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News ICC prosecutor voices concern over situation in Central African Republic
ICC prosecutor voices concern over situation in Central African Republic
Daniel Mullen
August 8, 2013 07:30:56 am

Fatou Bensouda, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) , released a statement on Wednesday expressing her concern over the deteriorating security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). Bensouda called upon the international community to...

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News Uganda legislature passes law restricting public meetings
Uganda legislature passes law restricting public meetings
Theresa Donovan
August 7, 2013 04:10:31 pm

The Uganda Parliament on Tuesday passed a new law that imposes restrictions on public meetings and gatherings in the country. The law requires that meetings of a political nature held between three or more people be authorized...

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News US prosecutors charge men with illegal lobbying for Zimbabwe president
US prosecutors charge men with illegal lobbying for Zimbabwe president
Theresa Donovan
August 7, 2013 02:35:34 pm

Prosecutors from the US Attorneys Office for the Northern District of Illinois on Tuesday unsealed a criminal complaint that was filed last month against two men for illegally lobbying US lawmakers on behalf of Zimbabwe...

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News Wisconsin officials appeal abortion law injunction
Wisconsin officials appeal abortion law injunction
Endia Vereen
August 7, 2013 12:12:44 pm

The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Tuesday appealed a federal judge's injunction blocking a new law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals within 30 miles of their clinics and administer...

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News DOJ files first criminal charges in attack on US diplomatic mission in Libya
DOJ files first criminal charges in attack on US diplomatic mission in Libya
Endia Vereen
August 7, 2013 11:44:09 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed criminal charges in the deadly attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The sealed complaint was filed in the US District Court for the Western District...

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News Military judge reduces possible sentence in Wikileaks case
Military judge reduces possible sentence in Wikileaks case
G. Redd
August 7, 2013 09:08:01 am

Colonel Denise Lind on Tuesday granted in part a defense motion to merge Pfc. Manning's convictions for sentencing purposes, reducing the possible maximum sentence from 136 to 90 years. Manning was convicted of 20 counts...

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News Texas officials respond in battle over recent VRA decision
Texas officials respond in battle over recent VRA decision
Samuel Franklin
August 7, 2013 07:07:53 am

Texas officials responded Monday to a US Department of Justice filing asking the US District Court for the Western District of Texas to subject the state to a preclearance regime similar to the...

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News Chile judge rejects request to prosecute former general for murder
Chile judge rejects request to prosecute former general for murder
Daniel Mullen
August 7, 2013 06:45:49 am

Chilean judge Mario Carroza on Monday rejected a request by human rights lawyer Eduardo Contreras to prosecute former general Fernando Matthei for murder. Matthei oversaw the military facility where General Alberto Bachelet was tortured to death in 1973 after...

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News DOJ sues Bank of America for fraud relating to financial crisis
DOJ sues Bank of America for fraud relating to financial crisis
Samuel Franklin
August 7, 2013 06:23:53 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed suit against Bank of America (BOA) in the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina , claiming the corporation misled...

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US embassy criticizes new Vietnam Internet decree
Theresa Donovan
August 6, 2013 03:42:20 pm

The US Embassy in Hanoi on Tuesday criticized a new Vietnam Internet decree that would effectively restrict online discussion of current affairs in the country. The decree requires all foreign websites to have at least...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis

On April 7, 529 Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe. Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis.

Supreme Court ruled on possession of obscene materials

On April 7, 1969, the US Supreme Court ruled in Stanley v. Georgia that laws prohibiting private possession of obscene materials were unconstitutional.

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