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News Both sides appeal to Supreme Court on health care law
Both sides appeal to Supreme Court on health care law
Erin Bock
September 29, 2011 07:42:17 am

Both the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and a group of 26 states filed petitions with the US Supreme Court Wednesday seeking a ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...

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News Federal judge rules Iraqi national can be tried in Kentucky court
Federal judge rules Iraqi national can be tried in Kentucky court
Dan Taglioli
September 28, 2011 03:13:50 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ruled Tuesday that an Iraqi national can stand trial in US civilian court for terrorism-related crimes. Chief Judge Thomas Russell, in an 11-page opinion,...

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News DOJ asks to dismiss case seeking release of bin Laden photographs
DOJ asks to dismiss case seeking release of bin Laden photographs
Andrea Bottorff
September 28, 2011 02:07:58 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit calling for the release of photographs taken shortly after Osama bin Laden's death. Nonprofit organization Justice Watch filed a complaint...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal hears appeal of ex-army officer
Rwanda genocide tribunal hears appeal of ex-army officer
Andrea Bottorff
September 28, 2011 12:31:53 pm

The Appeals Chamber for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the case of Aloys Ntabakuze , a former Rwandan army officer convicted of genocide and related...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal hears appeal of former official
Rwanda genocide tribunal hears appeal of former official
Ashley Hileman
September 28, 2011 10:42:27 am

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the appeal of Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, the former Sub-Prefect of the southern region of Gisagara. The five judges composing...

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News Federal appeals court stays release of Proposition 8 trial videos
Federal appeals court stays release of Proposition 8 trial videos
Dan Taglioli
September 28, 2011 10:28:08 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday extended a hold on the release of the video recordings of last year's trial on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban. In response...

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News Australia military to allow women in combat roles
Australia military to allow women in combat roles
Ashley Hileman
September 28, 2011 09:56:52 am

The Australian Minister for Defence announced Tuesday that women may now work in any position within the Australian Defence Force (ADF), including combat roles. Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith cited the "long and proud history"...

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News Ukraine prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for ex-PM Tymoshenko
Ukraine prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for ex-PM Tymoshenko
Julia Zebley
September 28, 2011 08:04:56 am

The trial of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko resumed on Tuesday after a two-week recess with prosecutors asking the court to sentence Tymoshenko to seven years in prison and bar her...

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News Supreme Court adds 7 cases to 2011 docket
Supreme Court adds 7 cases to 2011 docket
Julia Zebley
September 28, 2011 07:14:13 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in eight cases, consolidating two for oral arguments. In Filarsky v. Delia , the court will consider whether a lawyer retained to work...

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Kashmir promises identification of recently uncovered bodies
Jennie Ryan
September 28, 2011 06:52:19 am

Kashmir's Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Tuesday that officials will carry out DNA tests on the thousands of bodies recently uncovered in unmarked graves in the country's northern region. Abdullah called for families of missing persons...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jury selection began for Chicago "Black Sox" baseball trial

On July 5, 1921, jury selection began in the trial of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. "Shoeless Joe" Jackson and seven others were eventually acquitted but were later barred from baseball for life. Learn more about the "Black Sox" trial in JURIST's Famous Trials series.

Israel enacts the Law of Return

On July 5, 1950, the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, enacted the Law of Return, which granted all Jewish people to right to Israeli citizenship.

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