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Federal appeals court rules crack cocaine offenders have right to resentencing hearing

Federal appeals court rules crack cocaine offenders have right to resentencing hearing

May 19, 2013 11:36:05 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday ruled that people convicted of crack cocaine offenses have a right to resentencing hearings under the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) ....

ICTY denies former Serb parliament speaker’s request for early release

ICTY denies former Serb parliament speaker’s request for early release

November 9, 2012 11:43:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday rejected a third request for early release for former Bosnian Serb parliament speaker Momcilo Krajisnik . Krajisnik was convicted [JURIST...

Federal appeals court dismisses torture suit against Rumsfeld

Federal appeals court dismisses torture suit against Rumsfeld

November 8, 2012 08:43:37 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit , sitting en banc Wednesday, ruled that two American citizens cannot sue former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld for alleged torture by US soldiers in...

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Congress passed Posse Comitatus Act against military enforcement of domestic laws

On June 18, 1878, Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act. This law made it a felony to willfully use "any part of the Army ... to execute the laws" except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or by an act of Congress. Learn more about the origins of the Posse Comitatus.

U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign SALT II arms limitation treaty

On June 18, 1979, the United States and Soviet Union signed the SALT II nuclear arms limitation treaty. The treaty was part of a series of nuclear arms reduction treaties signed between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. SALT II was preceded by SALT I and followed by the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and START II.