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Muammar Gaddafi’s cousin arrested in Egypt
Blake Lynch
March 19, 2013 02:17:42 pm

Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, cousin of Muammar Gaddafi , was arrested at his home Tuesday in central Cairo by Libyan forces. The arrest of Qaddaf al-Dam coincides with the second anniversary of the air...

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Jaimie Cremeans
March 19, 2013 01:19:39 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in The Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles that a stipulation by one member of a class in a class action to keep damages below $5 million...

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Philippines Supreme Court temporarily blocks state funding for contraceptives
Daniel Mullen
March 19, 2013 12:50:28 pm

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday temporarily blocked implementation of a law that provides for state funding of contraceptives. The legislation , which was signed into law last year following approval ...

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Peter Snyder
March 19, 2013 11:31:59 am

Citigroup, Inc. agreed on Monday to pay out $730 million to settle a lawsuit brought by investors claiming the financial services corporation misled debt investors about its condition during the financial crisis. According to a statement ...

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Zimbabwe voters approve new constitution
Samuel Franklin
March 19, 2013 11:13:27 am

Zimbabweans approved a new constitution that limits future presidents to two five-year terms, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said on Tuesday. In a nationwide referendum on Saturday nearly 95 percent of voters supported the passage...

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Dan Taglioli
March 19, 2013 10:59:03 am

Congolese war crimes suspect Gen. Bosco Ntaganda surrendered himself to a US embassy in Rwanda on Monday and requested extradition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Ntaganda has been wanted by the ICC...

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UN rights chief lauds Guatemala for beginning trial of former president
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 19, 2013 10:37:59 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay lauded Guatemala on Monday for beginning the trial of former president Efrain Rios Montt and former intelligence chief Jose Rodriguez Sanchez, both of whom...

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Supreme Court to hear age discrimination question, 2 other cases
Julia Zebley
March 19, 2013 09:06:05 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three new cases Monday. In Madigan v. Levin the court will consider whether age discrimination claimants can circumvent the Age Discrimination in Employment...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on voter citizenship requirements
Julia Zebley
March 19, 2013 07:52:37 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. to consider Arizona's 2004 Proposition 200 , which requires citizens to show "proof of citizenship" in...

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March 18, 2013 02:50:13 pm

Counsel for Kenyan politician Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to drop the charges against his client for lack of evidence. The request came...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an American Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all Native Americans born in the US made citizens.

Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.

Learn more about the trial of John Austin.

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