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News UN expert calls for international maritime piracy court
UN expert calls for international maritime piracy court
Ashley Hileman
January 25, 2011 12:37:07 pm

The UN Secretary-General's special adviser on maritime piracy Jack Lang warned Security Council members on Monday that more needs to be done to bring Somali pirates to justice, proposing an international...

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News Supreme Court rules for credit card company on notice issue
Supreme Court rules for credit card company on notice issue
Ashley Hileman
January 24, 2011 10:55:56 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Chase Bank v. McCoy that Chase was not required to provide a cardholder with a change-in-terms notice before raising the interest rate...

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News UN SG urges Tunisia leaders to restore rule of law
UN SG urges Tunisia leaders to restore rule of law
Ashley Hileman
January 18, 2011 12:32:25 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday urged government leaders in Tunisia to initiate dialogue between all sides in an attempt to restore rule of law in the country following the ousting of its president last...

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News Rights group asks court to resume consideration of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ appeal
Rights group asks court to resume consideration of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ appeal
Ashley Hileman
January 11, 2011 11:00:02 am

The Log Cabin Republicans on Monday urged the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to resume proceedings in their lawsuit against the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy [10 USC § 654...

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News Prominent Iran human rights lawyer sentenced to 11 years in prison
Prominent Iran human rights lawyer sentenced to 11 years in prison
Ashley Hileman
January 10, 2011 12:28:02 pm

Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was sentenced Sunday to 11 years in prison. Sotoudeh was found guilty of "acting against national security" and "making propaganda against the system" for which she will serve five and...

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News Bangladesh court opens trial of 800 soldiers charged in 2009 mutiny
Bangladesh court opens trial of 800 soldiers charged in 2009 mutiny
Ashley Hileman
January 6, 2011 11:16:53 am

The civilian trial of 800 soldiers charged with crimes stemming from their roles in a February 2009 mutiny began Wednesday in the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka. The soldiers were charged in...

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News Uganda high court rules anti-gay newspaper article violated constitutional rights
Uganda high court rules anti-gay newspaper article violated constitutional rights
Ashley Hileman
January 3, 2011 03:58:25 pm

The Uganda High Court on Monday issued a permanent injunction and awarded damages to plaintiffs who were alleged to be homosexuals by the Ugandan tabloid newspaper, The Rolling Stone. The complaint was filed by...

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News Canada high court strikes down sections of federal fertility law
Canada high court strikes down sections of federal fertility law
Ashley Hileman
December 23, 2010 09:12:34 am

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 4-4-1 Wednesday that various sections of the national law regulating the use of human embryos and other aspects of reproduction fall outside the scope of Parliament's legislative authority. In...

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News Service members discharged under ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ file suit seeking reinstatement
Service members discharged under ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ file suit seeking reinstatement
Ashley Hileman
December 14, 2010 01:47:48 pm

Three former service members discharged under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) filed a complaint against the Department of Defense (DOD) Monday, seeking reinstatement and the declaration that their...

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News Illinois legislature approves same-sex civil unions
Illinois legislature approves same-sex civil unions
Ashley Hileman
December 1, 2010 02:59:59 pm

The Illinois Senate on Wednesday voted 32-24 in favor of a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions . The vote comes a day after the Illinois House of Representatives voted 62-51...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Knights Templar arrested in France on false charges

French members of the Crusade-era chivalric order the Knights Templar, including Grand Master Jacques de Molay, were arrested upon the orders of King Phillip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The group was baselessly accused of multiple offenses, including idolatry and homosexual acts. The Templars would be tried for these offenses before being disbanded officially by Pope Clement V in 1312. Learn more about the Knights Templar.

Rosenbergs' espionage appeal denied by Supreme Court

On October 13, 1952, the US Supreme Court announced that it had declined to grant certiorari in the appeal of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemned to death for conspiracy to commit atomic espionage for the Soviet Union. Justice William O. Douglas eventually granted a stay of execution on June 17, 1953, but that order was vacated by the full Court and the Rosenbergs were executed on June 19, 1953. Learn more about the Rosenbergs' case from the Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Greenwich Mean Time established as universal standard

On October 13, 1884, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was declared universal time by the International Meridian Conference, a gathering of 25 nations from around the globe.
Read the proceedings of the International Meridian Conference from Project Gutenberg.

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