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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court denies appeal over use of military trials for foreign terror suspects
BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court denies appeal over use of military trials for foreign terror suspects
Chris Buell
January 18, 2005 10:14:00 am

AP is reporting that the US Supreme Court denied Tuesday an appeal over government's use of military trials for foreign detainees accused of terrorism. JURIST's Paper Chase will have more information as the order list becomes available.10:45 AM ET...

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News GA school district to appeal federal judge’s ruling on evolution disclaimer
GA school district to appeal federal judge’s ruling on evolution disclaimer
Chris Buell
January 18, 2005 09:59:00 am

Members of the Cobb County school board have voted to appeal a federal district judge's ruling that stickers calling evolution a "theory, not a fact" should be removed from science textbooks. Board members...

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News High-profile Tyco, WorldCom corporate criminal trials to begin this week
High-profile Tyco, WorldCom corporate criminal trials to begin this week
Chris Buell
January 18, 2005 09:26:00 am

Trials involving former corporate leaders of Tyco International and WorldCom, now MCI, are both set to begin this week, with both expected to last weeks to months, as the executives are tried on a variety...

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News UK soldier pleads guilty to assault charge, denies other charges
UK soldier pleads guilty to assault charge, denies other charges
Chris Buell
January 18, 2005 09:09:00 am

A UK soldier facing court-martial in Germany on charges of mistreating Iraqi civilians pleaded guilty Tuesday to one assault charge, but denied another charge. Two other soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers , Corp. Daniel Kenyon and...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, Jan. 18
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, Jan. 18
Chris Buell
January 18, 2005 07:00:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Jan. 18.The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases today beginning at 10 AM ET. In the first case, Rompilla v....

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News SEC, Google settle complaint over unregistered employee stock options
SEC, Google settle complaint over unregistered employee stock options
Chris Buell
January 14, 2005 10:52:00 am

Google Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission have settled a complaint over the company's failure to register employee stock options during its initial public offering in August. The settlement, in which Google accepted a...

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News Court-martial begins for US soldier accused of murdering Iraqi
Court-martial begins for US soldier accused of murdering Iraqi
Chris Buell
January 14, 2005 10:36:00 am

Court-martial proceedings began Friday for a US soldier charged with the murder of a wounded Iraqi teenager during a outbreak of violence in Baghdad last year. Staff Sgt. Cardenas Alban, of the 41st Infantry Regiment out of Fort Riley,...

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News Trial date set for alleged Klansman charged in 1964 killing of civil rights workers
Trial date set for alleged Klansman charged in 1964 killing of civil rights workers
Chris Buell
January 13, 2005 10:56:00 am

A Mississippi judge set bond at $250,000 Wednesday for Edgar Ray Killen , an alleged former KKK member charged with the murders of three civil rights workers in 1964. The judge also ordered a March 28 trial...

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News Congress eased interrogation rules under White House pressure
Congress eased interrogation rules under White House pressure
Chris Buell
January 13, 2005 10:54:00 am

A Congressional committee negotiating an intelligence reform bill last month backed away from greater restrictions on interrogation by the CIA under pressure from the White House, the New York Times reported Thursday. The restrictions were part...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Former CT governor Rowland pleads guilty to corruption
BREAKING NEWS ~ Former CT governor Rowland pleads guilty to corruption
Chris Buell
December 23, 2004 11:11:00 am

AP is reporting that former CT Gov. John G. Rowland has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of corruption. The Hartford Courant has more on the expected plea announcement (registration required).Previously on JURIST's Paper Chase....Aide to former Connecticut governor...

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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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