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News Kuwait woman sentenced to 11 years for criticizing regime over Twitter
Kuwait woman sentenced to 11 years for criticizing regime over Twitter
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 11, 2013 09:13:08 am

A criminal court in Kuwait on Monday sentenced a woman to 11 years in prison for remarks she made on Twitter . Huda Al-Ajmi was found guilty of three violations, including insulting the nation's ruler, Emir Shaikh Sabah Al...

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News Federal appeals court rules for Monsanto in seed patent suit
Federal appeals court rules for Monsanto in seed patent suit
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 11, 2013 08:01:23 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday dismissed a suit against Monsanto challenging its patents on genetically modified seeds. The suit was filed by farmers that have no desire...

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News Supreme Court rejects Rumsfeld torture suit appeal
Supreme Court rejects Rumsfeld torture suit appeal
Julie Deisher-Edwards
June 11, 2013 07:31:27 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in an appeal from two US citizens who were detained and tortured by US forces in Iraq. In Vance v. Rumsfeld , the...

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News UK proposed legal aid cuts come under heavy criticism
UK proposed legal aid cuts come under heavy criticism
Julie Deisher-Edwards
June 11, 2013 06:49:14 am

The UK Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) , an independent public body that investigates miscarriages of justice, warned on Monday that the government's proposed changes to legal aid could increase the likelihood of convictions of vulnerable or mentally...

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News Supreme Court rules on retroactive application of sentencing guidelines
Supreme Court rules on retroactive application of sentencing guidelines
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 10, 2013 03:20:46 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Peugh v. United States that there is an ex post facto violation when a defendant is sentenced under US Sentencing Guidelines ...

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News US lawmakers urge review of government surveillance activities
US lawmakers urge review of government surveillance activities
G. Redd
June 10, 2013 02:14:19 pm

Several US lawmakers called Sunday for a review of the government's surveillance activity in light of recent reports revealing phone and Internet monitoring. Lawmakers have also called for a criminal investigation into the activities of Edward Snowden, who came...

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News Supreme Court rules arbitrator did not exceed authority in allowing class arbitration
Supreme Court rules arbitrator did not exceed authority in allowing class arbitration
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 10, 2013 01:53:58 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter that an arbitrator did not exceed his powers under §10(a)(4) of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) when he...

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News Supreme Court rules in California raisins takings case
Supreme Court rules in California raisins takings case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 10, 2013 12:37:36 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Horne v. Department of Agriculture that the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has jurisdiction to review petitioners' takings claim. The Agricultural Marketing...

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News Afghanistan president demands transfer of prisoners of war at Bagram
Afghanistan president demands transfer of prisoners of war at Bagram
G. Redd
June 10, 2013 11:52:11 am

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai demanded Saturday that all prisoners of war held by UK forces at Bagram Airfield be released into Afghan custody. The estimated number of detainees is more than 80. Karzai's spokesperson, Aimal...

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News Supreme Court to decide international arbitration case
Supreme Court to decide international arbitration case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 10, 2013 11:43:05 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina to decide whether a court or the arbitrator determines if a precondition to arbitration...

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Nuclear test-ban treaty signed

On October 7, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the first nuclear test ban treaty between the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union.

East Germany created

On October 7, 1949, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was created, formally dividing the country for the next 41 years.

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