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News US prosecutors ask judge to reverse ruling blocking anti-terrorism law
US prosecutors ask judge to reverse ruling blocking anti-terrorism law
Jaimie Cremeans
May 27, 2012 02:54:26 pm

Federal prosecutors on Friday asked Judge Katherine Forrest of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to lift an injunction she placed earlier this month on sections of the National Defense...

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News Kansas governor signs law prohibiting use of foreign law
Kansas governor signs law prohibiting use of foreign law
Jaimie Cremeans
May 27, 2012 01:49:49 pm

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on Friday signed a bill into law that prohibits state courts, tribunals and agencies from basing any decisions "in whole or in part" on foreign or religious law. The law...

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News Spain doctor ordered to compensate woman for unsuccessful abortion
Spain doctor ordered to compensate woman for unsuccessful abortion
Keith Herting
May 27, 2012 12:25:50 pm

A Spanish doctor has been ordered to pay child support for a baby who survived a botched abortion , a court in Palma de Mallorca announced on Wednesday. In April 2010 the mother went to a clinic in...

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News Female officers sue US government over ban on women in combat
Female officers sue US government over ban on women in combat
Keith Herting
May 27, 2012 11:04:36 am

Two female soldiers filed suit Wednesday against the US Army and the Department of Defense to end a policy which bars women from combat units and related posts. The women claim the policy has limited...

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News Federal appeals court rules on standard for disability discrimination claim
Federal appeals court rules on standard for disability discrimination claim
Jaimie Cremeans
May 26, 2012 03:07:51 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday that an employee with a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not need to show that his or her disability...

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News Somalia to set up assembly to adopt new constitution
Somalia to set up assembly to adopt new constitution
Jaimie Cremeans
May 26, 2012 02:19:36 pm

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Dr. Augustine Mahiga told the press on Friday that the Elders of Somalia will select delegates for the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) by June 20, which will convene on July 2 to approve...

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Kosovo organ trafficking suspect arrested
Matthew Pomy
May 26, 2012 11:17:24 am

Moshe Harel was arrested in connection with the organ trafficking operation in Kosovo during the 1998-1999 Kosovo War the European Union Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo (EULEX) said Friday. A report...

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News US resident deported to Bosnia to face war crimes charges
US resident deported to Bosnia to face war crimes charges
Matthew Pomy
May 26, 2012 10:01:25 am

US resident Dejan Radojkovic was deported to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Thursday in order to face charges related to his actions as a police commander in Srebrenica during the Bosnian Civil War in 1995. Radojkovic...

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Two Bosnian Serbs sentenced to prison for roles in Srebenica massacre
Max Slater
May 25, 2012 03:58:35 pm

The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court ruled on Thursday that two former Bosnian Serb police officers were guilty of aiding and abetting genocide. The court convicted Dusko Jevic and Mendeljev Djuric for taking part...

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UN rights chief urges accountability for coup in Guinea-Bissau
Max Slater
May 25, 2012 03:03:12 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay insisted on Friday that anyone who engaged in violent acts relating to the April 12 coup d'etat in Guinea-Bissau should be held accountable for their...

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Inquisition of Galileo begins

On April 12, 1633, the Roman Catholic Church began its formal inquisition of Galileo Galilei on charges of heresy. Galileo was tried by the Roman Inquisition "for holding as true the false doctrine taught by some that the sun is the center of the world" in direct contradiction to the Catholic Church's teaching that man and the Earth are the center of the Universe. Galileo was found "vehemently suspect of heresy" and sentenced to life in prison. His punishment was later commuted to house arrest. Learn more about the trial of Galileo Galilei.

President Clinton cited for contempt in Paula Jones case

On April 12, 1999, US District Judge Susan Webber Wright found President Bill Clinton in contempt of court in the Paula Jones case, concluding that the President had provided "intentionally false" evidence in that case about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

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