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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday,  5 May 2018
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 5 May 2018
Andrew Morgan
May 5, 2018 12:00:07 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A UN human rights expert called for "calm and for all sides to exercise restraint" in the Central African Republic (CAR) Thursday, according to a UN statement . The...

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News US Legal News Round Up for Saturday,  5 May 2018
US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 5 May 2018
Andrew Morgan
May 5, 2018 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against former Volkswagen (VW) CEO and chairman of the management board Martin Winterkorn on...

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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 28 April 2018
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 28 April 2018
Andrew Morgan
April 28, 2018 12:00:08 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A new report by IGARAPÉ Institute outlines the continuing rise in crime in Latin America and demands urgent solutions. According to the report released Thursday, crime rates will continue...

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News US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 28 April 2018
US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 28 April 2018
Andrew Morgan
April 28, 2018 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US House Intelligence Committee released its final report absolving the Trump campaign from involvement in Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. In the almost 250-page...

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News UN and African Union agree on human rights collaboration
UN and African Union agree on human rights collaboration
Andrew Morgan
April 25, 2018 01:05:19 pm

The UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the African Union agreed on Tuesday to cooperate on numerous human rights goals in an effort "to explore and develop joint approaches to preventing...

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News Second Circuit blocks plan to suspend fuel economy penalty increase
Second Circuit blocks plan to suspend fuel economy penalty increase
Andrew Morgan
April 24, 2018 04:06:05 pm

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday vacated a decision by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to delay increases of fines paid by automakers under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)...

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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 21 April 2018
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 21 April 2018
Andrew Morgan
April 21, 2018 12:00:09 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A US federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former Liberian commander known as "Jungle Jabbah" to 30 years in prison for defrauding the US immigration authorities and lying about...

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News US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 21 April 2018
US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 21 April 2018
Andrew Morgan
April 21, 2018 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a lawsuit Friday against Donald Trump, Russia, Julian Assange, Wikileaks, and several Trump aids including Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and...

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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 14 April 2018
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 14 April 2018
Andrew Morgan
April 14, 2018 12:00:08 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The foreign secretary of Bangladesh and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday to cement their agreement that Rohingya...

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News US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 14 April 2018
US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 14 April 2018
Andrew Morgan
April 14, 2018 12:00:04 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: Massachusetts' top court on Friday ruled against Exxon's request to ban the state's attorney general from investigating whether the oil conglomerate knew of the effect fossil fuels have on...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Shoe-bomber sentenced to life in prison

On January 30, 2003, British-born Richard Reid was sentenced to life in a US prison for attempting to destroy an American passenger plane using a bomb hidden in his shoe. Reid attempted to ignite the explosive device on a flight leaving Miami International Airport bound for Paris on December 21, 2001. Before he could light the fuse, Reid was restrained by passengers and crew on board. Reid was convicted on eight counts, and sentenced to life plus 110 years in prison. Read a copy of the indictment in U.S. v. Reid.

Nixon aides convicted for Watergate burglary

On January 30, 1973, former Nixon aides G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord Jr. were convicted of conspiracy, burglary and wiretapping in connection with a politically-motivated break-in at the Watergate hotel.

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