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News Cardinal says new pope will preserve bishops’ right to discipline sex abusers
Cardinal says new pope will preserve bishops’ right to discipline sex abusers
Amit Patel
April 21, 2005 08:25:00 am

Chicago Cardinal Francis George said Wednesday that new pope Benedict XVI , will preserve the church law giving bishops broad power to discipline sexually abusive priests. George said he had previously told then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger...

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News UN rights body approves Sudan resolution, rejects Cuba call for Gitmo probe
UN rights body approves Sudan resolution, rejects Cuba call for Gitmo probe
Amit Patel
April 21, 2005 08:06:00 am

The UN Human Rights Commission Thursday passed a resolution condemning rights abuses in Sudan. The final text, supported by the US, the EU, other African nations and even Sudan itself, only passed after a compromise was reached...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ KPMG settles with SEC over Xerox charges
Corporations and securities brief ~ KPMG settles with SEC over Xerox charges
Amit Patel
April 20, 2005 12:41:00 pm

Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, KPMG LLP , the US unit of accounting firm KPMG International , has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle with the SEC over charges that it allowed...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ Cablevision ups bid for Adelphia
Corporations and securities brief ~ Cablevision ups bid for Adelphia
Amit Patel
April 19, 2005 12:30:00 pm

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, the Wall Street Journal is reporting Cablevision Systems Corp. has raised its bid for Adelphia Communications Inc. to $17.1 billion. The move may threaten the...

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News Carter-Baker commission hears election reform proposals
Carter-Baker commission hears election reform proposals
Amit Patel
April 18, 2005 03:31:00 pm

Former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III Monday opened the first public hearings of the Commission on Federal Election Reform , set up to continue the election...

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News Bush supporter sues RNC, supplier for copyright breach over ‘W’ logo
Bush supporter sues RNC, supplier for copyright breach over ‘W’ logo
Amit Patel
April 18, 2005 02:24:00 pm

Texas insurance agent Jerry Gossett has sued the Republican National Committee and one of its suppliers, the Spalding Group , alleging they stole his design for the 'W' bumper stickers used by President George W. Bush...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ Coke: DOJ ends probe, company settles with SEC
Corporations and securities brief ~ Coke: DOJ ends probe, company settles with SEC
Amit Patel
April 18, 2005 12:29:00 pm

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, Coca-Cola Co. has announced that the Justice Department (DOJ) has closed its investigation relating to allegations raised in a whistleblower lawsuit of accounting irregularities at the company. The...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ Raytheon puts CFO on leave, offers to settle with SEC
Corporations and securities brief ~ Raytheon puts CFO on leave, offers to settle with SEC
Amit Patel
April 15, 2005 02:40:00 pm

Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, defense contractor Raytheon Company has announced that it's placed chief financial officer Edward S. Pliner and another employee on administrative leave and also offered to settle a SEC inquiry into...

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News Federal Election Commission dismisses Nader, Swift Boat complaints
Federal Election Commission dismisses Nader, Swift Boat complaints
Amit Patel
April 14, 2005 02:40:00 pm

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has dismissed three complaints from the 2004 presidential race involving Ralph Nader and the anti-John Kerry group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth . The three complaints include one alleging...

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News US marshals, DOJ arrest 10,000 fugitives in nationwide sweep
US marshals, DOJ arrest 10,000 fugitives in nationwide sweep
Amit Patel
April 14, 2005 02:23:00 pm

The Justice Department in conjunction with the US Marshals Office announced Thursday that more than 10,000 fugitives, many wanted for violent crimes, were arrested over the last week as part of a coordinated nationwide effort led by...

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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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