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News Nobel laureate urges prosecution of Bush, Blair for Iraq war crimes
Nobel laureate urges prosecution of Bush, Blair for Iraq war crimes
Jennie Ryan
September 2, 2012 12:02:57 pm

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu on Sunday called for former US president George W. Bush and former UK prime minister Tony Blair to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official...

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News Mexico president introduces labor law reform
Mexico president introduces labor law reform
Jennie Ryan
September 2, 2012 11:29:36 am

Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Saturday introduced a draft bill aimed at liberalizing the country's labor laws. The bill was introduced in the Congress of Mexico by Interior Minister Alejandro Poire, and it...

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News Brazil judge agrees to first war crimes trial for members of dictatorship
Brazil judge agrees to first war crimes trial for members of dictatorship
Jaimie Cremeans
September 1, 2012 03:42:39 pm

A Brazilian federal judge in Para on Friday agreed to conduct the first trial against members of its former dictatorship for alleged crimes during the military's rule from 1964-1985. The defendants are two retired army reserve members,...

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News Supreme Court adds 2 cases to next term
Supreme Court adds 2 cases to next term
Jaimie Cremeans
September 1, 2012 02:32:34 pm

The US Supreme Court on Friday added two new cases to its docket for next term. The first case, The Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles , involves the procedural issue...

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News Federal judge orders Ohio to allow early voting 3 days prior to election
Federal judge orders Ohio to allow early voting 3 days prior to election
Sarah Paulsworth
September 1, 2012 11:01:53 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio issued a preliminary injunction on Friday that will prevent Ohio Secretary of State John Husted from limiting early election voting in the...

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News Ivory Coast opposition member imprisoned for six months
Ivory Coast opposition member imprisoned for six months
Sarah Paulsworth
September 1, 2012 09:52:12 am

The secretary general of a leading Ivory Coast opposition party was sentenced on Friday to six months of imprisonment. Laurent Akoun of the Ivorian Popular Front, the party of former president Laurent Gbagbo , was sentenced ...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Alabama removes 10 Commandments from courthouse

On August 28, 2003, the Supreme Court of Alabama removed a monument of the Biblical Ten Commandments from its courthouse rotunda. The monument had been installed on the orders of Chief Justice Roy Moore, triggering a federal lawsuit. In Glassroth v. Moore, the federal District Court for the Middle District of Alabama ordered Moore to remove the monument. This decision was upheld on appeal to the Eleventh Circuit. When Moore refused, he was removed from his post by the Supreme Court of Alabama.

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered "I Have a Dream" speech

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech to 200,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington. Listen to King's speech. The march was later credited with helping to achieve passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Peace Palace opens

On August 28, 1913, the Peace Palace was opened in the Hague by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. The Palace was conceived of as a forum to host the international Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). In addition to the PCA, the Palace today hosts the International Court of Justice, the Hague Academy of International Law, and the Peace Palace Library of International Law. Learn more about the creation of the Peace Palace.

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