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News DOJ to investigate 2 overseas detainee deaths
DOJ to investigate 2 overseas detainee deaths
Maureen Cosgrove
June 30, 2011 03:22:31 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that he would continue investigating the deaths of two detainees who died during interrogations by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) . Former attorney general Michael Mukasey had...

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News Federal judge upholds decision listing polar bears as threatened
Federal judge upholds decision listing polar bears as threatened
Chris Morris
June 30, 2011 03:18:09 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday upheld a 2008 decision by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to list polar bears as "threatened" on the...

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News Federal judge allows Google Street View suit to proceed
Federal judge allows Google Street View suit to proceed
Julia Zebley
June 30, 2011 03:14:50 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday rejected a motion by Google to dismiss class-action lawsuits under wiretapping laws. Judge James Ware denied ...

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News USSC unanimously approves retroactive application of reduced crack sentencing law
USSC unanimously approves retroactive application of reduced crack sentencing law
Julia Zebley
June 30, 2011 02:12:12 pm

The US Sentencing Commission (USSC) voted unanimously on Thursday to implement the retroactive application of the Fair Sentencing Act , which brings the sentences for crack cocaine more in line for those...

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News Canada high court to hear convicted terrorist appeal
Canada high court to hear convicted terrorist appeal
Maureen Cosgrove
June 30, 2011 01:44:20 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declared that it would hear an appeal of convicted terrorist Mohammed Momin Khawaja . The high court granted an application for leave to appeal ...

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News Samsung files trade commission complaint against Apple
Samsung files trade commission complaint against Apple
Chris Morris
June 30, 2011 01:32:34 pm

Samsung Electronics filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) on Tuesday seeking to prevent Apple from importing iPads and iPhones. Samsung claims Apple...

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News US Senate passes bill to ease presidential appointments
US Senate passes bill to ease presidential appointments
Julia Zebley
June 30, 2011 12:08:29 pm

The US Senate passed the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act by 79-20 on Wednesday. The bill exempts 170 minor executive posts and 2,800 posts in the US Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

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News Former Taiwan president indicted on embezzlement charges
Former Taiwan president indicted on embezzlement charges
Maureen Cosgrove
June 30, 2011 11:54:13 am

Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui was indicted on Thursday on charges of money laundering and embezzling money from a secret diplomatic fund. Lee and a top aide, Liu Tai-ying, were charged with embezzling $7.79 million from a...

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News Florida judge enjoins state campaign finance matching funds law
Florida judge enjoins state campaign finance matching funds law
Zach Zagger
June 30, 2011 11:23:06 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida struck down a campaign finance law providing matching funds for campaigns choosing to use public financing. The decision closely follows the...

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News Former Khmer Rouge leader promises cooperation with genocide court
Former Khmer Rouge leader promises cooperation with genocide court
Maureen Cosgrove
June 30, 2011 11:17:17 am

Former Khmer Rouge head of state, Khieu Samphan , on Thursday promised to reveal information about of the communist Khmer Rouge regime that governed Cambodia during the 1970s. Samphan told the Extraordinary...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Amsterdam Treaty signed, broadening scope of EU

On October 2, 1997, European Union delegates signed the Amsterdam Treaty, which broadened the scope of the international organization. It amended previous EU treaties to expand the power of the EU Parliament, start the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and prepare for the influx of post-Communist countries in Eastern Europe.

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