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News Former Serbian spies plead not guilty to murder of journalist
Former Serbian spies plead not guilty to murder of journalist
Steven Wildberger
June 2, 2015 09:56:13 am

Four former Serbian secret service agents pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Monday relating to the 1999 slaying of journalist Slavko Curuvija . Curuvija, an outspoken critic of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic , was shot...

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News Bangladesh garment factory owners charged with murder over worker deaths
Bangladesh garment factory owners charged with murder over worker deaths
Steven Wildberger
June 2, 2015 09:02:09 am

Sohel Rana and 40 other people were charged with murder on Monday over the 2013 collapse of a garment factory that killed more than 1,100 people. Bangladesh authorities brought charges against Rana , the...

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News Supreme Court rules for immigrant in deportation case
Supreme Court rules for immigrant in deportation case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 1, 2015 02:39:58 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in Mellouli v. Lynch that an immigrant's conviction for concealing unnamed pills in his sock did not trigger removal under under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)...

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News Supreme Court rules in bankruptcy case
Supreme Court rules in bankruptcy case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 1, 2015 12:45:58 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett that a debtor in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding may not void a junior mortgage lien under §506(d) when the debt...

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News Supreme Court rules for woman denied job over headscarf
Supreme Court rules for woman denied job over headscarf
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 1, 2015 11:44:20 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. in favor of a Muslim woman who was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch [corporate...

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News Supreme Court limits convictions for online threats
Supreme Court limits convictions for online threats
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 1, 2015 10:52:50 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in Elonis v. United States that negligence is not enough to support a conviction for communicating a threat. In this case the court was asked to consider...

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Treaty relinquishing Panama Canal signed

On September 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty relinquishing American control over the canal effective in the year 2000.

Boxer Protocol signed, ending Boxer Rebellion in China

On September 7, 1901, the Boxer Protocol was signed between the Qing Dynasty of China on one side and eight Western Powers and Japan on the other. The treaty ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. Among other clauses, it levied an indemnity on China and allowed foreign troops to be stationed in Peking.

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