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News Spain judicial panel allows judge Garzon to consult for ICC
Spain judicial panel allows judge Garzon to consult for ICC
Hillary Stemple
May 19, 2010 11:15:09 am

The judiciary oversight committee of the Spanish General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) on Tuesday approved a request by judge Baltasar Garzon allowing him to work...

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News Somalia piracy suspect pleads guilty in federal court
Somalia piracy suspect pleads guilty in federal court
Hillary Stemple
May 19, 2010 09:04:54 am

A Somali man charged with piracy pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of hijacking, kidnapping, and hostage taking related to last April's attack on the US container ship Maersk Alabama . Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was originally...

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News Federal judge orders release of three Michigan militia suspects
Federal judge orders release of three Michigan militia suspects
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 03:13:49 pm

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of three individuals accused of crimes committed as part of the "Christian warrior" militia called Hutaree . Judge Victoria Roberts of the US District Court for the Eastern...

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News Pakistan president pardons interior minister on corruption charges
Pakistan president pardons interior minister on corruption charges
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 01:49:11 pm

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday pardoned Interior Minister Rehman Malik , convicted on corruption charges in 2004. Zardari issued the pardon after the Lahore High Court refused to throw out Malik's 2004 conviction. Malik...

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News China court convicts billionare of insider trading
China court convicts billionare of insider trading
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 12:19:03 pm

A Chinese court on Tuesday convicted Huang Guangyu, formerly China's richest man , of illegal business dealings, insider trading, and corporate bribery. Huang was previously the chairman of Pengrun Investments and founder of subsidiary GOME Electrical Appliances [corporate...

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UN official stresses need for international efforts in fighting organized crime
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 11:38:05 am

Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Antonio Maria Costa on Monday opened a UN conference on international crime prevention by warning of the inadequacies of the current international crime control system. Costa...

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News Portugal president ratifies same-sex marriage law
Portugal president ratifies same-sex marriage law
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 10:12:01 am

Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Monday signed a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage but stops short of allowing same-sex couples to adopt. The bill was approved by the Portuguese...

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Obama signs bill aimed at improving worldwide press freedom
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 03:41:20 pm

US President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act , aimed at promoting worldwide press freedom and drawing attention to countries where journalists are threatened, harmed, or...

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ACLU files lawsuit seeking injunction against Arizona immigration law
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 01:21:03 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona seeking an injunction against the implementation of the...

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Supreme Court rules on parental rights in international child custody case
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 11:13:27 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Abbott v. Abbott that a ne exeat clause, which prohibits one parent from removing a child from the country...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Inquisition of Galileo begins

On April 12, 1633, the Roman Catholic Church began its formal inquisition of Galileo Galilei on charges of heresy. Galileo was tried by the Roman Inquisition "for holding as true the false doctrine taught by some that the sun is the center of the world" in direct contradiction to the Catholic Church's teaching that man and the Earth are the center of the Universe. Galileo was found "vehemently suspect of heresy" and sentenced to life in prison. His punishment was later commuted to house arrest. Learn more about the trial of Galileo Galilei.

President Clinton cited for contempt in Paula Jones case

On April 12, 1999, US District Judge Susan Webber Wright found President Bill Clinton in contempt of court in the Paula Jones case, concluding that the President had provided "intentionally false" evidence in that case about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

Read a contemporary CNN report here.

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