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News Philippines court enters not guilty plea for former president on corruption charges
Philippines court enters not guilty plea for former president on corruption charges
Michael Haggerson
October 29, 2012 12:38:41 pm

A Philippines court entered a not guilty plea on behalf of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday. Arroyo is accused of misappropriating $8.8 million in state lottery funds while in office. The judge entered...

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News ICC refuses to allow pre-trial leave for Ivory Coast ex-president
ICC refuses to allow pre-trial leave for Ivory Coast ex-president
Dan Taglioli
October 29, 2012 10:38:09 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday denied a request by former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo to leave the Netherlands for medical recovery while he...

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News Suspected Basque ETA leader arrested in France
Suspected Basque ETA leader arrested in France
Cynthia Miley
October 28, 2012 11:31:04 am

The French police, the French Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence (DCRI) and the Spanish Civil Guard arrested Isaskun Lesaka, one of the three suspected leaders of the...

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News Rights groups call for end to Myanmar sectarian violence
Rights groups call for end to Myanmar sectarian violence
Matthew Pomy
October 28, 2012 11:26:08 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Saturday for an end to the sectarian violence in Myanmar between the Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. HRW detailed an arson attack in the coastal Rohingya neighborhood at the...

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News Pennsylvania judge rejects request for expedited ruling on voter ID ads
Pennsylvania judge rejects request for expedited ruling on voter ID ads
Jaimie Cremeans
October 27, 2012 03:06:07 pm

A judge for the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Friday rejected a request to expedite briefing on a challenge to voter ID advertisements. The plaintiffs, which include civil rights groups such as the League of Women...

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News France lawmakers approve bill to pay for abortions, contraceptives for minors
France lawmakers approve bill to pay for abortions, contraceptives for minors
Jaimie Cremeans
October 27, 2012 02:15:23 pm

The French National Assembly on Friday approved a bill that would reimburse women for all abortions and make contraceptives available for free to minors. France already fully pays for abortions for minors and low-income women,...

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News Federal appeals court orders Argentina to pay more than $1 billion to investors
Federal appeals court orders Argentina to pay more than $1 billion to investors
Max Slater
October 27, 2012 11:11:15 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Friday that Argentina must pay $1.33 billion to bondholders when it repays its debts stemming from an economic collapse a decade ago. The Second...

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News Planned Parenthood sues Texas regarding low-income health program
Planned Parenthood sues Texas regarding low-income health program
Max Slater
October 27, 2012 10:07:38 am

Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Friday in Texas court arguing that a rule forbidding any clinic affiliated with abortion providers from receiving public funds violates Texas state...

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News Tennessee appeals court upholds state voter ID law
Tennessee appeals court upholds state voter ID law
Dan Taglioli
October 26, 2012 02:39:35 pm

The Tennessee Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to the state's voter identification law Thursday while upholding the validity of Memphis public library cards as acceptable forms of voter ID. The state...

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News Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years for tax fraud
Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years for tax fraud
Michael Haggerson
October 26, 2012 01:49:05 pm

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was found guilty of tax fraud on Friday and sentenced to four years in prison on charges that his media empire Mediaset [corporate website,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus

On April 27, 1861, US President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address draft riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by the federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861). Learn more about Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.

War crimes trials of WWII Japanese leaders began

On April 27, 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began its trials in Tokyo, Japan, ruling on the indictments of former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 27 associates.

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