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News Egypt court fines Mubarak $90 million for Internet, telecom shutdown during protests
Egypt court fines Mubarak $90 million for Internet, telecom shutdown during protests
John Paul Putney
May 29, 2011 03:43:10 pm

An Egyptian judge on Saturday fined former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and two ministers $90 million for shutting down Internet and mobile phone service during the protests culminating in his ouster. The massive fine, the first...

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Google responds to PayPal trade secrets lawsuit
Dwyer Arce
May 29, 2011 11:18:29 am

Google on Friday responded to allegations of misappropriating trade secrets made in a lawsuit filed by PayPal , arguing that it had done nothing illegal. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in the Superior Court...

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News Malta votes to legalize divorce
Malta votes to legalize divorce
Dwyer Arce
May 29, 2011 10:17:52 am

Malta voters on Saturday approved a ballot question asking whether divorce should be allowed in the country. The measure passed with 53 percent of the vote, and saw a 72 percent turnout [Times of Malta...

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News Federal appeals court denies habeas for Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Federal appeals court denies habeas for Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
LaToya Sawyer
May 28, 2011 03:34:54 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday affirmed a lower court's decision confirming that Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Musa'ab Omar al-Madhwani is lawfully detained for being part of al...

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News Federal judge strikes down ban on corporate donations to candidates
Federal judge strikes down ban on corporate donations to candidates
John Paul Putney
May 28, 2011 01:55:34 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday struck down a campaign finance law which bans corporations from making contributions to federal candidates, citing the controversial Supreme Court...

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UN rights office warns of Yemen civil war
LaToya Sawyer
May 28, 2011 01:34:02 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for the Yemeni government on Friday to crack down on deadly violence, expressing fear that the violence will push the country into a civil war...

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UN rights expert calls for reform of Tunisia anti-terrorism law
John Paul Putney
May 28, 2011 12:40:20 pm

UN human rights expert Martin Scheinin called on the Transitional Government of Tunisia Thursday to reform the counter-terrorism law to comply with international human rights law. Scheinin, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and...

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Vermont passes single-payer health care law
Julia Zebley
May 27, 2011 02:39:28 pm

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a health care reform law on Friday that promises to make a state single-payer system. The law, designed to reform Vermont's entire health care system, will...

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News South Dakota abortion waiting period challenged
South Dakota abortion waiting period challenged
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 27, 2011 02:22:50 pm

Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a South Dakota law requiring women to seek counseling at a pregnancy center and wait three days before...

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South Korea court sentences 4 Somali pirates
Julia Zebley
May 27, 2011 02:16:58 pm

A South Korean court sentenced a Somali pirate to life in prison, and three others to varying long-term sentences on Friday, for hijacking a South Korean ship. A fifth pirate pleaded guilty and was tried separately. The five men...

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Patent of Toleration grants religious freedom to Protestants in Holy Roman Empire

On October 21, 1781, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II issued the Patent of Toleration, which granted religious freedom to Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire.

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On October 21, 1876, the West Publishing Company, founded by John B. West, published its first law reporter, The Syllabi, which promised to provide Minnesota lawyers with legal intelligence that was "prompt, interesting, full, and at all times thoroughly reliable." The Syllabi eventually became the Northwestern Reporter, which later evolved into West's National Reporter System.

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