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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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News UK to appeal ECHR ruling on prisoner voting rights
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

Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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