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News Supreme Court to decide if leniency plea delays habeas statute of limitations
Supreme Court to decide if leniency plea delays habeas statute of limitations
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 10:18:49 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in one case. In Wall v. Kholi , the court will decide whether a state court sentence-reduction motion consisting of...

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News China court upholds convictions of mining employees for stealing commercial secrets
China court upholds convictions of mining employees for stealing commercial secrets
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 08:03:15 am

A Chinese appeals court on Monday upheld the convictions of three Chinese citizens convicted in March of receiving bribes and stealing commercial secrets while employed by Australian mining company Rio Tinto . The men, Wang Yong,...

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News Canada high court rules journalists lack broad right to shield confidential sources
Canada high court rules journalists lack broad right to shield confidential sources
Hillary Stemple
May 7, 2010 04:16:04 pm

The Canadian Supreme Court ruled Friday that journalists do not have an automatic right to shield their sources and that decisions on who is entitled to remain anonymous will be made on a case by...

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Turkish parliament approves constitutional reforms
Hillary Stemple
May 7, 2010 03:21:41 pm

The Turkish Grand National Assembly on Friday approved a series of constitutional amendments which had been proposed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) . Changes in the...

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Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 04:24:33 pm

Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr on Friday refused for the second straight day to attend preliminary hearings relating to his pending murder and terrorism charges , claiming he is...

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Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 03:11:00 pm

Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr on Friday refused for the second straight day to attend preliminary hearings relating to his pending murder and terrorism charges , claiming he is...

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Germany high court rules Google images do not violate copyright laws
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April 30, 2010 03:09:29 pm

Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that the use of thumbnail preview images pulled from websites by Google is not a violation of copyright law. The original lawsuit was...

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Germany high court rules Google images do not violate copyright laws
Hillary Stemple
April 30, 2010 01:04:00 pm

Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that the use of thumbnail preview images pulled from websites by Google is not a violation of copyright law. The original lawsuit was...

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Liberia considering war crimes trials for civil war violations
Hillary Stemple
April 26, 2010 09:49:40 am

Liberian Justice Minister Christiana Tah has said that a report issued by the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will be reviewed by Liberian officials in order to determine if prosecutions for possible war crimes should...

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Liberia considering war crimes trials for civil war violations
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April 26, 2010 08:17:00 am

Liberian Justice Minister Christiana Tah has said that a report issued by the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will be reviewed by Liberian officials in order to determine if prosecutions for possible war crimes should...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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