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News Thailand court orders protesters to open entrances to government building
Thailand court orders protesters to open entrances to government building
Andrew Morgan
March 31, 2009 04:54:00 pm

A Thai court on Tuesday ordered demonstrators to allow limited access to Thailand's seat of government in response to a complaint filed by the Office of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva . The Bangkok Civil Court issued an injunction...

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News South Africa appeals court upholds judicial bias complaint in Zuma corruption case
South Africa appeals court upholds judicial bias complaint in Zuma corruption case
Andrew Morgan
March 31, 2009 03:40:00 pm

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Tuesday held that the judges of the Constitutional Court acted lawfully in filing a grievance against Cape Judge President John Hlophe...

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News House committee approves journalist shield bill
House committee approves journalist shield bill
Andrew Morgan
March 26, 2009 12:12:00 pm

The US House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would limit the government's ability to compel reporters to disclose confidential sources. Under the terms of the Free Flow of Information Act of...

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News Supreme Court hears campaign finance case
Supreme Court hears campaign finance case
Andrew Morgan
March 24, 2009 03:49:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , in which the Court will consider whether federal election law prohibits...

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News UK to publish detainee interrogation guidelines
UK to publish detainee interrogation guidelines
Andrew Morgan
March 19, 2009 12:08:00 pm

The UK will publish the guidance it gives to intelligence officers for questioning suspects overseas, Prime Minister Gordon Brown told parliament in a written statement Wednesday. Restating the UK's unequivocal condemnation of torture, Brown said that...

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News Rights group welcomes rehearing denial in detainee photo case
Rights group welcomes rehearing denial in detainee photo case
Andrew Morgan
March 17, 2009 03:44:00 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday hailed a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit not to revisit an earlier decision requiring the Department of...

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News Europe court rules airplane prohibited items list must be published
Europe court rules airplane prohibited items list must be published
Andrew Morgan
March 11, 2009 10:27:00 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that an unpublished list of items prohibited from airplanes does not have any binding effect on individuals unless it is made public. The list is...

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News Federal judge partially overturns sailor terrorism conviction
Federal judge partially overturns sailor terrorism conviction
Andrew Morgan
March 5, 2009 12:09:00 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Connecticut on Thursday reversed a former Navy signalman's conviction for material support of terrorism. Judge Mark Kravitz set aside the conviction of Hassan Abu-Jihaad,...

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News Supreme Court hears judicial recusal, arbitration appeal cases
Supreme Court hears judicial recusal, arbitration appeal cases
Andrew Morgan
March 3, 2009 03:37:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company the Court heard arguments on whether they...

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News Supreme Court hears identity theft, native Hawaiian cases
Supreme Court hears identity theft, native Hawaiian cases
Andrew Morgan
February 26, 2009 12:07:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday. In Flores-Figueroa v. United States , the Court heard arguments on whether a federal "aggravated identity theft" statute...

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On August 6, 1825, Bolivia gained independence from Spain. Exactly 137 years later in 1962, Jamaica gained its independence from the United Kingdom.

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