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News Take Two, Thompson settle Bully, GTA4 disputes
Take Two, Thompson settle Bully, GTA4 disputes
David Shucosky
April 20, 2007 12:12:00 pm

Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive reached a settlement on Thursday with anti-game activist lawyer Jack Thompson. Take-Two agreed to drop a contempt of court charge against Thompson stemming from a prior legal battle over the...

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News Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against NHL players’ union chief
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against NHL players’ union chief
David Shucosky
January 24, 2007 06:19:00 am

A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of NHL players against Ted Saskin, head of the National Hockey League Players' Association . Judge Suzanne B....

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News Video game industry wins two more court victories against violence laws
Video game industry wins two more court victories against violence laws
David Shucosky
November 30, 2006 12:25:00 pm

The Entertainment Software Association , the trade group representing video game companies, won two more legal battles this week against laws aimed at restricting the sale of violent games to minors. On Tuesday, the US Court of Appeals...

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News Russian hockey team sues NHL for ‘stealing’ players
Russian hockey team sues NHL for ‘stealing’ players
David Shucosky
October 18, 2006 12:36:00 pm

Russian hockey team Metallurg Magnitogorsk on Wednesday sued Evgeni Malkin, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the NHL in a dispute over the star hockey player's move from Russia to the National Hockey League, the...

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News Florida court refuses to block violent video game release
Florida court refuses to block violent video game release
David Shucosky
October 14, 2006 11:36:00 am

A judge in Florida refused Friday to block the sale of the controversial video game Bully , ruling that it does not qualify as a "public nuisance" under state law. The suit, brought by long-time video games foe...

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News Bush signs tough internet gambling bill angering US bettors, foreign companies
Bush signs tough internet gambling bill angering US bettors, foreign companies
David Shucosky
October 13, 2006 11:31:00 am

US President Bush on Friday signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 , a bill attached to a larger port security measure late last month by Congress, making it illegal for...

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News NHL labor battle continues as second post-lockout season opens
NHL labor battle continues as second post-lockout season opens
David Shucosky
October 6, 2006 12:23:00 pm

As the National Hockey League opened its 2006-2007 season this week, the lockout that wiped out the entire 04-05 slate has reared its head again in the form of a lawsuit filed against the players'...

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News Four more states sue tobacco companies for money owed under 1998 settlement
Four more states sue tobacco companies for money owed under 1998 settlement
David Shucosky
April 20, 2006 12:33:00 pm

Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, and Ohio have joined California and New Jersey in suing tobacco companies for money they say is owed under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) . The Illinois attorney general says the state is...

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News Federal judge chastises Air Force for ‘dismal record’ on FOIA compliance
Federal judge chastises Air Force for ‘dismal record’ on FOIA compliance
David Shucosky
April 20, 2006 12:02:00 pm

The National Security Archive , a research institute at George Washington University, won partial summary judgment on Wednesday in its lawsuit against the US Air Force, as the US District Court for the District of Columbia...

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House committee slams China rights record on eve of Hu visit
David Shucosky
April 20, 2006 11:40:00 am

A panel from the US House Committee on International Relations sharply criticized China's human rights record on Wednesday, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's Thursday visit to the White House . At a...

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President Lincoln offered amnesty to Confederates

On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation offering amnesty to all citizens of the Confederacy who swore an oath to uphold the US Constitution. Because of confusion over who was to administer the oath, Lincoln issued another proclamation on March 26, 1864, empowering "any commissioned officer, civil, military, or naval in the service of the United States", as well as those persons in the territories which were "not in insurrection who were by the laws therefore qualified for administering oaths." Both Proclamations specified that military prisoners and others held for crimes against the United States were ineligible for amnesty, although Confederate deserters could volunteer to take the oath.

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