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Obama restricts executive compensation for companies seeking federal aid
Andrew Gilmore
February 4, 2009 03:59:00 pm

US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that his administration will place a $500,000 cap on executive compensation for companies receiving "exceptional assistance" from the federal government. The statement came in conjnction with an announcement...

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News African Union to seek delay of Bashir ICC indictment
African Union to seek delay of Bashir ICC indictment
Andrew Gilmore
February 3, 2009 07:51:00 am

The African Union (AU) agreed Monday to seek a postponement of the pending International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment against Sudan President Omar al-Bashir , citing concerns over a possible threat to...

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News Canada meatpacker settles class action suit over bacteria tainting that killed 20
Canada meatpacker settles class action suit over bacteria tainting that killed 20
Andrew Gilmore
February 3, 2009 06:34:00 am

Canadian meat producer Maple Leaf Foods announced Monday that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement with class action plaintiffs who brought suit against the company in connection with...

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News Guantanamo judge rejects government request for delay of proceedings
Guantanamo judge rejects government request for delay of proceedings
Andrew Gilmore
January 29, 2009 02:44:00 pm

The chief judge for US military commissions at the Guantanamo Bay detention center rejected Thursday the request of government prosecutors to delay the proceedings against alleged USS Cole plotter...

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News Japan executes 4 despite pressure to drop death penalty
Japan executes 4 despite pressure to drop death penalty
Andrew Gilmore
January 29, 2009 02:07:00 pm

Japan's Ministry of Justice announced Thursday that four death row inmates were executed, despite international pressure to end the practice. The executions are the country's first of 2009. Last year, the...

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News France court postpones ruling on former Guantanamo detainees
France court postpones ruling on former Guantanamo detainees
Andrew Gilmore
January 28, 2009 07:08:00 am

A French court on Tuesday postponed a ruling on whether to overturn the sentences of five French citizens who were released from US custody at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in July 2004 and March 2005 [BBC...

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SEC officials pledge new commitment to enforcement in Madoff hearing
Andrew Gilmore
January 28, 2009 06:02:00 am

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials on Tuesday said that the SEC is committed to greater enforcement in the wake of the recently-revealed fraud scheme allegedly perpetrated by Bernard Madoff , at a hearing...

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News WTO dispute panel finds for US on intellectual property claim against China
WTO dispute panel finds for US on intellectual property claim against China
Andrew Gilmore
January 27, 2009 07:07:00 am

A dispute settlement panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday found for the US that large parts of China's intellectual property scheme are inconsistent with its obligations under several international...

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Obama allows California and other states to enact stricter vehicle emissions standards
Andrew Gilmore
January 26, 2009 05:30:00 pm

US President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monday, directing the agency to allow California and several other states to impose state vehicle emissions standards that are...

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News Captured Congo rebel leader faces uncertain legal fate after Rwanda arrest
Captured Congo rebel leader faces uncertain legal fate after Rwanda arrest
Andrew Gilmore
January 24, 2009 05:22:00 pm

The legal fate of captured Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Laurent Nkunda remained unclear Saturday, days after his surprise arrest in Rwanda. Nkunda was apprehended Thursday near the border with the DRC after a joint...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Western Allies approve new Germany constitution

On May 12, 1949, the Western allied powers, the United Kingdom, United States, and France, approved the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) as the legal foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The document served as the constitution of West Germany during the Cold War and remains the governing law for the unified Germany today. Learn more about the legal framework of the German government from the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany).

Justice Harry A. Blackmun confirmed

On May 12, 1970, the Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Harry A. Blackmun to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Blackmun died in 1999, and was remembered on JURIST by several of his former law clerks. The Harry A. Blackmun Papers were released in 2004 by the Library of Congress.

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