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News Bahrain court sentences 13 to life in prison
Bahrain court sentences 13 to life in prison
Cynthia Miley
March 31, 2014 03:41:51 pm

A Bahraini court on Monday sentenced 13 Bahrain citizens to life in prison and one man to 10 years in prison. The defendants, who range in age from 16 to 34, were convicted of attempting to kill...

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News Supreme Court declines to review challenges to contraception mandate
Supreme Court declines to review challenges to contraception mandate
Cynthia Miley
March 31, 2014 03:08:25 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied review of two cases brought by Roman Catholic non-profit groups seeking an exemption from part of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requiring...

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News Iraq election commission board collectively tenders resignation
Iraq election commission board collectively tenders resignation
Cynthia Miley
March 27, 2014 07:37:33 am

The members of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) collectively resigned on Tuesday. The Board of Commissioners' resignations were meant to protest political interference based on conflicting parliamentary and judicial decisions excluding...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments on IRA status in bankruptcy proceedings
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on IRA status in bankruptcy proceedings
Cynthia Miley
March 24, 2014 02:59:43 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and their interaction with bankruptcy. In Clark v. Rameker the court will decide whether an inherited individual retirement account...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on securities fraud
Supreme Court hears arguments on securities fraud
Cynthia Miley
March 6, 2014 07:49:35 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on class certification procedures in stock and securities fraud litigation. In Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. Johnson Fund, Inc. the court will decide whether...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments on death penalty for mentally retarded
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on death penalty for mentally retarded
Cynthia Miley
March 3, 2014 03:18:58 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on the legal standard for assessing whether an individual is mentally retarded in order to determine that person's eligibility for the death penalty. In Hall v....

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments on attorneys’ fee awards in patent litigation
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on attorneys’ fee awards in patent litigation
Cynthia Miley
February 27, 2014 10:25:54 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Octane Fitness v. Icon Health and Fitness , the court is considering whether the US Court of Appeals for the Federal...

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News EU parliament votes to approve smoking regulations
EU parliament votes to approve smoking regulations
Cynthia Miley
February 27, 2014 09:46:55 am

The EU Parliament on Wednesday voted to approve an anti-tobacco law that requires cigarette makers to increase the size of health warnings on packets from 30 percent to 65 percent of the surface of the...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on greenhouse gas cases
Cynthia Miley
February 24, 2014 03:10:50 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on the federal government's power to regulate certain greenhouse gases. In United Air Regulatory Group v. EPA , which was consolidated with six other cases,...

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UN: CAR leaders personally accountable for human rights violations
Cynthia Miley
February 20, 2014 07:06:50 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday prompted Central African Republic (CAR) leaders to remember their legal obligations and stressed that they are personally accountable for human rights violations or...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution

On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety took power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchmen and women had been executed by guillotine. Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

'Scottsboro boys' put on trial for alleged rape of white women

On April 6, 1931, the nine "Scottsboro boys" were put on trial in Alabama on false charges of raping two white women during a freight train trip from Tennessee. Learn more about the trial of the Scottsboro boys.

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