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News ICC charges al-Bashir with genocide
ICC charges al-Bashir with genocide
Dwyer Arce
July 12, 2010 12:28:51 pm

Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with three counts of genocide in relation to the Darfur conflict . The...

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News ICC allows trial of accused Congo militia leader to continue
ICC allows trial of accused Congo militia leader to continue
Dwyer Arce
July 12, 2010 10:59:27 am

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday denied the stay of proceedings request of accused Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga . Katanga filed the appeal in June seeking a stay...

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News Zimbabwe court grants bail to rights activist investigating conflict diamonds
Zimbabwe court grants bail to rights activist investigating conflict diamonds
Dwyer Arce
July 12, 2010 09:26:34 am

A Zimbabwean court on Monday granted bail to human rights activist Farai Maguwu, who was being held for allegedly supplying false information about Zimbabwe's controversial diamond mining practices to the international diamond control body the Kimberley Process (KP) [official...

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News Canada man charged with advocating genocide
Canada man charged with advocating genocide
Dwyer Arce
July 9, 2010 03:44:05 pm

The Ontario Provincial Police on Thursday announced hate crimes charges against a Bangladeshi-born Canadian man after he posted comments on a website calling for the extermination of Jewish people. Salman Hossain was charged with three...

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News NTP sues Apple for alleged patent infringement
NTP sues Apple for alleged patent infringement
Dwyer Arce
July 9, 2010 02:08:33 pm

Patent holding company NTP on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Apple and several other smart phone makers for patent infringement related to the use of e-mail systems that utilize technology patented by NTP. The complaint,...

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News HRW calls for protection of immigrant rights in US reform
HRW calls for protection of immigrant rights in US reform
Dwyer Arce
July 9, 2010 11:21:05 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday emphasized the importance of upholding the rights of immigrants in any US immigration reform proposal. In a report, Tough, Fair, and Practical , the organization called on the Obama...

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News Federal judge orders release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Federal judge orders release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Dwyer Arce
July 9, 2010 08:12:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday ordered the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Hussein Salem Mohammed . The government had argued that...

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News American Samoa constitutional convention approves amendments to limit federal authority
American Samoa constitutional convention approves amendments to limit federal authority
Dwyer Arce
July 4, 2010 12:26:20 pm

The US territory of American Samoa on Saturday concluded a constitutional convention in which delegates considered proposed changes to the territory's 1967 constitution that would shift authority from the federal...

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News Europe court finds no right to same-sex marriage
Europe court finds no right to same-sex marriage
Dwyer Arce
June 25, 2010 07:31:40 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled 4-3 that the European Convention on Human Rights does not mandate that member states recognize same-sex marriages . The applicants, an...

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News Supreme Court rules no cause of action for foreign plaintiffs in securities fraud litigation
Supreme Court rules no cause of action for foreign plaintiffs in securities fraud litigation
Dwyer Arce
June 24, 2010 12:59:14 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 8-0 in Morrison v. National Australia Bank that the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (SEA) does not provide a...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

First US wartime conscription law took effect

On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots. The riots, the worst in US history to that point, killed as many as 100 people and had to be quelled by troops, some of whom had recently fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Learn more about the Draft Riots.

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