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News ICC prosecutor says Libya can try Gaddafi’s son
ICC prosecutor says Libya can try Gaddafi’s son
Jaimie Cremeans
November 23, 2011 01:12:51 pm

International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Wednesday the ICC would allow Libya to conduct the trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi . Despite concern from human...

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News UN rights body passes resolution condemning Syria violence
UN rights body passes resolution condemning Syria violence
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 23, 2011 11:18:40 am

The UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee on Tuesday approved a draft resolution condemning recent human rights violations in Syria . The non-binding resolution, drafted by the UK, France and Germany, passed by a vote of...

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News DOJ and Merck reach settlement agreement in Vioxx suit
DOJ and Merck reach settlement agreement in Vioxx suit
Jamie Reese
November 23, 2011 10:10:06 am

Merck & Co reached a settlement agreement Tuesday with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) , agreeing to pay $950 million in criminal and civil penalties. The agreement includes $321 million in criminal fines...

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News DOJ challenges Utah immigration law
DOJ challenges Utah immigration law
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 23, 2011 10:06:55 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a challenge to Utah's controversial immigration law . The measure was signed into law in March by...

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News Ninth Circuit consolidates Proposition 8 challenge with claim that judge was biased
Ninth Circuit consolidates Proposition 8 challenge with claim that judge was biased
Julia Zebley
November 23, 2011 07:14:58 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday consolidated the ongoing Proposition 8 case with an appeal of a denied motion to vacate District Judge Vaughn...

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News Malaysia rights group finds Bush, Blair guilty of war crimes in symbolic trial
Malaysia rights group finds Bush, Blair guilty of war crimes in symbolic trial
Julia Zebley
November 23, 2011 06:46:01 am

The Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) on Tuesday found former US president George W. Bush, former UK prime minister Tony Blair guilty of war crimes after a symbolic trial ....

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News Malaysia introduces stricter regulations on protests
Malaysia introduces stricter regulations on protests
Brandon Gatto
November 22, 2011 02:11:58 pm

Malaysia's government on Tuesday introduced legislation that will enforce new restrictions on public demonstrations, including a ban on street protests and other rules that opposition leaders believe are too repressive. Proposed by the National Front , Malaysia's ruling...

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News US trade commission clears Apple in HTC patent case
US trade commission clears Apple in HTC patent case
Jamie Reese
November 22, 2011 01:54:26 pm

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled Monday for Apple on a patent complaint brought by HTC . The USITC found that Apple had not violated...

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News Philippines ex-president sued by relatives of massacre victims
Philippines ex-president sued by relatives of massacre victims
Sarah Posner
November 22, 2011 12:10:44 pm

The relatives of 57 people killed in a 2009 Philippines massacre on Tuesday sued former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for allegedly assisting the perpetrators. The families seek five million pesos (USD $345,000) from Arroyo...

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News Connecticut high court upholds state’s death penalty law
Connecticut high court upholds state’s death penalty law
Max Slater
November 22, 2011 11:48:42 am

The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state's death penalty law. The court's ruling affirmed the death sentence of a man convicted of murdering a 13-year old boy with a sledgehammer...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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