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News Pentagon overturns rule that forced relocation of military judges to Guantanamo
Pentagon overturns rule that forced relocation of military judges to Guantanamo
Taylor Brailey
February 28, 2015 03:32:07 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday rescinded a new rule that required military judges presiding over war crimes tribunals at the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay to relocate to Cuba. The DOD claimed that...

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News Egypt court sentences 4 Muslim Brotherhood members to death
Egypt court sentences 4 Muslim Brotherhood members to death
Taylor Brailey
February 28, 2015 03:09:32 pm

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced four members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death, along with 14 others to life in prison. The individuals were accused of murder and possession of firearms, among other charges,...

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News ICC prosecutor requests extension to confirm charges against LRA commander
ICC prosecutor requests extension to confirm charges against LRA commander
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 28, 2015 11:29:20 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Friday requested a three-month extension to gather evidence to confirm charges against Dominic Ongwen . The former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander made...

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News Egypt court declares Hamas a terrorist group
Egypt court declares Hamas a terrorist group
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 28, 2015 10:24:27 am

The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters ruled Saturday that the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas is a terrorist organization. The decision was based on lawsuits alleging that Hamas is responsible for multiple...

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News India court acquits 6 of crimes during Gujarat riots
India court acquits 6 of crimes during Gujarat riots
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 28, 2015 09:06:07 am

An Indian court in Gujarat on Friday acquitted six individuals for their roles in the deaths of three British people during the 2002 Gujarat riots . The riots began following the death of 60 Hindus in a...

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News UN rights expert lauds Belgium anti-slavery framework
UN rights expert lauds Belgium anti-slavery framework
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 28, 2015 08:33:28 am

UN Special Rapporteur Urmila Bhoola on Thursday lauded Belgium's multi-disciplinary approach to combating modern slavery but encouraged the country to adopt stronger measures to raise public awareness of the problem and increase regulatory focus on...

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News Virginia governor signs bill permitting medical use of marijuana oil
Virginia governor signs bill permitting medical use of marijuana oil
Steven Wildberger
February 28, 2015 07:15:48 am

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Thursday signed a legislative measure aimed at permitting use of medical marijuana oils for individuals suffering from severe forms of epilepsy. The bill permits the use of cannabidiol (CBD) and...

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News Serbia court considers overturning general’s treason conviction for collaborating with Nazis
Serbia court considers overturning general’s treason conviction for collaborating with Nazis
Valerie Howell
February 27, 2015 01:37:14 pm

A Belgrade court on Friday considered whether to wipe the treason conviction against General Draza Mihailovic for his efforts supporting the Nazi regime during World War II. Serbian nationals showed up in droves to the courthouse to witness the...

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News UN: Syria violence continues after 5 years of conflict
UN: Syria violence continues after 5 years of conflict
Valerie Howell
February 27, 2015 11:55:23 am

Two senior UN relief officials expressed concern Thursday about the brutal violence that continues to plague Syria as a result of the country's internal conflict. In a presentation to the UN Security Council,...

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News Parents of former Thailand princess arrested for defamation of royal family
Parents of former Thailand princess arrested for defamation of royal family
Steven Wildberger
February 27, 2015 11:41:58 am

The parents Thailand's former crown princess Srirasmi Suwadee were arrested Friday after confessing to defamation of the royal family in violation of the nation's lese majeste law . The law, which criminalizes defamation to protect the royal family,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Julius Caesar assassinated on Ides of March

Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated at the Roman Forum by a number of his own senators led by Marcus Brutus on March 15, 44 BC over concerns that he was becoming too powerful. The assassination wound up being a political failure as the Roman citizenry ended up becoming incensed at the conspirators and a civil war broke out, which Brutus and his supporters lost to Mark Antony and Octavian (later Augustus). William Shakespeare later wrote in his eponymous play about the assassination, "Beware the ides of March." Learn more about the assassination of Julius Caesar.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg born

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born on March 15, 1933.

Learn more about Justice Ginsburg from Oyez, the Supreme Court multimedia project at Northwestern University.

Code Napoleon promulgated

On March 15, 1803, the Code Napoleon (French Civil Code) was promulgated in France. The Code is considered the first successful legal code in Europe and is still used today as the basis for the modern French Civil Code. Napoleon's conquests spread his Code across the European Continent, influencing modern legal codes in Portugal, Austria, Italy, and other nations. Read a history of the Code Napoleon.

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