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News Supreme Court rules two-year break in interrogation satisfies <u>Edwards</u> requirement
Supreme Court rules two-year break in interrogation satisfies Edwards requirement
Abigail Salisbury
February 24, 2010 12:04:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 9-0 in Maryland v. Shatzer that the Edwards v. Arizona prohibition against interrogation of a suspect who has...

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News Ninth Circuit denies challenge to ban on providing services to terrorist organizations
Ninth Circuit denies challenge to ban on providing services to terrorist organizations
Abigail Salisbury
August 25, 2009 04:43:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday ruled against a Humanitarian Law Project (HLP) challenge to former President George W. Bush's Executive Order 13224 , which prohibits unlicensed US groups...

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News International arbitration commission splits Ethiopia-Eritrea border war damages
International arbitration commission splits Ethiopia-Eritrea border war damages
Abigail Salisbury
August 18, 2009 02:43:00 pm

The specially-established Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission on Monday awarded damages "resulting from violations of international law" that occurred during the nations' 1998-2000 border war. The five-person panel established under the Permanent Court of Arbitration [official...

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News EXTRA ~ Supreme Court, constitution considered at Pittsburgh Netroots
EXTRA ~ Supreme Court, constitution considered at Pittsburgh Netroots
Abigail Salisbury
August 15, 2009 11:07:00 am

The US Supreme Court and the constitution were the focus of discussion Friday afternoon at the Netroots Nation progressives conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Blogger Christy Hardin Smith began the session by giving her opinion that...

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News EXTRA ~ Ex-president Clinton discusses health care, gay rights at Netroots
EXTRA ~ Ex-president Clinton discusses health care, gay rights at Netroots
Abigail Salisbury
August 14, 2009 09:22:00 am

Former US president William Jefferson Clinton addressed a capacity crowd late Thursday night at a progressive convention held by Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since leaving office, Clinton has become known for his charitable and...

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India court sentences Mumbai bombers to death for 2003 attacks
Abigail Salisbury
August 6, 2009 11:17:00 am

A specially-mandated Indian court on Thursday sentenced three convicted terrorists to death for their roles in the 2003 Mumbai bomb attack that killed 52 people. Late last month, Ashrat Ansari, Hanif Sayed, and Fehmida Sayed...

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News Microsoft offers &#8216;browser ballot&#8217; to resolve European antitrust allegations
Microsoft offers ‘browser ballot’ to resolve European antitrust allegations
Abigail Salisbury
July 27, 2009 08:46:00 am

Microsoft announced on Friday that it will offer European consumers an option to select from a list of several Web browsers "in an effort to address competition law issues related to Internet Explorer and interoperability." The European Commission...

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Abigail Salisbury
July 24, 2009 11:38:00 am

Spanish police announced Friday that they have arrested Jorge Alberto Soza, wanted in his home country of Argentina on torture charges stemming from his service in the police force during the country's military dictatorship. From 1976 to 1983, a...

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Senate Banking Committee urged to increase regulatory oversight
Abigail Salisbury
July 24, 2009 10:15:00 am

US financial regulators and scholars advised the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday that "safety and soundness" can be restored to the financial system through increased regulatory oversight, but did not agree on the...

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News Rights group urges Cambodia tribunal to end perception of government interference
Rights group urges Cambodia tribunal to end perception of government interference
Abigail Salisbury
July 23, 2009 10:25:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on the pre-trial chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to determine the scope of its prosecutions "to thwart growing perceptions that...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years in UK prison

On March 1, 1950, German-British atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a UK court for passing British and American nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Read a biography of Fuchs from PBS.

Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law

On March 1, 1875, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law. It declared that all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law. In 1883, in the Civil Rights Cases, the US Supreme Court ruled the 1875 Act unconstitutional and unauthorized by either the 13th or 14th Amendments. Congress passed no more civil rights legislation until 1957.

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