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News Congressman loses taped phone call leak appeal
Congressman loses taped phone call leak appeal
Andrew Wood
March 28, 2006 03:37:00 pm

A three-judge panel of the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) violated s. 2511 of US Code Title 18 by disclosing an illegally obtained...

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Bosnia constitutional reform agreement welcomed
Andrew Wood
March 21, 2006 03:57:00 pm

The US has welcomed a weekend agreement by the eight main political parties of Bosnia and Herzegovina on changes to the country's constitution at the end of negotiations that began four months ago...

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News Vietnam War Marines deserter could be discharged in a week
Vietnam War Marines deserter could be discharged in a week
Andrew Wood
March 14, 2006 04:38:00 pm

The US Marine Corps said Tuesday that Allen Abney, a Vietnam War deserter who is now a Canadian citizen, will probably be released within a week from Camp Pendleton , California. Abney deserted the Corps and...

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Europe rights court throws out Saddam lawsuit
Andrew Wood
March 14, 2006 03:59:00 pm

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday denied the admissibility of a lawsuit brought by Saddam Hussein against 21 European countries on the grounds that the case fell outside its jurisdiction. Saddam's lawyers had...

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Federal judge disinclined to grant DOJ access to Google search terms
Andrew Wood
March 14, 2006 02:59:00 pm

Judge James Ware of the US District Court of the Northern District of California said Tuesday after hearing arguments by Google and US Department of Justice lawyers over a government subpoena of search data that...

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Philippines high court refuses immediate ruling on state of emergency decree
Andrew Wood
February 28, 2006 04:17:00 pm

The Philippines Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred a ruling on petitions brought against the state of emergency declared by President Gloria Arroyo last week. Arroyo, who today said the decree...

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Senators express frustration with NSA surveillance program at second hearing
Andrew Wood
February 28, 2006 03:13:00 pm

Members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee holding a second hearing Tuesday on the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program appeared frustrated by the lack of information released by the Bush administration. Senator Patrick...

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Oregon Supreme Court upholds property compensation law
Andrew Wood
February 21, 2006 03:57:00 pm

The Oregon Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a controversial property rights compensation law, reversing a circuit court decision and declaring the law constitutional. The law, known as Measure 37 , requires the government...

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Pennsylvania voter ID bill to be vetoed by governor
Andrew Wood
February 21, 2006 03:30:00 pm

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell has said he will veto House Bill 1318 , a bill that would require voters to provide identification at the polls in order to vote. Noting that voter turnout in elections is currently...

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Highest New York court rules against Brooklyn clergy abuse victims
Andrew Wood
February 21, 2006 03:07:00 pm

The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn could use the statute of limitations as a defense in two sexual abuse cases. In one case the...

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Gandhi sentenced for sedition after civil disobedience campaign

On March 18, 1922, a court in British-ruled India sentenced Mohandas Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in connection with his civil disobedience campaign for Indian home rule. Read Gandhi's famous statement to the trial court. Gandhi served two years of his sentence and was then released.

Supreme Court requires states to provide counsel for indigent defendants

On March 18, 1963, the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Constitution requires states to provide counsel for indigent criminal defendants. For a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Counsel had been required for indigent federal defendants since 1938.

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