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News Afghanistan tribunal sentences perpetrators of Kabul Bank fraud
Afghanistan tribunal sentences perpetrators of Kabul Bank fraud
Dan Taglioli
March 5, 2013 10:57:57 am

A special court in Afghanistan on Tuesday sentenced 20 men to four to five years in prison for their involvement in the USD $935 million fraud that led to the 2010 collapse of Kabul Bank. Founder and former chairman...

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News Ninth Circuit blocks day laborer provision of Arizona immigration law
Ninth Circuit blocks day laborer provision of Arizona immigration law
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 5, 2013 10:39:32 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday affirmed a preliminary injunction barring the enforcement of an Arizona immigration law that prohibits motorists from stopping traffic to pick up workers....

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News Supreme Court rules government medical personnel can be sued for battery
Supreme Court rules government medical personnel can be sued for battery
Julia Zebley
March 5, 2013 09:20:50 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Levin v. United States that the intentional tort exception in the Gonzales Act does not immunize individual government medical...

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News Supreme Court to hear case on jurisdiction, venue
Supreme Court to hear case on jurisdiction, venue
Julia Zebley
March 5, 2013 08:32:17 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in one new case on Monday. In Walden v. Fiore the court will consider two questions of venue and jurisdiction . First,...

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News UN expert urges US to publish report on Bush-era detention, rendition program
UN expert urges US to publish report on Bush-era detention, rendition program
Peter Snyder
March 4, 2013 12:42:37 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Ben Emmerson called Monday on the US government to publish the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report...

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News Czech senate impeaches outgoing president Vaclav Klaus
Czech senate impeaches outgoing president Vaclav Klaus
Benjamin Minegar
March 4, 2013 11:59:50 am

The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic on Monday voted to impeach outgoing President Vaclav Klaus for charges of treason. After a 38 to 30 vote , the Senate filed...

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News HRW urges Yemen to stop executing juvenile offenders
HRW urges Yemen to stop executing juvenile offenders
Alison Sacriponte
March 4, 2013 11:47:01 am

Yemen's government should stop seeking and carrying out the death penalty for child offenders, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Monday. The report found that since 2007 Yemen executed at...

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News Russia court begins posthumous hearing for whistleblower
Russia court begins posthumous hearing for whistleblower
Sarah Posner
March 4, 2013 10:49:45 am

A Moscow court on Monday began preliminary hearings in the posthumous trial against Russian whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky . This case marks the first time that Russia will carry out a legal proceeding against a...

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News UAE begins trial of 94 activists charged in alleged coup plot
UAE begins trial of 94 activists charged in alleged coup plot
Dan Taglioli
March 4, 2013 10:46:09 am

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday began the trial of 94 people charged with plotting to overthrow the government. The group of defendants includes unnamed doctors, academics, lawyers and other professionals arrested over the...

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News Federal appeals court upholds statutory protection for polar bears
Federal appeals court upholds statutory protection for polar bears
Jaimie Cremeans
March 3, 2013 02:24:35 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld the listing of polar bears as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) . Designation of the animal...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anita Hill testifies about Clarence Thomas sexual harassment

Attorney Anita Hill testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991 about sexual harassment she suffered from her former supervisor Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by President Ronald Regan for a seat on the US Supreme Court. The US Senate would later confirm Thomas by a vote of 52–48 despite Hill's testimony. Watch the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings on CSPAN.

Vatican II opens

On October 11, 1962, the Second Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church convened in Rome, Italy. Over the next three years, the conference modernized Church Law for the modern era. The most noticeable changes included the celebration of mass in the vernacular, a new emphasis on the role of laypersons, and a greater acceptance of other faiths. Read documents from Vatican II from Church archives.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.

As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

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