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News Egypt prosecutors charge 20 journalists with terrorism
Egypt prosecutors charge 20 journalists with terrorism
Cynthia Miley
January 30, 2014 06:46:42 am

Egyptian prosecutors charged 20 Al Jazeera journalists on Wednesday for joining or conspiring with a terrorist group and broadcasting false images. The journalists are accused of altering and broadcasting video footage of false...

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News Supreme Court rules on mandatory sentencing for drug dealers
Supreme Court rules on mandatory sentencing for drug dealers
Cynthia Miley
January 27, 2014 04:05:28 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Burrage v. US to relax sentencing guidelines for drug dealers. Marcus Burrage was convicted of distribution of heroin causing death under 21 USC § 841 ,...

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News ICJ rules on maritime border dispute between Peru and Chile
ICJ rules on maritime border dispute between Peru and Chile
Cynthia Miley
January 27, 2014 03:26:47 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) , the UN's highest court, issued a ruling establishing a new maritime boundary between Peru and Chile on Monday. The ICJ granted Peru some parts...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on child pornography, gun purchasing
Supreme Court hears arguments on child pornography, gun purchasing
Cynthia Miley
January 23, 2014 08:07:14 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Paroline v. United States , the court is considering whether a causal relationship must exist under 18 USC § 2259 ...

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News Federal judge rejects health care subsidy challenge
Federal judge rejects health care subsidy challenge
Cynthia Miley
January 16, 2014 09:11:18 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday rejected a challenge to health insurance subsidies available to people in states that declined to establish their own online marketplaces under...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’
Supreme Court hears arguments on abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’
Cynthia Miley
January 16, 2014 08:39:02 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In McCullen v. Coakley , the court is considering a Massachusetts law that establishes "buffer zones" for abortion clinics. The...

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News Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal from former Somalia PM
Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal from former Somalia PM
Cynthia Miley
January 13, 2014 03:16:18 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Mohamed Ali Samantar , former Somali prime minister, who was ordered to pay Somali torture victims $21 million in...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on presidential recess appointments
Supreme Court hears arguments on presidential recess appointments
Cynthia Miley
January 13, 2014 03:15:06 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In NLRB v. Noel Canning the court will decide: (1) whether the president's recess-appointment power may be exercised during...

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News France data authorities fine Google for non-compliance with privacy policy
France data authorities fine Google for non-compliance with privacy policy
Cynthia Miley
January 9, 2014 09:44:33 am

The Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertes (CNIL) , an independent data protection oversight authority set up by the French government, has fined Google €150,000 after Google failed to act upon CNIL's order...

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New York governor proposes medical marijuana pilot program
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January 9, 2014 09:24:49 am

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced during his State of the State address on Wednesday plans for a medical marijuana pilot program which would permit up to 20 hospitals to distribute medical marijuana to patients...

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Shoe-bomber sentenced to life in prison

On January 30, 2003, British-born Richard Reid was sentenced to life in a US prison for attempting to destroy an American passenger plane using a bomb hidden in his shoe. Reid attempted to ignite the explosive device on a flight leaving Miami International Airport bound for Paris on December 21, 2001. Before he could light the fuse, Reid was restrained by passengers and crew on board. Reid was convicted on eight counts, and sentenced to life plus 110 years in prison. Read a copy of the indictment in U.S. v. Reid.

Nixon aides convicted for Watergate burglary

On January 30, 1973, former Nixon aides G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord Jr. were convicted of conspiracy, burglary and wiretapping in connection with a politically-motivated break-in at the Watergate hotel.

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