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News Former Argentina president on trial for tax fraud
Former Argentina president on trial for tax fraud
Theresa Donovan
September 3, 2013 11:22:26 am

Former Argentinian president Carlos Menem appeared in court on Monday for allegedly falsifying his 2000 tax returns. Prosecutors argue that Menem hid bank accounts worth millions of dollars, as well as various aircraft,...

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News Morsi supporters sentenced to prison for assaulting army troops
Morsi supporters sentenced to prison for assaulting army troops
Theresa Donovan
September 3, 2013 10:55:04 am

An Egyptian military tribunal on Tuesday sentenced 11 supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi to life imprisonment for assaulting army troops last month during riots that took place in the Suez Canal. Forty-five other...

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News Trial of 92-year-old former Nazi begins in Germany
Trial of 92-year-old former Nazi begins in Germany
Benjamin Minegar
September 3, 2013 09:42:30 am

The trial of 92-year-old Siert Bruins , a former member of the Nazi Waffen SS , began Monday in Germany's Hagen State Court . Prosecutors accuse Bruins of executing captured Dutch...

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News Egypt court orders closure of four media outlets
Egypt court orders closure of four media outlets
Benjamin Minegar
September 3, 2013 09:14:04 am

An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the closure of four media outlets, including an affiliate of Al Jazeera , for their alleged support of the Muslim Brotherhood . The Egyptian government reportedly claims [AP...

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News UN to begin transferring chemical weapons from Syria for testing
UN to begin transferring chemical weapons from Syria for testing
Kimberly Bennett
September 2, 2013 11:16:51 am

A spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Sunday that the UN chemical weapons inspection team in Syria is set to begin transferring samples that it has collected from the country to the laboratories for...

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News Egypt prosecutors charge Morsi with ‘incitement to murder’
Egypt prosecutors charge Morsi with ‘incitement to murder’
Benjamin Minegar
September 2, 2013 11:13:07 am

Egyptian authorities on Sunday charged deposed president Mohamed Morsi and 14 other Muslim Brotherhood leaders with "incitement to murder" stemming from violent protests that took place last year. In...

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News Turkish court begins trial for military officials involved in post modern coup
Turkish court begins trial for military officials involved in post modern coup
Benjamin Minegar
September 2, 2013 10:26:33 am

Trial began Monday in the 13th Ankara Criminal Court for more than 100 senior military officials accused of plotting to overthrow the Turkish government in 1997. In February 1997, Turkey's secular National Security Council allegedly met and voted to...

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Mississippi high court upholds open carry law
Julie Deisher-Edwards
September 1, 2013 04:31:35 pm

The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld Mississippi's House Bill 2 , which stipulates that gun owners do not need a special permit to carry a gun in a holster or carrying case, so long as...

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News Former head of Bosnian Serb parliament released from prison
Former head of Bosnian Serb parliament released from prison
Julie Deisher-Edwards
September 1, 2013 04:03:38 pm

Momcilo Krajisnik , the former speaker for the Bosnian Serb parliament, returned to Bosnia Friday after being released from prison. Krajisnik, arrested in 2000, was convicted in 2006 by the International Criminal Tribunal...

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China asset regulator under investigation for corruption
Benjamin Minegar
September 1, 2013 11:17:20 am

The Chinese Ministry of Supervision on Sunday announced plans to investigate Jiang Jiemin, director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission . The investigation stems from Jiemin's alleged involvement in an undisclosed "serious discipline violation"...

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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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