vote. The Democratic Party of Georgia brought the suit...

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News Supreme Court rules against government in Freedom of Information case
Supreme Court rules against government in Freedom of Information case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 7, 2011 12:36:44 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 8-1 in Milner v. Department of the Navy that the government may not withhold certain information under the Freedom of...

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News Supreme Court allows death row inmate to access DNA testing
Supreme Court allows death row inmate to access DNA testing
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 7, 2011 11:16:34 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Skinner v. Switzer that a convicted prisoner seeking access to biological evidence for DNA testing may assert a...

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News France ex-president Chirac goes on trial for corruption
France ex-president Chirac goes on trial for corruption
Erin Bock
March 7, 2011 11:16:32 am

A French court on Monday began the trial of former president Jacques Chirac but immediately suspended proceedings. The trial was suspended in light of claims made by co-defendant Remy Chardon, Chirac's former...

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News Supreme Court to rule on copyright protections for foreign works
Supreme Court to rule on copyright protections for foreign works
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 7, 2011 10:11:54 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Golan v. Holder to determine the copyright status of foreign works that used to be in the public...

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News Third Circuit rejects Second Amendment rights for felons
Third Circuit rejects Second Amendment rights for felons
Daniel Makosky
March 6, 2011 12:58:45 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Friday ruled that barring convicted felons from possessing firearms does not infringe upon their constitutional rights. Attorneys for James Barton, previously convicted on drug and...

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News Utah legislature approves new version of Arizona-style immigration bill
Utah legislature approves new version of Arizona-style immigration bill
Carrie Schimizzi
March 6, 2011 12:18:51 pm

The Utah House and Senate on Friday approved a new Arizona-style immigration law. The Utah Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act replaces the older version of the law that had lost...

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News Washington approves bill recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages
Washington approves bill recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages
Maureen Cosgrove
March 5, 2011 03:05:34 pm

The Washington House of Representatives on Friday voted 58-39 to approve a bill recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages as legal domestic partnerships. House Bill 1649 amends current law that recognizes out-of-state domestic partnerships and civil unions, but...

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US Congress passed Gulf of Tonkin resolution

On August 7, 1964, in response to an alleged North Vietnamese attack on the USS Maddox three days earlier, the US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, approving and supporting "the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression." The resolution marked a major escalation in the US role in the Vietnam War. Review the text of the resolution and President Lyndon Johnson's message to Congress.

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