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News Saudi Arabia amends highly criticized anti-terrorism law
Saudi Arabia amends highly criticized anti-terrorism law
Ashley Hileman
August 7, 2011 11:21:20 am

Saudi Arabian officials on Saturday proposed amendments to the draft anti-terrorism law that received much criticism from human rights groups. A spokesperson for the Shura Council confirmed that the draft of the Penal Law for Terrorism Crimes...

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News Convicted Abu Ghraib ringleader released early
Convicted Abu Ghraib ringleader released early
Ashley Hileman
August 7, 2011 10:37:14 am

The convicted ringleader of abuses committed at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad was released Saturday after serving more than six-and-a-half years of his 10-year sentence. Army Spc. Charles Graner , who was being held...

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News UN rights experts urge Syria government to cease violence against protesters
UN rights experts urge Syria government to cease violence against protesters
Alexandra Malatesta
August 6, 2011 01:57:06 pm

A group of UN human rights experts on Friday condemn the Syrian government and called for a cessation of the continued use of lethal violence to suppress peaceful protests. A UN expert stated, "e continue to receive...

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News California unlikely to meet meet deadline to reduce prison population: report
California unlikely to meet meet deadline to reduce prison population: report
Alexandra Malatesta
August 6, 2011 11:11:56 am

California's Legislative Analyst's Office released a status report on Friday concluding that California is unlikely to meet the Supreme Court's two-year deadline to reduce the state's prison population by 34,000 inmates. California's prisoner...

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News Israel Supreme Court orders watershed removal of West Bank settlement
Israel Supreme Court orders watershed removal of West Bank settlement
Dan Taglioli
August 5, 2011 02:18:34 pm

The Supreme Court of Israel on Tuesday issued for the first time an order for the Israeli government to dismantle an illegal outpost in the West Bank. The order calls for Migron, the largest outpost...

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News UK secret interrogation policy revealed
UK secret interrogation policy revealed
Maureen Cosgrove
August 5, 2011 01:45:45 pm

The Guardian released a top secret document Thursday revealing details about the interrogation policies of UK intelligence officials. The document indicates that officers from the UK security and secret intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6...

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News ACLU appeals same-sex domestic partnership case to Montana high court
ACLU appeals same-sex domestic partnership case to Montana high court
Zach Zagger
August 5, 2011 01:17:58 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) appealed a case over same-sex domestic partnerships Thursday to the the Montana Supreme Court , arguing that denying partnership rights to same-sex couples violates the state constitution [text,...

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News Cuba high court upholds US contractor’s 15-year sentence
Cuba high court upholds US contractor’s 15-year sentence
Julia Zebley
August 5, 2011 12:29:34 pm

The Supreme Court of Cuba on Friday upheld a 15-year sentence for Alan Gross, a US citizen accused of "acts against the independence or integrity of the state." Gross...

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News Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko arrested
Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko arrested
Julia Zebley
August 5, 2011 10:39:28 am

Ukrainian Judge Rodion Kireyev on Friday ordered the arrest of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko , also imposing a travel ban. Reversing a decision he made last week , Kireyev arrested Tymoshenko ...

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News European rights agency condemns Belarus ‘persecution’ of dissidents
European rights agency condemns Belarus ‘persecution’ of dissidents
Zach Zagger
August 5, 2011 10:34:51 am

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) expressed concern Friday over Belarus' handling of human rights activists and its efforts to silence opposition. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis, said that the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus

On April 27, 1861, US President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address draft riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by the federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861). Learn more about Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.

War crimes trials of WWII Japanese leaders began

On April 27, 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began its trials in Tokyo, Japan, ruling on the indictments of former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 27 associates.

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