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News ECHR finds insufficient proof Khodorkovsky prosecution was politically motivated
ECHR finds insufficient proof Khodorkovsky prosecution was politically motivated
Zach Zagger
May 31, 2011 04:42:46 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday found that former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky did not prove his prosecution for tax evasion and fraud were politically motivated...

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News Military prosecutors bring charges against 9/11 suspects
Military prosecutors bring charges against 9/11 suspects
Zach Zagger
May 31, 2011 03:40:37 pm

The Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday announced that military prosecutors have sworn charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 conspirators being held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...

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News Serbia court rejects Mladic appeal of extradition to ICTY on genocide charges
Serbia court rejects Mladic appeal of extradition to ICTY on genocide charges
Zach Zagger
May 31, 2011 01:54:26 pm

The Serbia War Crimes Court Tuesday rejected an appeal by alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic of the decision that he is medically fit for extradition . Snezana Malovic, Serbia's justice minister, confirmed [Aljazeera...

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News Supreme Court rules Ashcroft immune from suit over witness detention
Supreme Court rules Ashcroft immune from suit over witness detention
Zach Zagger
May 31, 2011 12:46:44 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in Ashcroft v. al-Kidd that a witness in a terror investigation cannot challenge the constitutionality of an objectively reasonable arrest pursuant to...

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News Supreme Court rules in patent infringement case
Supreme Court rules in patent infringement case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 31, 2011 11:41:18 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Tuesday in Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB, SA that induced patent infringement requires knowledge that the induced acts constitute patent infringement. Under 35 USC...

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News Supreme Court to hear suspect identification case, rejects Conrad Black appeal
Supreme Court to hear suspect identification case, rejects Conrad Black appeal
Zach Zagger
May 31, 2011 10:51:53 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in a case over a suspect identification but rejected the appeal of Canadian-born media magnate Conrad Black over...

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News China to issue harsher penalties, including death, for food safety violations
China to issue harsher penalties, including death, for food safety violations
Zach Zagger
May 31, 2011 09:58:15 am

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a directive Friday instituting new harsher penalties under the criminal law for violations of food safety crimes. The penalties raise the prison sentences and eliminate...

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News Cambodia asks ICJ to order withdrawal of Thai troops from disputed border area
Cambodia asks ICJ to order withdrawal of Thai troops from disputed border area
Zach Zagger
May 31, 2011 08:44:41 am

The Cambodian government on Monday asked the UN International Court of Justice to order Thai troops to withdraw from a disputed border area surrounding the Temple of Preah Vihear . Cambodia sought clarification from...

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News UN rights expert confirms authenticity of Sri Lanka war crimes video
UN rights expert confirms authenticity of Sri Lanka war crimes video
Daniel Makosky
May 30, 2011 12:53:14 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Christof Heyns on Monday urged the UN Human Rights Council to conduct further investigations into possible Sri Lankan war crimes after reconfirming the legitimacy of a video of Liberation...

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News Mladic lawyer appeals extradition, seeks independent medical analysis
Mladic lawyer appeals extradition, seeks independent medical analysis
Daniel Makosky
May 30, 2011 11:35:45 am

Milos Saljic, the lawyer representing Ratko Mladic , announced on Monday that he has appealed last week's finding that his client is medically fit for extradition . Serbian authorities must postpone Mladic's extradition until...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

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