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News Iraq court gives ‘Chemical Ali’ third death sentence, acquits former deputy PM
Iraq court gives ‘Chemical Ali’ third death sentence, acquits former deputy PM
Andrew Gilmore
March 3, 2009 07:03:00 am

The Supreme Iraq Criminal Tribunal convicted Ali Hassan al-Majid Monday of murder and sentenced him to a third death sentence, while acquitting former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz [BBC profile;...

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News UN rights rapporteur calls for greater safeguards on intelligence collection
UN rights rapporteur calls for greater safeguards on intelligence collection
Andrew Gilmore
February 28, 2009 04:42:00 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin has called for greater protection of individual rights and increased oversight of intelligence agencies in a report to be presented to the...

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News Argentina implements law bringing military under tighter civilian control
Argentina implements law bringing military under tighter civilian control
Andrew Gilmore
February 28, 2009 03:53:00 pm

The Argentina Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced Friday the implementation of a new law containing provisions aimed at bringing the military and its justice system under increased civilian control. The legislation was signed into law...

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News Rights groups and non-profit advocates oppose terrorist designation of charities without due process
Rights groups and non-profit advocates oppose terrorist designation of charities without due process
Andrew Gilmore
February 27, 2009 04:52:00 pm

A number of advocacy, rights and philanthropic groups filed an amicus curiae brief Friday with the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio arguing against the classification of some charitable...

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News Federal judge sentences Ohio al Qaeda member to 20 years on terrorism charge
Federal judge sentences Ohio al Qaeda member to 20 years on terrorism charge
Andrew Gilmore
February 26, 2009 03:40:00 pm

US citizen and al Qaeda member Christopher Paul was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for conspiring to conduct a terrorist bombing campaign against targets in the US and Europe. Paul was sentenced by Judge...

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UK minister admits UK involvement in US rendition program
Andrew Gilmore
February 26, 2009 02:51:00 pm

UK Secretary of State for Defence John Hutton gave a statement to the UK House of Commons Thursday providing details of participation with US forces in the rendition of terrorism suspects from...

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Obama urges regulatory reform in economic revitalization speech
Andrew Gilmore
February 25, 2009 07:21:00 am

US President Barack Obama urged sweeping reform of the American financial regulatory system in a speech on his economic revitalization plan to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. His address, which came less than a...

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News UN Hariri tribunal to begin work March 1
UN Hariri tribunal to begin work March 1
Andrew Gilmore
February 24, 2009 06:18:00 pm

The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon will begin work on March 1, according to the Tribunal's Registrar, Robin Vincent . The March 1 start date for the court, established at the request of the Lebanese...

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Supreme Court hears Indian mining lease, peremptory challenge cases
Andrew Gilmore
February 23, 2009 08:28:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In United States v. Navajo Nation , the Court heard arguments on whether the Court's earlier...

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Suriname ex-dictator trial resumes with testimony on coup leader execution
Andrew Gilmore
February 21, 2009 05:18:00 pm

The trial of former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse resumed Friday with testimony by a former prison warden that he brought a leader of a 1982 military coup to an army barracks for execution. The testimony...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anita Hill testifies about Clarence Thomas sexual harassment

Attorney Anita Hill testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991 about sexual harassment she suffered from her former supervisor Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by President Ronald Regan for a seat on the US Supreme Court. The US Senate would later confirm Thomas by a vote of 52–48 despite Hill's testimony. Watch the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings on CSPAN.

Vatican II opens

On October 11, 1962, the Second Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church convened in Rome, Italy. Over the next three years, the conference modernized Church Law for the modern era. The most noticeable changes included the celebration of mass in the vernacular, a new emphasis on the role of laypersons, and a greater acceptance of other faiths. Read documents from Vatican II from Church archives.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.

As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

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