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News Indonesia cleric pleads not guilty to terror charges
Indonesia cleric pleads not guilty to terror charges
Erin Bock
May 26, 2011 07:38:48 am

Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to terrorism charges for allegedly funding a terrorist training camp in the Indonesian province of Aceh to prepare Islamic radicals to carry out attacks in Jakarta....

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News Rwanda genocide leader arrested in DRC
Rwanda genocide leader arrested in DRC
Julia Zebley
May 25, 2011 03:59:52 pm

Rwandan genocide suspect and former Hutu militia leader Bernard Munyagishari has been arrested in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) announced on Wednesday. Munyagishari was wanted on...

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News UN rights chief criticizes Australia indigenous, asylum policies
UN rights chief criticizes Australia indigenous, asylum policies
Julia Zebley
May 25, 2011 03:17:16 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday a rebuked Australia for its political, rather than human rights based approach to indigenous people and asylum-seekers. Although she criticized some of the nation's practices, she...

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News Brazil lower house passes reforms easing restrictions on deforestation
Brazil lower house passes reforms easing restrictions on deforestation
Zach Zagger
May 25, 2011 03:03:50 pm

The Brazil House of Deputies passed reforms to the the country's forest code Tuesday that ease restrictions on deforestation and provide amnesty for prior deforestation violations. The amended code would allow ...

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News Federal judge upholds Ohio law limiting ‘abortion pill’
Federal judge upholds Ohio law limiting ‘abortion pill’
Julia Zebley
May 25, 2011 11:49:50 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Monday upheld an Ohio law that limits the use of the "abortion pill," overturning a 2006 injunction . The law...

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News Arizona to file lawsuit over controversial state medical marijuana law
Arizona to file lawsuit over controversial state medical marijuana law
Zach Zagger
May 25, 2011 11:46:07 am

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) announced Tuesday the state is filing a federal lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment over the legality of the state's controversial medical marijuana law passed last November. Brewer said that...

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News Mozambique ex-minister embezzlement sentence reduced
Mozambique ex-minister embezzlement sentence reduced
Julia Zebley
May 25, 2011 11:27:04 am

Former Mozambique transportation minister Antonio Munguambe's sentence for embezzlement was reduced on Tuesday from 20 years in prison to four years and five months. The Supreme Court of Mozambique upheld the verdict [Journal News report,...

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News ICTY charges Seselj with contempt over confidential information on website
ICTY charges Seselj with contempt over confidential information on website
Zach Zagger
May 25, 2011 10:54:34 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday initiated contempt proceedings against former Serb nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj , who is being tried for war crimes, for failing to remove...

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News Rights groups criticize Iran detention of lawyers
Rights groups criticize Iran detention of lawyers
Julia Zebley
May 25, 2011 09:08:07 am

Amnesty International (AI) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) decried on Monday Iran's persecutions of lawyers, suggesting it is a move to repress dissent. They called for the immediate release of Nasrin Sotoudeh [JURIST news...

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News Ukraine prosecutors bring more corruption charges against ex-PM Tymoshenko
Ukraine prosecutors bring more corruption charges against ex-PM Tymoshenko
Zach Zagger
May 25, 2011 08:45:38 am

The Ukraine Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) again charged former prime minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday in connection with alleged corruption during her time in office. She was charged...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Ford offered amnesty to Vietnam draft-evaders

On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders which would waive any charges provided they agreed to work two years in public service. A Presidential Clemency Board was created to administer the program - it finished its work in September 1975 after having disposed of 14, 514 cases. Critics said the initiative did not go far enough, however, and noted that only about 19 percent of eligible persons even applied. Learn more about the conditional amnesty program from the Papers of Charles E. Goodell, the Washington lawyer who was Chairman of the PCB, now housed at the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ozone Layer treaty opens for signatures

On September 16, 1987, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature. It has since been signed by almost 200 nations. As a result, the Earth's Ozone Layer is expected to recover by the year 2050.

William O. Douglas born

On September 16, 1898, William O. Douglas was born in Maine Township, Minnesota. Douglas went on to become Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission before being named to the US Supreme Court by President Franklin Roosevelt. Douglas would become an influential civil libertarian on the Warren Court and the longest-tenured Justice in history, serving for 36 years and 7 months.

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