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News Spain high court indicts judge Garzon for jailhouse wiretap order
Spain high court indicts judge Garzon for jailhouse wiretap order
Ashley Hileman
April 11, 2011 01:03:58 pm

The Spanish Supreme Court on Monday issued an indictment against National Court judge Baltasar Garzon for his order to place illegal wiretaps in jailhouses for the...

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Switzerland court rules Google Street View constitutes breach of privacy
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April 5, 2011 12:41:16 pm

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court (FAC) on Monday publicized its ruling that Google Street View constitutes a breach of privacy for the country's citizens and ordered Google to take extra...

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Supreme Court limits federal habeas review
Ashley Hileman
April 4, 2011 01:06:41 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Cullen v. Pinholster that review under the federal habeas law is limited to the record that was before the state court, reinstating...

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Dutch court orders ‘hate trial’ to go ahead over accused politician’s objections
Ashley Hileman
March 30, 2011 12:53:54 pm

A panel of judges for the Amsterdam District Court on Wednesday ordered that the trial of right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders , on charges of making anti-Islamic statements, go ahead over...

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Poland prosecutors ask US to question Guantanamo detainees over secret CIA prison
Ashley Hileman
March 28, 2011 12:44:56 pm

Polish prosecutors investigating an alleged secret CIA prison announced Monday that they are asking US officials to question two Guantanamo Bay detainees who claim they were held and abused at the site. The...

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California court delays implementation of cap-and-trade program
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March 22, 2011 01:19:34 pm

The San Francisco Superior Court notified parties Monday of a ruling that acts to delay the implementation of a cap-and-trade program by requiring California's Air Resources Board (ARB) to further analyze alternatives. While the court's...

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Supreme Court allows Federal Reserve data release order to stand
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March 21, 2011 01:07:19 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Clearing House Association LLC v. Bloomberg LP , leaving in place a ruling requiring the Federal Reserve to...

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Proposition 8 supporters argue for standing to appeal
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March 15, 2011 12:40:46 pm

Proponents of Proposition 8 , California's same-sex marriage ban, on Monday urged the Supreme Court of California to allow them to defend the measure when state officials refuse to do so. Last...

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Syria military court jails activist accused of harming Iran relations
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March 14, 2011 12:49:06 pm

A military court in Syria on Sunday sentenced a human rights activist accused of harming the country's relations with Iran to 18 months in prison. Ali Abdullah's sentence was based on allegations that he made critical comments against Iran...

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Zimbabwe court detains activists on treason charges
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March 7, 2011 02:42:32 pm

A Zimbabwe magistrate court on Monday ordered six of the 45 activists arrested in Harare last month detained on charges of treason, releasing the remaining 39. The six activists not released today will remain detained and face trial [CNN...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 signed into law

US President Millard Filmore signed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on September 18 of that year, obliging law enforcement to arrest escaped slaves in all US states, including those where slavery was not legal. Free black men and women were endangered by the act's passage as they were at risk of being falsely identified as escaped slaves. The act heightened tensions between abolitionists in the North and slaveholders in the South, contributing to what would become the Civil War eleven years later. Learn more about the Fugitive Slave Act from the National Constitution Center.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. West Virginia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet; learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

Anti-Corn Law League created in UK

On September 18, 1838, the Anti-Corn Law League was created in the United Kingdom. As the name suggests, the purpose of the association was to press for the abolition of British Corn Laws, which were indeed repealed in 1846. After the repeal, the organization worked to oppose other protectionist measures in the UK. The weekly news publication, The Economist, was founded as part of the anti-corn law movement.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born at Marblehead, Massachusetts.

West Virginiia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet - learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

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