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News Supreme Court rules magistrates may preside over jury selection with counsel OK
Supreme Court rules magistrates may preside over jury selection with counsel OK
Abigail Salisbury
May 12, 2008 10:38:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Gonzalez v. United States that allowing a magistrate judge to oversee jury selection does not deprive a criminal defendant of the right to a...

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News Rights group claims Uzbek authorities abusing former protesters
Rights group claims Uzbek authorities abusing former protesters
Abigail Salisbury
May 12, 2008 10:04:00 am

Persons suspected of involvement in the 2005 Andijan uprising that resulted in a massacre of unarmed civilians are still being mistreated according to a new Human Rights Watch report released Monday. Uzbek...

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News US military orders first court-martial for civilian contractor under amended law
US military orders first court-martial for civilian contractor under amended law
Abigail Salisbury
May 12, 2008 08:06:00 am

A court-martial was ordered Sunday for Alaa "Alex" Mohammad Ali, a dual Iraqi-Canadian citizen working as a translator in Iraq. Accused of having committed aggravated assault in February in connection with the stabbing death of another contractor, he is...

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News Microsoft appeals EU antitrust fine
Microsoft appeals EU antitrust fine
Abigail Salisbury
May 9, 2008 02:29:00 pm

Microsoft announced Friday that it has filed an appeal with the European Court of First Instance in hopes that it will annul the record fine of 899 million euros ($1.3...

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News Bismullah ‘enemy combatant’ status to be reviewed in light of ‘new evidence’
Bismullah ‘enemy combatant’ status to be reviewed in light of ‘new evidence’
Abigail Salisbury
May 9, 2008 02:11:00 pm

The US Department of Justice indicated Thursday that the Pentagon will review the "enemy combatant" status of Afghan Guantanamo detainee and US federal court litigant Haji Bismullah in light of what was referred to as "new...

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News Bolivia congress approves confidence referendum on government leaders
Bolivia congress approves confidence referendum on government leaders
Abigail Salisbury
May 9, 2008 11:04:00 am

The Bolivian National Congress voted Thursday to hold a national referendum on President Evo Morales Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, and nine regional governors within the next 90 days. The...

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News Australian capital region passes same-sex partners registration law
Australian capital region passes same-sex partners registration law
Abigail Salisbury
May 9, 2008 10:28:00 am

The Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) passed a law Friday that will enable same-sex domestic partners to register their relationships with the government. A part of the legislation which would have legalized...

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News Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal seeks new trial claiming right to defense violated
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal seeks new trial claiming right to defense violated
Abigail Salisbury
May 9, 2008 09:47:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Thursday that Vidoje Blagojevic has requested a new trial. Blagojevic, former commander of the Bratunac Brigade of the Bosnian Serb Army, claims that...

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News US military judge refuses to set Khadr trial date pending Guantanamo records release
US military judge refuses to set Khadr trial date pending Guantanamo records release
Abigail Salisbury
May 9, 2008 09:04:00 am

US military judge Col. Peter Brownback again refused to set a trial date for Canadian-born Omar Khadr at a pre-trial hearing Thursday, threatening to suspend military commission proceedings against the Guantanamo detainee until the...

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News Australia military investigating Taliban detainee ‘mistreatment’ claims
Australia military investigating Taliban detainee ‘mistreatment’ claims
Abigail Salisbury
May 8, 2008 04:32:00 pm

The Australian Defence Force is investigating claims by four Taliban members detained following the death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan that they were mistreated during their time in custody, Australian media reported Thursday. The allegations were...

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French revolutionaries guillotined chemist Antoine Lavoisier on May 8, 1794 over his investment in a private tax collecting company purchased 26 years prior. Learn more about the life of Antoine Lavoisier.

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