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News US to maintain control of foreign, new detainees at Afghanistan prison: NYT
US to maintain control of foreign, new detainees at Afghanistan prison: NYT
Brandon Gatto
September 6, 2012 02:36:27 pm

Government officials from both the US and Afghanistan have said that the American military will maintain control over foreign detainees at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan for the indefinite future, and will...

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Federal court rejects Texas voter ID law
Brandon Gatto
August 30, 2012 03:29:15 pm

A three-judge panel in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday unanimously rejected a Texas law requiring voters to present photo identification to election officials before casting their ballots. The judges...

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News US charges Guantanamo detainee with supporting terrorism
US charges Guantanamo detainee with supporting terrorism
Brandon Gatto
August 30, 2012 02:08:17 pm

The US Department of Defense announced Wednesday that the Chief Prosecutor for Military Commissions has filed terrorism charges against a Saudi Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of plotting with al Qaeda to blow up...

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News Romania parliament accepts court decision returning suspended president to office
Romania parliament accepts court decision returning suspended president to office
Brandon Gatto
August 27, 2012 04:14:20 pm

The Parliament of Romania on Monday recognized the return to office of suspended President Traian Basescu after accepting a recent Constitutional Court decision that invalidated a national referendum to remove the...

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News Russia feminist activists appeal 2-year prison sentence
Russia feminist activists appeal 2-year prison sentence
Brandon Gatto
August 27, 2012 03:17:15 pm

The lawyer for three members of the Russian feminist activist group Pussy Riot on Monday appealed the two-year sentences imposed on the women last week. Defense lawyer Nikolai Polozov conceded that the decision of the Khamovnichesky District Court of...

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News Second Circuit rejects Argentina sovereign immunity argument, upholds judgments
Second Circuit rejects Argentina sovereign immunity argument, upholds judgments
Brandon Gatto
August 21, 2012 07:37:49 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday rejected Argentina's attempt to prevent bondholders from acquiring bank documents regarding the country's assets outside US territory. To no avail, Argentina asserted ...

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Putin urged not to implement NGO ‘foreign agents’ law
Brandon Gatto
August 15, 2012 08:16:35 am

Executive Director of Greenpeace International , Kumi Naidoo, on Tuesday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to refrain from implementing a new law that labels rights groups that...

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News Montana high court okays corporate personhood ballot initiative, strikes down tax referendum
Montana high court okays corporate personhood ballot initiative, strikes down tax referendum
Brandon Gatto
August 11, 2012 12:22:20 pm

The Supreme Court of Montana on Friday ruled that its state's November ballots may include Initiative 166 , a nonbinding policy statement that would direct the state's congress to support an amendment to the...

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News Google to pay FTC $22.5 million fine for misrepresenting privacy protections
Google to pay FTC $22.5 million fine for misrepresenting privacy protections
Brandon Gatto
August 11, 2012 11:03:18 am

Google Inc. on Thursday agreed to pay a record fine of $22.5 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after being charged with misrepresenting Apple Inc.'s Safari internet browser. Specifically, the...

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DOJ argues continued attorney access at Guantanamo is government decision
Brandon Gatto
August 9, 2012 08:37:59 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a brief with the US District Court for the District of Columbia asserting that the government should decide when a Guantanamo Bay ...

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