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News China government defends Internet censorship laws
China government defends Internet censorship laws
Hillary Stemple
June 8, 2010 12:16:04 pm

The Chinese government on Tuesday defended its Internet censorship laws in a report detailing Internet usage within the country. China reported that nearly 30 percent of its population currently has access to the Internet and that they expect...

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News Virginia AG responds to motion to dismiss health care lawsuit
Virginia AG responds to motion to dismiss health care lawsuit
Hillary Stemple
June 8, 2010 09:57:57 am

Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli on Monday filed a response to the federal government's motion to dismiss the state's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of recently passed health care ...

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News DR Congo suspends police chief over killing of rights activist
DR Congo suspends police chief over killing of rights activist
Hillary Stemple
June 7, 2010 01:36:28 pm

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced Sunday that national police chief John Numbi has been suspended as part of the ongoing investigation into the murder of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya. In...

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News Supreme Court rules on meaning of ‘mistake’ in civil procedure case
Supreme Court rules on meaning of ‘mistake’ in civil procedure case
Hillary Stemple
June 7, 2010 12:19:02 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday held in Krupski v. Costa Crociere that the appropriate application of "mistake" in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(c)(1)(C) is...

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News Rights group claims medical personnel aided CIA in interrogation experiments
Rights group claims medical personnel aided CIA in interrogation experiments
Hillary Stemple
June 7, 2010 09:58:34 am

Medical personnel present as part of the Bush administration's enhanced interrogations were collecting and analyzing data in order to develop more effective interrogation procedures, according to a report released Monday by the advocacy group Physicians...

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News India court hands down convictions in Bhopal gas case
India court hands down convictions in Bhopal gas case
Hillary Stemple
June 7, 2010 08:03:03 am

An Indian court on Monday convicted seven former employees of US chemical producer Union Carbide on charges relating to the 1984 Bhopal chemical spill disaster . The seven men were convicted of "death by negligence" and...

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News Afghanistan president announces Taliban detainee review commission
Afghanistan president announces Taliban detainee review commission
Hillary Stemple
June 6, 2010 01:21:45 pm

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday announced the creation of a commission to review the cases of all suspected Taliban militants currently being held in custody. Suspects that are being held without sufficient...

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News Chile high court releases report on secret Pinochet fortune
Chile high court releases report on secret Pinochet fortune
Hillary Stemple
June 6, 2010 08:57:17 am

The Chilean Supreme Court released a report Friday detailing the secret fortune of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet , estimating it at over $20 million. The report concluded that Pinochet's military salary accounted for less...

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News Tobacco companies join lawsuit against NYC statute requiring anti-smoking signs
Tobacco companies join lawsuit against NYC statute requiring anti-smoking signs
Hillary Stemple
June 4, 2010 03:06:40 pm

Three tobacco companies on Thursday joined a lawsuit challenging a New York City Department of Health regulation requiring stores to display graphic anti-tobacco ads where tobacco products are sold. Altria Group, Lorillard, and...

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News Convicted Mumbai gunman appeals death sentence
Convicted Mumbai gunman appeals death sentence
Hillary Stemple
June 4, 2010 02:15:50 pm

Authorities in India announced Friday that Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab , the lone gunmen to survive the three-day siege of Mumbai that killed 166 in November 2008, has filed an appeal challenging his...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy. Learn more about the history of flogging in the Navy.

William the Conqueror invades England, leading to major legal and political reform

On September 28, 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England from Normandy, France. After successfully conquering the country, William ushered in a series of political and legal reforms that still define the United Kingdom and its former colonies to this day, including, centralization of state power, a census, and the infusion of French and Latin into the language of the courts. Learn more about William the Conqueror from Project Gutenberg.

President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy.

Learn more about the history of flogging in the navy from Bluejacket.com.

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