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News China arrests 9 monks for Tibet bombing
China arrests 9 monks for Tibet bombing
David Frueh
April 12, 2008 04:57:00 pm

Nine Tibetan monks have been arrested by Chinese authorities in connection with the March bombing of a government building as part of recent protests against Chinese rule in Tibet . China's Xinhua news agency reported Saturday that the...

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News China chief justice urges death penalty for violent crimes
China chief justice urges death penalty for violent crimes
David Frueh
April 12, 2008 12:06:00 pm

China's chief justice has instructed judges to impose harsh sentences, including the death penalty, for violent crimes, China's Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. Touring the Guangdong province last week, president of the Supreme People's Court Wang Shengjun...

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News Military commission charges confirmed against Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee
Military commission charges confirmed against Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee
David Frueh
April 7, 2008 07:09:00 pm

The US Department of Defense said Monday that charges have been referred against Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Kamin, who is accused of providing material support to terrorism . If...

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News Women facing legalized discrimination worldwide: report
Women facing legalized discrimination worldwide: report
David Frueh
April 7, 2008 01:50:00 pm

Women face legalized discrimination in nearly every country in the world despite pledges by 185 members to eliminate laws favoring men by 2005, according to a UN-commissioned report released Sunday. Prepared by University of London School of...

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News Pakistan People’s Party reaffirms commitment to restoring ousted judges
Pakistan People’s Party reaffirms commitment to restoring ousted judges
David Frueh
April 5, 2008 05:05:00 pm

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) spokesman Farhatullah Babar dismissed suggestions Saturday that the party was wavering on its commitment to restore judges fired by President Pervez Musharraf . Influential Pakistan newspaper The News [media...

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News Louisiana court rules state government immune in Katrina ‘wrongful death’ suit
Louisiana court rules state government immune in Katrina ‘wrongful death’ suit
David Frueh
April 5, 2008 09:03:00 am

The Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a wrongful death suit brought by Herbert Freeman, Jr. against the state of Louisiana, the city of New Orleans and public officials. Freeman's 91-year-old wheelchair-bound...

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News DOJ pressing bribery case against congressman despite high court setback
DOJ pressing bribery case against congressman despite high court setback
David Frueh
March 31, 2008 07:15:00 pm

A US Department of Justice spokesman said Monday that the department would continue to press its bribery case against Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) despite the US Supreme Court's refusal to review an appeals court...

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News Norway terrorism trial begins under tightened anti-terror laws
Norway terrorism trial begins under tightened anti-terror laws
David Frueh
March 31, 2008 05:51:00 pm

Three Norwegian men indicted in September for shooting at an Oslo synagogue and planning attacks against US and Israeli embassies went on trial in Oslo Monday under strengthened anti-terrorism laws. This is the first time that suspects...

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News Zimbabwe election clouded by fraud allegations
Zimbabwe election clouded by fraud allegations
David Frueh
March 29, 2008 05:11:00 pm

Zimbabweans voted Saturday in local, senate, assembly and presidential elections amid opposition allegations that the government was rigging the results. President Robert Mugabe was challenged by ruling party defector Simba Makoni and...

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News Pakistan PM vows to press for reinstatement of purged judges
Pakistan PM vows to press for reinstatement of purged judges
David Frueh
March 29, 2008 03:59:00 pm

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani told parliament Saturday that he will 'work for the reinstatement' of superior court judges purged by President Pervez Musharraf last fall. The commitment was made in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Mao Zedong widow sentenced to death in China

On January 25, 1981, Jiang Qing, the widow of Mao Zedong, was sentenced to death by a special court in China. The charges stemmed primarily from Jiang's role in the Cultural Revolution. Saying "I was Chairman Mao's dog. I bit whomever he asked me to bite," Qing unsuccessfully argued that she was merely acting at the direction of her late husband, who had died five years earlier. In 1983, Jiang's sentence was commuted to life in prison so that she would have "time to repent." Her official trial documents have still not been released.

Charles Manson and "family" convicted of Tate murders

On January 25, 1971, Charles Manson and three women of his "family" were convicted of murder and conspiracy for the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.

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