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News Sweden approves wiretapping bill immediately following last-minute changes
Sweden approves wiretapping bill immediately following last-minute changes
Devin Montgomery
June 19, 2008 09:04:00 am

The Swedish parliament Wednesday passed a controversial warrantless wiretapping law that gives the country's National Defence Radio Establishment broad authority to monitor international telephone and electronic communications passing through the country. The bill,...

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News New York AG reaches $600k settlement with law firms accused of pension fraud
New York AG reaches $600k settlement with law firms accused of pension fraud
Devin Montgomery
June 18, 2008 04:14:00 pm

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that the state had settled with two law firms accused of defrauding the state pension system. For years the two firms, Girvin & Ferlazzo, PC and Hogan,...

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News ECHR rules Armenia violated human rights by revoking independent station license
ECHR rules Armenia violated human rights by revoking independent station license
Devin Montgomery
June 18, 2008 02:45:00 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unanimously ruled Tuesday that Armenia's National Television and Radio Commission had improperly denied a broadcast license to the A1 Plus television station. ECHR found that...

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News California courts reject last-minute petitions to block same-sex marriages
California courts reject last-minute petitions to block same-sex marriages
Devin Montgomery
June 18, 2008 11:47:00 am

The California First District Court of Appeal Tuesday rejected a petition by anti-same-sex marriage group Liberty Counsel to block the issuance of new sex-neutral marriages licenses . Liberty Counsel had...

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News Doctors examine ex-detainees, find conditions consistent with abuse claims
Doctors examine ex-detainees, find conditions consistent with abuse claims
Devin Montgomery
June 18, 2008 09:25:00 am

Physicians For Human Rights Wednesday released a report saying that abuse and torture claims made by former detainees held by the US in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq are...

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Military judge drops charges against US Marine in Haditha civilian killings case
Devin Montgomery
June 17, 2008 03:53:00 pm

A military judge Tuesday dropped charges against a US Marine charged in connection with the November 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha . Battalion commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani had...

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Mexico constitutional reforms to revolutionize judicial system
Devin Montgomery
June 17, 2008 02:29:00 pm

Mexican President Felipe Calderon Tuesday signed into law constitutional reforms which provide for public and oral trials, guarantee the presumption of innocence, and guarantee suspects representation by qualified public defenders....

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Japan executes three in campaign to reduce violent crime
Devin Montgomery
June 17, 2008 12:47:00 pm

Japan carried out its thirteenth execution since Japanese Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama assumed office last August with the hanging of three condemned inmates Tuesday. Tuesday's executions are the latest in an increasing number of executions in the...

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EU leaders urge nations to continue treaty ratification process despite Ireland rejection
Devin Montgomery
June 17, 2008 11:30:00 am

European Union foreign ministers said Monday that member states that have not yet ratified the EU reform treaty , formally known as the Treaty of Lisbon , should continue their ratification processes despite an...

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California same-sex marriages begin as court ruling takes effect
Devin Montgomery
June 17, 2008 09:17:00 am

The Supreme Court of California ruling which overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage took effect Monday, allowing same-sex marriage ceremonies in the state to go ahead. The Court's decision...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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