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News Alleged manager of Mexico sex trafficking operation pleads guilty in US district court
Alleged manager of Mexico sex trafficking operation pleads guilty in US district court
Deirdre Jurand
July 23, 2008 01:50:00 pm

A Mexican woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York to one count of sex trafficking for her role in recruiting Mexican women, sometimes by force,...

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News House committee begins investigation of FDA drug approvals
House committee begins investigation of FDA drug approvals
Deirdre Jurand
July 23, 2008 11:30:00 am

Two members of the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce began an investigation Tuesday into whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed the continued sale of certain drugs...

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News Federal court orders Rosenberg grand jury records to be released
Federal court orders Rosenberg grand jury records to be released
Deirdre Jurand
July 23, 2008 08:57:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Tuesday that the government must unseal most of the grand jury testimony from the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg...

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News Italy upper house passes law granting immunity to top officials
Italy upper house passes law granting immunity to top officials
Deirdre Jurand
July 23, 2008 08:19:00 am

The Italian Senate on Wednesday announced that it has passed legislation granting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ...

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News China plans to challenge World Trade Organization findings on tariff violations
China plans to challenge World Trade Organization findings on tariff violations
Deirdre Jurand
July 22, 2008 11:47:00 am

The China Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that Chinese officials disagreed with and could challenge a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel report which states that the country illegally taxes and...

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News Comcast threatened with legal action over child pornography availability
Comcast threatened with legal action over child pornography availability
Deirdre Jurand
July 22, 2008 09:28:00 am

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo wrote in a letter Monday that his office would bring legal action within five days against Comcast Cable Communications unless the company agrees to block child pornography...

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News Thailand negotiations provide no resolution to Cambodia border dispute
Thailand negotiations provide no resolution to Cambodia border dispute
Deirdre Jurand
July 22, 2008 08:28:00 am

Thai and Cambodian officials agreed Monday that neither country will use military force against the other in their dispute over the border area surrounding the Preah Vihear temple , over which both countries claim ownership. The meeting was...

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News Congress should guide courts through detainee habeas petitions: Mukasey
Congress should guide courts through detainee habeas petitions: Mukasey
Deirdre Jurand
July 21, 2008 11:53:00 am

US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Monday that Congress should pass legislation guiding US civilian courts on how to conduct Guantanamo detainees' habeas corpus proceedings because the judiciary should...

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News Arab League plans response to possible al-Bashir arrest warrant
Arab League plans response to possible al-Bashir arrest warrant
Deirdre Jurand
July 21, 2008 08:42:00 am

The head of the League of Arab States on Sunday presented a plan to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir recommending how he should react to an application...

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French Senate passes Sarkozy constitutional reform bill
Deirdre Jurand
July 17, 2008 09:51:00 am

The French Senate on Wednesday passed a constitutional reform bill which is backed by French president Nicolas Sarkozy and which was designed to modernize the constitution and redefine governmental powers. The subject...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

On February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and several others were put on trial for treason in Munich in connection with an attempted coup. Learn more about the Munich (or "Beer Hall") Putsch and the subsequent trial of Hitler and his associates.

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