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News HRW: US undermining efforts to try Assad regime in global court
HRW: US undermining efforts to try Assad regime in global court
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 22, 2014 01:15:28 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday accused the US of undermining efforts to try the Syrian government and its president Bashar al-Assad in the International Criminal Court (ICC) ....

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UNICEF: more than 6,000 child soldiers may be involved in CAR fighting
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 19, 2014 02:56:57 pm

The UN reported on Friday that more than 6,000 child soldiers may be involved in the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) . According to UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) [official...

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News Egypt constitution approved by 98% of voters
Egypt constitution approved by 98% of voters
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 19, 2014 02:16:08 pm

Egypt ratified a new constitution on Saturday after 98.1 percent of voters approved the document. It was the first Egyptian vote after the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi last July. According to Egypt's Supreme Electoral...

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News Rights groups condemn slow pace of case against former Haiti dictator
Rights groups condemn slow pace of case against former Haiti dictator
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 15, 2014 01:38:02 pm

Two advocacy groups on Wednesday condemned the slow pace of the criminal case against former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier . "A lack of political will and unacceptable court delays are allowing Haiti's former...

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Romania court finds immunity law unconstitutional
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 15, 2014 12:42:04 pm

Romania's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected legislation that would make it more difficult to prosecute elected government officials and make libel a criminal offense after criticism from abroad. The draft law would have provided lawmakers and government...

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Supreme Court adds seven new cases to docket
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 12, 2014 02:04:24 pm

The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to rule on seven cases. In Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital , the court will consider whether a hedge fund could subpoena banks for information about...

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Croatia court approves extradition of ex-spy to Germany
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 8, 2014 12:39:25 pm

A Croatian court on Wednesday approved the extradition of a communist-era intelligence chief who is wanted in Germany for the killing of a Yugoslav dissident in the 1980s. Former intelligence chief Josip Perkovic was arrested on January...

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Bangladesh Islamist leader charged with crimes during 1971 war for independence
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 3, 2014 10:52:13 am

A leader in Bangladesh's main Islamist party was charged on Tuesday in connection with war crimes during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War with Pakistan. Abdus Subhan, who was arrested last September, was formally charged after Bangladesh's...

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Former civil rights lawyer released from US prison
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 3, 2014 10:02:12 am

Former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart was released from prison on Tuesday after a federal judge ordered the "compassionate release." Judge John Koeltl granted the motion after it was filed Tuesday, finding...

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Federal judge upholds most of New York gun law
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 2, 2014 03:49:42 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of New York on Tuesday upheld New York's strict gun law as constitutional but struck down a provision prohibiting gun owners to load more...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First meeting of the US Supreme Court

On February 1, 1790, the Supreme Court of the United States convened for the first time. The meeting was held at the Merchants' Exchange Building in New York City, then the national capital. Chief Justice John Jay presided over the first Court with five Associate Justices: James Wilson, John Blair, James Iredell, William Cushing, and John Rutledge. However, due to the limitations of 18th-century transportation technology, the meeting was postponed by Jay until the following day. The first meeting was held primarily to organize the Supreme Court. The Justices did not hear their first actual case, Chrisholm v. Georgia, until 1792.

Sir Edward Coke born

Sir Edward Coke, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and author of law reports and commentaries (including, most famously, Coke on Littleton), was born on February 1, 1552. Learn more about Sir Edward Coke.

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