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News Quebec court rules national securites regulator unconstitutional
Quebec court rules national securites regulator unconstitutional
Dan Taglioli
April 1, 2011 01:36:19 pm

The Quebec Court of Appeal , Quebec's highest court, ruled Thursday that the creation of a national securities adviser, as set forth in the proposed Canadian Securities Act , would be unconstitutional. The...

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News Microsoft to file anti-competition complaint against Google
Microsoft to file anti-competition complaint against Google
Dan Taglioli
March 31, 2011 03:34:42 pm

Microsoft announced Wednesday it will file a formal complaint with the European Commission (EC) detailing alleged anticompetitive practices by Google . Microsoft claims Google has engaged in "a broadening pattern of conduct...

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News Federal appeals court overturns release order for Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Federal appeals court overturns release order for Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Dan Taglioli
March 30, 2011 12:49:45 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday overturned a lower court's decision granting release to Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman. Uthman's 2004 habeas corpus petition...

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News Federal judge rejects Google Books settlement
Federal judge rejects Google Books settlement
Dan Taglioli
March 23, 2011 11:59:48 am

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday rejected the amended class action settlement agreement between Google and groups of authors and publishers who brought a...

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News US Congress introduces legislation to repeal Defense of Marriage Act
US Congress introduces legislation to repeal Defense of Marriage Act
Dan Taglioli
March 17, 2011 01:26:12 pm

Congressional Democrats on Wednesday introduced legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) , the 1996 federal law that defines marriage as a "a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife." Companion...

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News Utah governor signs package of immigration reform bills
Utah governor signs package of immigration reform bills
Dan Taglioli
March 16, 2011 12:16:17 pm

Utah Governor Gary Herbert on Tuesday signed into law a package of bills aimed at both reforming the state's immigration laws and challenging the federal government to take action for reform nationally. One of the...

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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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