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News Hungary prosecutors charge accused Nazi with war crimes
Hungary prosecutors charge accused Nazi with war crimes
Theresa Donovan
June 18, 2013 01:19:27 pm

Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged Laszlo Csatary, a 98-year-old Hungarian man, with the unlawful execution and torture of people in connection with the Holocaust. Slovakian authorities began the investigation of Csatary in September after he was arrested...

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News ICC grants Kenya VP’s request to skip parts of upcoming trial
ICC grants Kenya VP’s request to skip parts of upcoming trial
Theresa Donovan
June 18, 2013 12:23:52 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday conditionally granted the request of Kenyan Vice President William Ruto to be excused from parts of his upcoming trial. The Trial Chamber, however,...

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News Libya senior judge assassinated outside courthouse
Libya senior judge assassinated outside courthouse
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 18, 2013 09:29:06 am

Senior Libyan Judge Mohammed Naguib was assassinated Sunday by an unidentified gunman outside of the courthouse in Derna. Chairman of the Court of Cassation in Green Mountain province Judge Abdel-Aziz Mustafa al-Trabelsi confirmed that his...

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News UN rights expert applauds Georgia for commitment to aiding displaced persons
UN rights expert applauds Georgia for commitment to aiding displaced persons
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 18, 2013 08:14:57 am

UN independent expert Chaloka Beyani commended the government of Georgia Monday for its ongoing commitment to improving the living conditions of internally displaced people (IDPs) but called for the country to develop an integrated approach...

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News Pennsylvania top court upholds mandatory retirement age for judges
Pennsylvania top court upholds mandatory retirement age for judges
Julie Deisher-Edwards
June 18, 2013 07:33:05 am

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Monday upheld the mandatory retirement provision for judicial officers. The complaint , originally filed by six Pennsylvania judges, alleged that the mandatory retirement provision in the Pennsylvania Constitution...

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News Rights groups: death penalty in US states violates human rights
Rights groups: death penalty in US states violates human rights
Julie Deisher-Edwards
June 18, 2013 06:37:18 am

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) on Monday released summary findings concluding that the use of the death penalty in California and Louisiana violates human rights. The...

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News Obama appoints Guantanamo closure envoy
Obama appoints Guantanamo closure envoy
G. Redd
June 17, 2013 04:03:02 pm

An anonymous source inside the US State Department said Monday that President Barack Obama is appointing attorney Clifford Sloan to be the new envoy in charge of closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...

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News Iran president summoned to criminal court
Iran president summoned to criminal court
G. Redd
June 17, 2013 03:04:31 pm

Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was summoned to a criminal court on Monday. Although the charges were not specified, this may be the continuation of a longstanding political battle between Ahmadinejad and...

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News Supreme Court strikes down Arizona voter proof of citizenship requirement
Supreme Court strikes down Arizona voter proof of citizenship requirement
Laura Klein Mullen
June 17, 2013 02:44:40 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council that Arizona's law requiring that proof of citizenship be provided in order to register to vote is preempted by federal...

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News Supreme Court rules lawyers cannot solicit clients through DMV records
Supreme Court rules lawyers cannot solicit clients through DMV records
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 17, 2013 01:55:39 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Maracich v. Spears that an attorney's solicitation of clients is not a permissible purpose covered by the litigation exception to the Driver's Privacy Protection Act...

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Congress passed Posse Comitatus Act against military enforcement of domestic laws

On June 18, 1878, Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act. This law made it a felony to willfully use "any part of the Army ... to execute the laws" except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or by an act of Congress. Learn more about the origins of the Posse Comitatus.

U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign SALT II arms limitation treaty

On June 18, 1979, the United States and Soviet Union signed the SALT II nuclear arms limitation treaty. The treaty was part of a series of nuclear arms reduction treaties signed between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. SALT II was preceded by SALT I and followed by the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and START II.  

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