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News USPTO rules decision [US DC]
USPTO rules decision [US DC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
April 1, 2008 06:55:00 pm

Triantafyllos Tafas v. Jon W. Dudas, US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, April 1, 2008 [rejecting new US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rules that would have retroactively limited the number of claims that can be included...

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News EU reform treaty report [UK HL]
EU reform treaty report [UK HL]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 28, 2008 11:42:00 pm

European Union (Amendment) Bill and the Lisbon Treaty: Implications for the UK Constitution, UK House of Lords Constitution Committee, March 28, 2008 [report finding that the treaty would not affect UK sovereignty, but saying it is important for Parliament to...

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News Tenth Hariri assassination investigation report [UNIIIC]
Tenth Hariri assassination investigation report [UNIIIC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 28, 2008 06:26:00 pm

Tenth report of the International Independent Investigation Commission established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1595 (2005), 1636 (2005), 1644 (2005), 1686 (2006), and 1748 (2007), March 28, 2006 [latest report of the probe headed by D.A. Bellemare looking into the...

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News Mukasey public corruption speech [US DOJ]
Mukasey public corruption speech [US DOJ]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 27, 2008 08:31:00 pm

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey at The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, March 27, 2008. Read the full text of the speech. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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News Puerto Rico governor indictment [US DOJ]
Puerto Rico governor indictment [US DOJ]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 27, 2008 08:20:00 pm

US v. Anibal Acevedo Velo et al., United States District Court for the District of Columbia, March 24, 2008 [federal grand jury indictment of Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila on 19 counts of conspiracy, false statements, wire fraud, federal...

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News House passes FISA amendment bill without telecom immunity as veto looms
House passes FISA amendment bill without telecom immunity as veto looms
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 14, 2008 02:11:00 pm

A controversial bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Security Act narrowly passed the US House of Representatives Friday in the face of a White House threat to veto it. By 213-197 House Democrats pushed...

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News UK control orders in force against 11: Home Office minister
UK control orders in force against 11: Home Office minister
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 14, 2008 10:37:00 am

UK Home Office minister Tony McNulty told members of Parliament in a written statement to the House of Commons Thursday that control orders limiting movement and restricting the rights of uncharged individuals are...

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News Spitzer resignation casts shadow over law reforms
Spitzer resignation casts shadow over law reforms
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 12, 2008 01:43:00 pm

The resignation of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer Wednesday following disclosure of his involvement with a prostitution ring subject to a federal wiretap has interrupted and potentially compromised a series of...

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News Kosovo Declaration of Independence [Kosovo Assembly]
Kosovo Declaration of Independence [Kosovo Assembly]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
February 17, 2008 10:35:00 pm

Kosovo Declaration of Independence, Kosovo Assembly, February 17, 2008 . Read the full text of the declaration. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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Bush assails earmarks, urges surveillance bill extension in State of the Union address
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
January 28, 2008 10:47:00 pm

US President George W. Bush said in Monday evening's State of Union address that he would issue an executive order Tuesday directing the federal government to ignore any future earmarks included in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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