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News Chinese lawyer says torture induced confession to subversion charges
Chinese lawyer says torture induced confession to subversion charges
Holly Manges Jones
April 10, 2007 07:07:00 am

A Chinese lawyer and outspoken critic of the Chinese government has accused authorities of torturing him to confess to subversion charges, according to letters and recordings that were recently made public by a fellow activist. Gao Zhisheng ...

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News ICTY reduces sentence of former Bosnian Serb leader by two years
ICTY reduces sentence of former Bosnian Serb leader by two years
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 02:26:00 pm

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Tuesday slightly reduced the 32-year sentence of former Bosnian Serb leader Radislav Brdjanin , but upheld the...

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News Nigeria appeals court allows VP disqualification from presidential race
Nigeria appeals court allows VP disqualification from presidential race
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 01:54:00 pm

The Nigerian Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has the right to disqualify presidential candidates for fraud, thus barring Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar from running...

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News Taiwan opposition leader pleads not guilty to corruption
Taiwan opposition leader pleads not guilty to corruption
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 01:08:00 pm

Taiwanese Nationalist Party (KMT) leader Ma Ying-jeou pleaded not guilty Tuesday to corruption charges and said he plans to run in the 2008 presidential elections no matter...

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News Pakistan lawyers protest outside latest hearing for suspended chief justice
Pakistan lawyers protest outside latest hearing for suspended chief justice
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 08:19:00 am

Thousands of protesters rallied outside the Pakistan Supreme Court Tuesday wearing signs and shouting chants against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for suspending the country's chief justice last month as a hearing...

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News Massachusetts governor orders out-of-state same-sex marriages registered
Massachusetts governor orders out-of-state same-sex marriages registered
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 07:44:00 am

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has directed the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to register the same-sex marriages of 26 couples from outside the state whose licenses were not previously allowed to be...

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Apple faces EU antitrust probe into iTunes
Holly Manges Jones
April 3, 2007 07:12:00 am

The European Commission is investigating Apple's iTunes to determine if sales restrictions based on the buyer's country of residence violate EU antitrust laws, according to a commission statement confirming the probe Tuesday....

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News Dutch prosecutors fight appeal by chemical supplier convicted of selling to Saddam
Dutch prosecutors fight appeal by chemical supplier convicted of selling to Saddam
Holly Manges Jones
April 2, 2007 10:42:00 am

Dutch prosecutors Monday sought to introduce documents from the ongoing genocide trial of Saddam-era Iraqi officials for the gassing deaths of Kurds in the so-called "Anfal" campaign to oppose an appeal...

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Iraq prosecutors urge death penalty for ‘Chemical Ali’
Holly Manges Jones
April 2, 2007 09:49:00 am

Iraqi prosecutors Monday sought the death penalty for Ali Hassan al-Majid , the cousin of Saddam Hussein known to Western media as "Chemical Ali" for allegedly using poisonous gas to clear Kurdish...

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Hicks applies for transfer to Australia prison
Holly Manges Jones
April 2, 2007 09:21:00 am

Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has submitted an application to be transferred to a prison near his home in South Australia to serve the remainder of his nine-month sentence after pleading...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anita Hill testifies about Clarence Thomas sexual harassment

Attorney Anita Hill testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991 about sexual harassment she suffered from her former supervisor Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by President Ronald Regan for a seat on the US Supreme Court. The US Senate would later confirm Thomas by a vote of 52–48 despite Hill's testimony. Watch the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings on CSPAN.

Vatican II opens

On October 11, 1962, the Second Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church convened in Rome, Italy. Over the next three years, the conference modernized Church Law for the modern era. The most noticeable changes included the celebration of mass in the vernacular, a new emphasis on the role of laypersons, and a greater acceptance of other faiths. Read documents from Vatican II from Church archives.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.

As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

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