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News Supreme Court to hear American Indian adoption case, 2 others
Supreme Court to hear American Indian adoption case, 2 others
Julia Zebley
January 5, 2013 11:57:26 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases on Friday. In Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl the court will consider whether the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) allows...

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News British Columbia judge strikes down minimum sentence for firearm possession
British Columbia judge strikes down minimum sentence for firearm possession
Samuel Franklin
January 5, 2013 11:37:40 am

A judge for the Provincial Court of British Columbia on Friday ruled that the federal government's mandatory-minimum sentence for the possession of a loaded and prohibited firearm is arbitrary and fundamentally unjust. Judge James Bahen ruled [CBC...

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News Hungary top court declares new electoral law unconstitutional
Hungary top court declares new electoral law unconstitutional
Peter Snyder
January 4, 2013 04:33:13 pm

The Constitutional Court of Hungary on Friday struck down an electoral law requiring voters to register to vote at least two weeks before elections in 2014. The new rules had been proposed by the conservative...

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News US military judge restricts unclassified material in 9/11 trial
US military judge restricts unclassified material in 9/11 trial
Peter Snyder
January 4, 2013 02:39:47 pm

The chief US military judge overseeing the trial of the accused 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed , has ruled that lawyers cannot make public any material involved in the trial, including unclassified documents. The decision by Judge...

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News FTC finds Google did not violate antitrust or anticompetition laws
FTC finds Google did not violate antitrust or anticompetition laws
Daniel Mullen
January 4, 2013 12:26:56 pm

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday that Google did not violate antitrust or anticompetition laws. Google's practice of favoring its own services in search results, to the detriment of its competitors,...

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News Transocean agrees to $1.4 billion settlement over Gulf oil spill
Transocean agrees to $1.4 billion settlement over Gulf oil spill
Daniel Mullen
January 4, 2013 11:09:59 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced a settlement with Transocean Deepwater Inc. for the company's role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill . Transocean pleaded guilty ...

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News Obama adminisration announces immigration rule to ease family separation
Obama adminisration announces immigration rule to ease family separation
Daniel Mullen
January 3, 2013 04:34:07 pm

US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced a new rule Wednesday which will make easier for undocumented immigrants to become citizens if they have an immediate relative who is an American citizen. Under existing law...

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News Obama signs defense spending bill despite Guantanamo restrictions
Obama signs defense spending bill despite Guantanamo restrictions
Daniel Mullen
January 3, 2013 03:05:06 pm

US President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA) into law on Thursday. The bill, which authorizes appropriations for military activities for 2013, expressly prohibits using...

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News Sri Lanka high court finds impeachment proceeding unlawful
Sri Lanka high court finds impeachment proceeding unlawful
Sung Un Kim
January 3, 2013 02:09:11 pm

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka on Thursday ruled that the impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake were unlawful. The court held that the parliamentary committee does not have the authority to investigate or...

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News Federal judge denies request for information on targeted killings
Federal judge denies request for information on targeted killings
Sung Un Kim
January 3, 2013 01:28:55 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday denied a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for disclosure of tactics used by the US to...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Knights Templar arrested in France on false charges

French members of the Crusade-era chivalric order the Knights Templar, including Grand Master Jacques de Molay, were arrested upon the orders of King Phillip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The group was baselessly accused of multiple offenses, including idolatry and homosexual acts. The Templars would be tried for these offenses before being disbanded officially by Pope Clement V in 1312. Learn more about the Knights Templar.

Rosenbergs' espionage appeal denied by Supreme Court

On October 13, 1952, the US Supreme Court announced that it had declined to grant certiorari in the appeal of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemned to death for conspiracy to commit atomic espionage for the Soviet Union. Justice William O. Douglas eventually granted a stay of execution on June 17, 1953, but that order was vacated by the full Court and the Rosenbergs were executed on June 19, 1953. Learn more about the Rosenbergs' case from the Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Greenwich Mean Time established as universal standard

On October 13, 1884, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was declared universal time by the International Meridian Conference, a gathering of 25 nations from around the globe.
Read the proceedings of the International Meridian Conference from Project Gutenberg.

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