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News ICC prosecutor to begin investigating NATO troops in Afghanistan
ICC prosecutor to begin investigating NATO troops in Afghanistan
Brian Jackson
September 10, 2009 11:39:00 am

The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Wednesday that he would begin investigating claims of war crimes by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Afghanistan. In a briefing, Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official...

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News Federal judges deny California request to stay prison population reduction order
Federal judges deny California request to stay prison population reduction order
Brian Jackson
September 4, 2009 10:20:00 am

A federal judicial panel on Thursday denied California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's request to stay an order to reduce the prison population in the state. The request stemmed from an August ruling mandating that California reduce...

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News Federal appeals court stays injunction on Microsoft Word sales
Federal appeals court stays injunction on Microsoft Word sales
Brian Jackson
September 4, 2009 07:32:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday granted a request by Microsoft Corporation to stay an injunction that would have prevented the company from selling its popular...

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News SEC inspector general report details Madoff investigation errors
SEC inspector general report details Madoff investigation errors
Brian Jackson
September 3, 2009 12:55:00 pm

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made a number of missteps that could have uncovered the fraud committed by Bernard Madoff at an earlier date, according to an inspector general's report ...

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News Canada rights tribunal rules hate speech law violates free expression
Canada rights tribunal rules hate speech law violates free expression
Brian Jackson
September 3, 2009 11:48:00 am

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled Wednesday that Canada's Internet Hate Speech law unconstitutionally violates the right to free expression. The law, section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act , proscribed individuals or groups...

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News Federal judge grants lawyers security clearance in ex-DEA agent civil suit
Federal judge grants lawyers security clearance in ex-DEA agent civil suit
Brian Jackson
August 28, 2009 08:21:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ordered the government to grant security clearance to lawyers on both sides of the civil suit brought by former Drug Enforcement...

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News Facebook announces improved user privacy controls to comply with Canadian law
Facebook announces improved user privacy controls to comply with Canadian law
Brian Jackson
August 28, 2009 07:37:00 am

The popular social networking site Facebook announced Thursday that it would give users more control over the private information they share through their profiles. The changes were announced after discussions with the Office of the Privacy...

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News India Supreme Court judges to disclose assets online
India Supreme Court judges to disclose assets online
Brian Jackson
August 27, 2009 02:55:00 pm

Judges of the India Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to disclose their assets and make them available on the court's website. The decision, lauded by Indian political parties , legal authorities, and newspapers as...

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News Ex-Guantanamo detainee Jawad to sue US government over alleged mistreatment
Ex-Guantanamo detainee Jawad to sue US government over alleged mistreatment
Brian Jackson
August 27, 2009 11:57:00 am

The lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad said Thursday that the Afghan citizen will sue the US government for compensation for mistreatment. Jawad, who was detained in 2002 under...

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Facebook sued in California court for violating privacy rights
Brian Jackson
August 20, 2009 08:34:00 am

Five Facebook users have filed suit in the Superior Court of California for Orange County alleging that the social networking site violated their privacy. Among the claims put forth in the suit filed...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

On February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and several others were put on trial for treason in Munich in connection with an attempted coup. Learn more about the Munich (or "Beer Hall") Putsch and the subsequent trial of Hitler and his associates.

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