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News US federal panel consolidates lawsuits against Toyota
US federal panel consolidates lawsuits against Toyota
Bhargav Katikanen
April 10, 2010 10:40:00 am

The US Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (MDL) on Friday consolidated more than 150 pending lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corporation and transferred them to the US District Court...

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News US, Russia presidents sign nuclear arms reduction treaty
US, Russia presidents sign nuclear arms reduction treaty
Bhargav Katikanen
April 8, 2010 08:25:00 am

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday signed the so-called New START treaty , pledging to reduce their countries' nuclear warheads by about 30 percent. Under the terms of the...

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US government announces changes to airport screening rules
Bhargav Katikanen
April 3, 2010 10:38:00 am

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday announced changes to airport security rules , moving toward a screening system based on intelligence information. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said the new system will...

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News ICTY denies Karadzic appeal to delay war crimes trial
ICTY denies Karadzic appeal to delay war crimes trial
Bhargav Katikanen
April 1, 2010 10:17:00 am

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday denied an appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to postpone his war crimes...

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Federal judge upholds gun limits in DC after Supreme Court ruling
Bhargav Katikanen
March 27, 2010 11:50:00 am

A federal judge ruled Friday that firearms regulations in Washington DC, including a ban on assault weapons and a prohibition on large capacity ammunition feeding devices , do not violate the US Second Amendment ....

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Former Thailand PM Thaksin appeals asset seizure order
Bhargav Katikanen
March 27, 2010 11:10:00 am

Lawyers for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed Friday that the Constitutional Court of Thailand had wrongfully ordered the seizure of assets belonging to Thaksin and...

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EU proposes simplified international divorce laws
Bhargav Katikanen
March 25, 2010 08:57:00 am

The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday proposed reforms to simplify and clarify international divorce laws. Under the proposal, married couples from different European Union (EU) countries could choose the country of the divorce, and the various courts...

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Second Circuit orders Federal Reserve to release lending data to media
Bhargav Katikanen
March 20, 2010 12:40:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday that the Federal Reserve must release information about loans it made to banks during April and May 2008, a key moment in...

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Turkish authorities charge 33 for alleged coup plot
Bhargav Katikanen
March 20, 2010 10:37:00 am

The Turkish government indicted 33 people Friday on charges of attempting to overthrow the government and establish military rule. The accused, some of whom include high-ranking military officials , are alleged to have plotted with a secret group...

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US state prison population dropped in 2009: report
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March 18, 2010 09:32:00 am

The number of inmates in US state prisons has dropped for the first time in 40 years, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pew Center on the States . Led by California and Michigan, the...

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Slave trade abolished in Britain

A British bill abolishing the slave trade became law on March 25, 1807.

Learn more about slavery and the slave trade in Britain.

Scottsboro Boys arrested

On March 25, 1931, nine black teenagers were arrested in Paint Rock, Alabama for allegedly raping two white women. Twelve days later, the young men were put on trial in the nearby town of Scottsboro. After numerous the proceedings culminated in two landmark decisions by the US Supreme Court, Powell v. Alabama and Norris v. Alabama. Ultimately, the death sentences issued by the jury were overturned, but the defendants were nonetheless sent to prison. The trials of the Scottsboro Boys have come to symbolize the role of race in the criminal justice system of the Jim Crow South. Read a history of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys, as composed by Law Professor Douglas O. Linder of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

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