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News Wisconsin appeals court passes union bargaining case to state supreme court
Wisconsin appeals court passes union bargaining case to state supreme court
Carrie Schimizzi
March 25, 2011 08:01:34 am

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to rule on an order enjoining Wisconsin Secretary of State Douglas La Follette from publishing a legislative measure designed to curb the...

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News Argentina court gives ex-general additional life sentence for ‘Dirty War’ crimes
Argentina court gives ex-general additional life sentence for ‘Dirty War’ crimes
Carrie Schimizzi
March 25, 2011 07:09:09 am

An Argentine court sentenced former general Luciano Benjamin Menendez to life in prison on Wednesday for the 1976 attack and murder of five urban guerrilla group members during the country's 1976-1983 "Dirty War"...

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News UN rights council launches Iran probe
UN rights council launches Iran probe
Aman Kakar
March 24, 2011 01:14:40 pm

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution on Thursday, appointing a Special Rapporteur to investigate human rights violations in Iran. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 22 in favor,...

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News Spain denies legal status to new Basque political party
Spain denies legal status to new Basque political party
LaToya Sawyer
March 24, 2011 12:19:11 pm

The Spanish Supreme Court on Wednesday denied legal status to new political party, Sortu, in response to the government's concerns that its links to the Basque separatist group ETA ...

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News Egypt temporary government releases decree criminalizing strikes
Egypt temporary government releases decree criminalizing strikes
Julia Zebley
March 24, 2011 12:09:41 pm

Egypt's interim government, the Cabinet of Ministers released a decree on Wednesday that will impose prison sentences for strike actions and inciting protests. Although the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has yet to rule on...

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News Idaho, Kansas lawmakers approve bans on late-term abortions
Idaho, Kansas lawmakers approve bans on late-term abortions
Sarah Paulsworth
March 24, 2011 09:50:42 am

The Idaho Senate voted 24-10 on Wednesday to approve a bill that would prohibit most abortions after 20 weeks of gestation. The "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," similar to bills passed in Nebraska last...

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News Ninth Circuit refuses to lift same-sex marriage ban
Ninth Circuit refuses to lift same-sex marriage ban
Ann Riley
March 24, 2011 08:49:38 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday denied a motion to lift the stay order prohibiting gay couples from marrying while an appeal of the invalidation of Proposition 8...

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News US soldier pleads guilty to murdering Afghan civilians
US soldier pleads guilty to murdering Afghan civilians
Ann Riley
March 24, 2011 07:55:06 am

Specialist Jeremy Morlock pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of murder as part of a plot contrived with fellow soldiers to kill Afghan civilians. At the court-martial, held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord , Morlock also...

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News Egypt rights commission accuses Mubarak of protester murders
Egypt rights commission accuses Mubarak of protester murders
Sarah Posner
March 24, 2011 07:42:29 am

A commission of Arab and Egyptian human rights groups have accused former president Hosni Mubarak and the police of murdering protesters during the demonstrations in Egypt, according to a local newspaper on...

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Supreme Court hears argument in Miranda, right to counsel cases
Brian Jackson
March 23, 2011 01:52:33 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in JDB v. North Carolina on whether a court should consider a juvenile's age when...

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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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