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News UK did not pressure Scotland to release Lockerbie bomber: report
UK did not pressure Scotland to release Lockerbie bomber: report
Erin Bock
February 7, 2011 02:49:43 pm

The UK's top civil servant reported Monday that the previous administration " all it could" to facilitate a Libyan appeal to allow for the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi [BBC profile;...

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News Ninth Circuit declines to put ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ appeal on hold
Ninth Circuit declines to put ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ appeal on hold
Erin Bock
January 31, 2011 02:54:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday denied the government's request to put on hold all appeals in Log Cabin Republicans v. USA, a case regarding the constitutionality of the military's...

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News Supreme Court rules third party may sue employer for retaliation
Supreme Court rules third party may sue employer for retaliation
Erin Bock
January 24, 2011 02:25:58 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Thompson v. North American Stainless that a third party can sue his employer for retaliation. Eric Thompson was fired from North American...

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News Haiti authorities urged to prosecute former president
Haiti authorities urged to prosecute former president
Erin Bock
January 17, 2011 01:44:53 pm

Amnesty International (AI) called Monday for Haitian authorities to prosecute the country's former president Jean-Claude Duvalier for human rights violations committed during his time in office. Duvalier returned to Haiti...

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News Supreme Court grants certiorari in seven cases
Supreme Court grants certiorari in seven cases
Erin Bock
January 10, 2011 02:40:15 pm

The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in seven cases. In Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co. , the court will determine whether investor losses...

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News Obama administration seeks to delay ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ appeal
Obama administration seeks to delay ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ appeal
Erin Bock
January 2, 2011 04:18:22 pm

The Obama administration has filed a motion with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to delay the briefing schedule in US v. Log Cabin Republicans, a case regarding the constitutionality of the...

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News Iran chief prosecutor: charges pending for opposition leaders
Iran chief prosecutor: charges pending for opposition leaders
Erin Bock
January 2, 2011 02:55:17 pm

Iranian chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi delivered a speech at Tehran University on Friday indicating that he would prosecute opposition leaders for political unrest that took place after the country's 2009 presidential election . Dolatabadi threatened to prosecute...

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News Mentally disabled immigrants facing deportation accorded right to representation
Mentally disabled immigrants facing deportation accorded right to representation
Erin Bock
December 28, 2010 04:39:07 pm

A federal judge has ruled that US Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officials must provide representation to two mentally disabled immigrants who are challenging deportation proceedings. The ruling was a landmark decision in immigration...

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News Telecom company reaches settlements with DOJ and SEC in bribery case
Telecom company reaches settlements with DOJ and SEC in bribery case
Erin Bock
December 28, 2010 03:43:03 pm

Global telecommunications organization Alcatel-Lucent on Monday agreed to pay more than $137 million to resolve investigations into its sales practices by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . The...

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News US tobacco companies appeal $270 million settlement to Supreme Court
US tobacco companies appeal $270 million settlement to Supreme Court
Erin Bock
December 4, 2010 11:42:33 am

US tobacco companies including Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds , along with an industry trade group, filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a $271.5 million class action...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Warren Commission report on the Kennedy assassination released

On September 27, 1964, the report of the Warren Commission chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren on the Kennedy assassination was released. The report essentially concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone. Review the Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy.

WWII Axis Powers formed

On September 27, 1940, Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany, Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano of Italy and Ambassador Saburo Kurusu of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, creating the World War II alliance of the Axis Powers. The Pact was later assented to by other members of the Axis, including Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

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