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News EU urges Sri Lanka war crimes investigation
EU urges Sri Lanka war crimes investigation
Andrew Morgan
May 19, 2009 09:53:00 am

The Council of the European Union on Monday called for an independent inquiry into possible war crimes committed during the Sri Lanka civil war. Meeting in Brussels, the General Affairs and External...

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News Sudan rebel leader appears before ICC
Sudan rebel leader appears before ICC
Andrew Morgan
May 19, 2009 08:37:00 am

Sudanese rebel leader Bahr Idriss Abu Garda appeared before the International Criminal Court on Monday to deny his responsibility for war crimes committed in Darfur . Abu Garda is accused of...

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News Lawyers who authored interrogation memos should be disbarred: coalition
Lawyers who authored interrogation memos should be disbarred: coalition
Andrew Morgan
May 18, 2009 04:13:00 pm

A coalition of progressive organizations Monday filed disciplinary complaints with five state bar associations seeking the disbarment of 12 former US government officials associated with the legal rationales behind the Bush administration's use of enhanced interrogation techniques [JURIST...

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News Supreme Court remands Ashcroft immunity case
Supreme Court remands Ashcroft immunity case
Andrew Morgan
May 18, 2009 03:19:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Ashcroft v. Iqbal that a complaint filed against former US Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert Mueller and...

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News UK court rules European human rights laws apply to soldiers in Iraq
UK court rules European human rights laws apply to soldiers in Iraq
Andrew Morgan
May 18, 2009 01:54:00 pm

The England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) on Monday ruled that the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) applies to UK troops serving abroad. The court found that the UK's obligation under the Human...

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News Supreme Court rules against retroactive application of pregnancy discrimination law
Supreme Court rules against retroactive application of pregnancy discrimination law
Andrew Morgan
May 18, 2009 10:49:00 am

The US Supreme Court Monday ruled 7-2 in AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen that companies do not violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) by failing to...

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News Federal judge dismisses US-Mexico border fence challenge
Federal judge dismisses US-Mexico border fence challenge
Andrew Morgan
May 18, 2009 08:50:00 am

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that sought to block construction of a fence along the US-Mexico border. The Texas Border Coalition , a group...

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News Lawyers who authorized torture ‘disgraced profession’: JFK counsel Sorensen
Lawyers who authorized torture ‘disgraced profession’: JFK counsel Sorensen
Andrew Morgan
May 10, 2009 11:58:00 am

Ted Sorensen, former special counsel to US President John F. Kennedy, said in a commencement address at the University of Nebraska College of Law Saturday that lawyers from the Department of Justice (DOJ)...

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News Bangladesh foreign minister begins 13-year corruption sentence
Bangladesh foreign minister begins 13-year corruption sentence
Andrew Morgan
May 10, 2009 11:41:00 am

Former Bangladeshi foreign minister Morshed Khan began serving as a 13-year sentence on Sunday, after surrendering to a Dhaka court. Khan, who served from 2001 to 2006 under former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia was convicted ...

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News Spain judge seeks Guantanamo ‘torture’ prosecution plan from US
Spain judge seeks Guantanamo ‘torture’ prosecution plan from US
Andrew Morgan
May 6, 2009 01:04:00 pm

A Spanish judge has said that he will ask the US if it plans to prosecute six US officials for allegedly contributing to torture at Guantanamo Bay before deciding whether to open an investigation in Spain. Judge...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Ford pardoned Nixon for Watergate

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford, in a televised address to the American people, pardoned ex-President Richard Nixon for any offenses committed in association with the Watergate break-in. Read the full text of Ford's address.

Treaty of San Francisco signed, officially ending WWII in the Pacific

On September 8, 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco was signed between 49 nations and Japan, ending World War II in the Pacific region. In addition to dismantling the Japanese Empire, the accord also provided for compensation to be paid by Japan to prisoners of war and civilians who were victimized by Japan during the War. Communist China did not participate in the San Francisco negotiations and thus signed the separate Treaty of Tapei with Japan.

Ford pardoned Nixon

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