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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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THIS DAY @ LAW

Attica NY prison revolt ended in assault killing 41

On September 13, 1971, National Guardsmen stormed the Attica Correctional Facility in New York state after a four-day standoff with rioting prisoners. This photo, released by New York state authorities, shows Corrections Commissioner Russell Oswald in the Attica prison yard after it was retaken. Thirty-two prisoners and nine guards died in the final assault. Learn more about the Attica revolt and the conditions the prisoners were trying to improve in this retrospective.

Khrushchev takes over leadership of USSR

On September 13, 1953, Nikita Khrushchev was appointed General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party, taking over leadership of the country after the death of Joseph Stalin. Soon after taking office, Khrushchev exposed many of the crimes of his predecessor. He was later forced from power in 1964, largely in response to his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Read an obituary of Nikita Khrushchev from the New York Times.

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