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News Gomery report blames former Canada PM for sponsorship scandal
Gomery report blames former Canada PM for sponsorship scandal
Brandon Smith
November 1, 2005 12:48:00 pm

Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien and his chief of staff, Jean Pelletier, must be held accountable for the flawed running of the federal sponsorship program from 1994 to 2003, said the first report on the scandal...

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News British courts-martial over Iraq abuse to begin next year
British courts-martial over Iraq abuse to begin next year
Brandon Smith
October 31, 2005 12:57:00 pm

Britian's military court service announced Monday that the seven British soldiers facing court-martial over alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners will not stand trial until next year. The charges against the men relate to treatment of Iraqi prisoners being held...

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News Ex-Cheney aide Libby to make first court appearance Thursday
Ex-Cheney aide Libby to make first court appearance Thursday
Brandon Smith
October 31, 2005 12:30:00 pm

Lewis Libby , Vice President Dick Cheney's long-time chief of staff, will make his first court appearance on Thursday, after being indicted Friday in the CIA leak investigation , a court official said Monday....

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News Court refuses to reconsider decision requiring FEC to toughen campaign finance rules
Court refuses to reconsider decision requiring FEC to toughen campaign finance rules
Brandon Smith
October 25, 2005 01:18:00 pm

The full US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has declined to reconsider a decision requiring the Federal Election Commission to write new rules implementing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act...

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News US shareholders sue Russia, oil companies over Yukos sale
US shareholders sue Russia, oil companies over Yukos sale
Brandon Smith
October 25, 2005 12:45:00 pm

American shareholders of Russian oil company Yukos have filed a civil lawsuit against the Russian government and several Russian oil companies for allegedly conspiring to renationalize Yukos without compensating its owners, the Financial News...

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News DOJ optimistic about tobacco suit despite high court denial of damages appeal
DOJ optimistic about tobacco suit despite high court denial of damages appeal
Brandon Smith
October 18, 2005 12:52:00 pm

Though the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is disappointed with Monday's denial of certiorari by the US Supreme Court in the damages aspect of its suit against the tobacco industry , US Attorney General Alberto...

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News FBI reports US murders down, rapes up in 2004
FBI reports US murders down, rapes up in 2004
Brandon Smith
October 17, 2005 01:28:00 pm

An FBI report on US crime released Monday found that while murders in the US fell for the first time in five years, 2004 saw an increase in the number of rapes. Overall the number of violent crimes...

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News High court rules against automatic jury determination of mental retardation
High court rules against automatic jury determination of mental retardation
Brandon Smith
October 17, 2005 12:43:00 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that death row inmates do not have an automatic right to a jury trial to determine whether or not an inmate is mentally retarded and therefore ineligible...

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News Delay sought in Zuma corruption trial
Delay sought in Zuma corruption trial
Brandon Smith
October 11, 2005 01:34:00 pm

Prosecutors in the corruption trial of former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma asked a magistrate Tuesday to postpone the trial until Nov. 1 to allow for further investigation for possible additional charges. The prosecution also requested...

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Ex-official warns proposed changes could weaken Iraqi tribunal
Brandon Smith
October 11, 2005 12:13:00 pm

Salem Chalabi, former head of the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) that will open the trial of Saddam Hussein next week, has warned that a proposed bill to amend the tribunal's practices...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody

On September 12, 1977, South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody after having suffered a massive head injury during interrogation following his arrest. The story of journalist Donald Woods' investigation into the circumstances of Biko's death was the basis of the 1987 film Cry Freedom. Read an address on Stephen Biko delivered by then-South African President Nelson Mandela on the 20th anniversary of Biko's death in 1997.

Supreme Court unanimously rejects state challenge Brown v. Board of Education

On September 12, 1958, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a state government challenge to Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka Kansas, which had overturned segregation. In Cooper vs. Aaron, the State Government of Arkansas challenged the authority of the Court to implement desegregation. The Court responded by forcefully re-asserting its authority and the authority of the federal government over the states.

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