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News US soldier pleads guilty to murdering Afghan civilians
US soldier pleads guilty to murdering Afghan civilians
Ann Riley
March 24, 2011 07:55:06 am

Specialist Jeremy Morlock pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of murder as part of a plot contrived with fellow soldiers to kill Afghan civilians. At the court-martial, held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord , Morlock also...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on exclusionary rule
Ann Riley
March 21, 2011 04:50:23 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Davis v. United States on the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule . The issue...

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News Obama administration supports Internet privacy legislation at Senate hearing
Obama administration supports Internet privacy legislation at Senate hearing
Ann Riley
March 17, 2011 08:15:00 am

The Obama administration on Wednesday backed Internet privacy legislation at a hearing before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation . The hearing followed reports released in December by the US Department of Commerce and...

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News France court awards Bosnia civil war victims damages for injuries
France court awards Bosnia civil war victims damages for injuries
Ann Riley
March 14, 2011 02:04:14 pm

A French court on Monday awarded a Bosnian family 200,000 euros (USD $280,000) for wartime abuses committed by former Bosnian Serb leaders Radovan Karadzic and Biljana Plavsic . In an unprecedented civil decision, the Tribunal de Grande...

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UK to appeal ECHR ruling on prisoner voting rights
Ann Riley
March 3, 2011 07:53:54 am

The UK government on Tuesday commenced legal measures to overturn a controversial European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling that declared the UK's ban on prisoner voting rights unlawful. The government requested that...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on definition of ‘cocaine base’, patent rights
Ann Riley
February 28, 2011 03:10:54 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in DePierre v. United States on whether the term "cocaine base" in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines ...

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Indiana Senate approves Arizona-style immigration bill
Ann Riley
February 24, 2011 08:49:58 am

The Indiana Senate on Tuesday approved a bill by a vote of 31-18, proposing a strict illegal immigration policy comparable to the controversial Arizona law . The...

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News Libya leader alleged to have ordered Lockerbie bombing
Libya leader alleged to have ordered Lockerbie bombing
Ann Riley
February 24, 2011 07:53:08 am

Former Libyan Justice Minister Mustafa Abel-Jalil on Wednesday alleged that Muammar Gaddafi ordered the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, according to Swedish newspaper Expressen . During the 40-minute...

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Tunisia seeks extradition of ousted president
Ann Riley
February 21, 2011 02:46:48 pm

The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday submitted a formal request to Saudi Arabian authorities to extradite ousted former president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali following the...

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ICTY suspends Karadzic trial for 6 weeks
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February 17, 2011 08:55:43 am

The trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday ordered the suspension of the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for six...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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