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News Saudi court sentences 24 for terrorist activity
Saudi court sentences 24 for terrorist activity
Addison Morris
September 4, 2014 10:42:32 am

A Saudi Arabian court on Wednesday sentenced 24 individuals to prison for conspiring to attack Saudi Arabia. Of the group, one is an US national and one is Yemeni, and the rest are Saudi. While details of their arrest...

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News Egypt judge orders investigation of human rights lawyers
Egypt judge orders investigation of human rights lawyers
Addison Morris
September 4, 2014 09:17:14 am

An Egyptian judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors to investigate three lawyers after they demanded to see their hunger-striking client in court. Three activist lawyers appeared in court to represent their client, Ahmed Douma, an activist who is serving a...

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News Macedonia court finds opposition leader guilty of slandering PM
Macedonia court finds opposition leader guilty of slandering PM
Addison Morris
September 4, 2014 08:10:01 am

A court in the Republic of Macedonia on Wednesday found Zoran Zaev, the leader of the country's main opposition party, guilty of slandering Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. According to the private lawsuit filed by the prime minister,...

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News Louisiana same-sex marriage ban upheld
Louisiana same-sex marriage ban upheld
Taylor Gillan
September 3, 2014 03:20:23 pm

A federal judge on Wednesday upheld Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriage, saying that same-sex marriage supporters had failed to prove that the ban violates the equal protection or due process provisions of the Constitution. The ruling by Judge...

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News Singapore and Indonesia sign maritime border treaty
Singapore and Indonesia sign maritime border treaty
Taylor Gillan
September 3, 2014 02:53:05 pm

Leaders of Singapore and Indonesia on Wednesday signed a treaty establishing their territorial boundaries in the eastern part of the Strait of Singapore. According to Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs , the agreement is a demonstration...

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News ICC asked to open war crimes investigation of Hamas leader
ICC asked to open war crimes investigation of Hamas leader
Bradley McAllister
September 3, 2014 11:53:03 am

The Shurat HaDin of the Israel Law Center announced on Wednesday that they have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor to open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed...

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News Federal appeals court upholds Indiana right-to-work law
Federal appeals court upholds Indiana right-to-work law
Bradley McAllister
September 3, 2014 11:01:57 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Indiana right-to-work law is valid under the US Constitution and federal labor laws. The legislation, enacted in February 2012, forbids...

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News Federal judge approves settlement in eBay antitrust case
Federal judge approves settlement in eBay antitrust case
William Helbling
September 3, 2014 09:08:19 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday approved a settlement between federal antitrust authorities and eBay over allegations that eBay agreed to not to poach...

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Federal appeals court questions NSA surveillance efforts
William Helbling
September 3, 2014 07:59:59 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday heard oral arguments about the National Security Agency (NSA) practice of collecting millions of Americans' phone records. The three-judge panel criticized the...

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News UN rights experts urge stronger protection of journalists
UN rights experts urge stronger protection of journalists
Alison Sacriponte
September 2, 2014 01:04:18 pm

A group of UN human rights experts, including the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, urged stronger protection Monday for journalists covering conflicts. The group said recent attacks, kidnappings, and arbitrary incarcerations need to...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

On February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and several others were put on trial for treason in Munich in connection with an attempted coup. Learn more about the Munich (or "Beer Hall") Putsch and the subsequent trial of Hitler and his associates.

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