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News Supreme Court declines to rule on Asian carp
Supreme Court declines to rule on Asian carp
Hillary Stemple
February 28, 2012 01:59:59 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant an injunction, and denied a petition for writ of certiorari in Michigan v. US Army Corp. of Engineers . Five states petitioned the court...

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News Virginia Senate approves voter ID bill
Virginia Senate approves voter ID bill
Keith Herting
February 28, 2012 01:02:24 pm

The Virginia Senate on Monday approved a bill requiring identification from those trying to vote in elections. The bill passed 21-20 after an initial 20-20 deadlock that was broken by Lt. Governor Bill...

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News Germany high court rules eurozone stimulus oversight procedure unconstitutional
Germany high court rules eurozone stimulus oversight procedure unconstitutional
Hillary Stemple
February 28, 2012 12:59:01 pm

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that use of a parliamentary subcommittee to fast-track decisions related to eurozone bailouts is unconstitutional, and that such decisions require full oversight of the...

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News Iran executions doubled in 2011: Amnesty
Iran executions doubled in 2011: Amnesty
Max Slater
February 28, 2012 12:40:20 pm

Iran executed twice as many people in 2011 as it did in the previous year, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. The report, entitled "'We Are Ordered to Crush You': Expanding Repression of Dissent in Iran,"...

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News ICTR to transfer second genocide case to Rwanda court
ICTR to transfer second genocide case to Rwanda court
Sung Un Kim
February 28, 2012 12:32:57 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has decided to transfer the case of Fulgence Kayishema to the Rwandan authorities. The three-panel Referral Chamber ordered the transfer so that Rwandan authorities can refer...

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News Thailand court convicts ‘yellow shirt’ leader of corporate fraud
Thailand court convicts ‘yellow shirt’ leader of corporate fraud
Andrea Bottorff
February 28, 2012 11:27:17 am

The Bangkok Criminal Court on Tuesday convicted a leader of the royalist People's Alliance for Democracy Network , known as "yellow shirts," of corporate fraud. Yellow shirt movement founder and Thai media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul was sentenced to...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on jurisdiction over constitutional claims
Supreme Court hears arguments on jurisdiction over constitutional claims
Julia Zebley
February 28, 2012 11:07:58 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Monday. In Elgin v. Department of Treasury , the court heard arguments on whether federal district courts have jurisdiction over constitutional...

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News UN rights chief calls for immediate cease-fire in Syria
UN rights chief calls for immediate cease-fire in Syria
Andrea Bottorff
February 28, 2012 10:17:16 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay , in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council during an emergency session on Tuesday, called for an immediate end to the violence in Syria. Pillay...

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EU Kosovo authorites arrest 6 Serbia government agents
Julia Zebley
February 28, 2012 08:48:42 am

The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) announced Monday that it arrested six Serbian officials in Kosovo on Saturday, under allegations that they were "suspected of exerting undue pressure ...

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Syria voters approve new constitution
Jamie Davis
February 27, 2012 02:09:21 pm

Over 80 percent of voters in Syria have voted to approve the new Syrian constitution , officials said Monday. The proposed constitution will impose term limits on the president as well as provide for a multi-party...

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Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment

On October 6, 1991, law professor Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, turning his nomination hearings into a national spectacle. Thomas was approved by a full Senate vote of 52-48 on October 15. Read an excerpted version of Hill's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11.

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