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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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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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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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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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Dutch East India Company established

On March 20, 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The creation edict granted VOC a monopoly over Dutch colonial activities in Asia for twenty-one years. During that time, VOC became the world's first multinational company and the first to issue stock. Read a history of the VOC and view the world's oldest share of stock, as issued by the VOC.

First woman executed by electric chair

On March 20, 1899, Martha Place, convicted of the murder of her stepdaughter, became the first woman to die in the electric chair. The execution was carried out at New York's Auburn Prison.

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