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News Uganda court acquits opposition leader of charges in ‘Walk to Work’ protests
Uganda court acquits opposition leader of charges in ‘Walk to Work’ protests
Chris Morris
August 9, 2011 02:32:51 pm

A Ugandan court Tuesday acquitted opposition leader Kizza Besigye of charges of rioting and inciting violence. Besigye was arrested earlier this year in connection with protests against rising food and fuel costs. The protests...

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News US trade commission to probe Apple infringement claim against HTC
US trade commission to probe Apple infringement claim against HTC
Chris Morris
August 9, 2011 12:37:40 pm

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) announced Monday that it will investigate a claim made last month by Apple that HTC committed patent infringement related...

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News Torture, rights violations occurring in Zimbabwe diamond mines: BBC
Torture, rights violations occurring in Zimbabwe diamond mines: BBC
Chris Morris
August 9, 2011 11:33:25 am

Zimbabwe security forces are running illegal mining camps in the country's Marange area where recruited civilian workers are regularly tortured and forced into labor, the BBC reported Monday. According to the report, workers are subject to mauling...

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News Federal appeals court allows Rumsfeld torture suit to proceed
Federal appeals court allows Rumsfeld torture suit to proceed
Chris Morris
August 9, 2011 10:12:53 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Monday that a torture suit against former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld can proceed. Two American citizens brought a cause of action recognized...

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News Obama bars war criminals, rights violators from entering US
Obama bars war criminals, rights violators from entering US
Chris Morris
August 4, 2011 02:50:21 pm

US President Barack Obama issued a directive Thursday barring war criminals and human rights violators from entering the country. Under the new proclamation, which took effect immediately, the Secretary of State determines which criminals or violators will...

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News Federal appeals court vacates ruling on Pennsylvania city immigration laws
Federal appeals court vacates ruling on Pennsylvania city immigration laws
Chris Morris
August 4, 2011 12:07:28 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has vacated a previous ruling declaring Hazelton, Pennsylvania's immigration laws unconstitutional. Hazleton's Illegal Immigration Relief Act and Landlord Tenant Ordinance deny permits to businesses that...

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News Federal judge allows a US intelligence officer’s torture suit against Rumsfeld
Federal judge allows a US intelligence officer’s torture suit against Rumsfeld
Chris Morris
August 4, 2011 10:30:05 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld can be sued by a former US military contractor who claims he...

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News North Carolina House overrides veto on abortion waiting period bill
North Carolina House overrides veto on abortion waiting period bill
Chris Morris
July 26, 2011 03:35:45 pm

The North Carolina House of Representatives voted Tuesday to override a veto by Governor Beverly Perdue on legislation that would require a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion . With...

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News UN rights groups express concern over children’s rights in CAR
UN rights groups express concern over children’s rights in CAR
Chris Morris
July 26, 2011 01:48:30 pm

The UN Security Council's Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict expressed concern Monday about children's rights violations in the Central African Republic (CAR). Citing abuses like rape and other sexual violence as well as recruitment...

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News Advocacy group files suit to block World Trade Center cross
Advocacy group files suit to block World Trade Center cross
Chris Morris
July 26, 2011 11:44:46 am

American Atheists (AA) , a group that supports the separation of church and state, filed a lawsuit Monday against the display of a cross at the World Trade Center (WTC) memorial. The cross, two intersecting beams...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Carter authorizes Chrysler bailout

On January 7, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed the Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-185) into law. The act granted to Chrysler $1.5 billion to save the company from bankruptcy. Twenty-eight years later in 2008, President George W. Bush authorized $17.4 billion to again bailout Chrysler in addition to the other two major American automobile manufacturers, Ford and General Motors.

Anglo-Irish Treaty ratified

On January 7, 1922, Dáil Éireann ratified the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Signed on December 6 of the preceding year, the treaty ended the Irish War of Independence against Great Britain. The British Parliament voted to approve the treaty on December 16, 1921. Ratification was completed on January 14, 1922, when the House of Commons of Southern Ireland became the third and final party to approve the document. The Anglo-Irish treaty effectively split the island into its current state. While the lower counties of Ireland were granted autonomy under the treaty, Britain insisted that the six Protestant counties of Northern Ireland be allowed to determine their own future. On the day after the treaty was signed, these counties elected to remain part of Great Britain. Today, they remain part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

New York State Assembly expels five socialist assemblymen

The New York State Assembly, the state's lower house, expelled five duly elected assemblymen from the Socialist Party over their political affiliation on January 7, 1920. The US was in the midst of the first Red Scare, a panic resulting from the ascendancy of the Bolsheviks in Russia, which resulted in the repression of socialists across the country. The result of the expulsion vote was 140-6. Thus, Assemblymen August Claessens, Samuel A. DeWitt, Samuel Orr, Charles Solomon and Louis Waldman were removed from their posts. Learn more about the expulsions from the Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York.

Rehnquist sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice

On January 7, 1972, the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist was sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Read a short profile of Chief Justice Rehnquist here.

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