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News DHS advisors recommend changes to controversial immigrant screening process
DHS advisors recommend changes to controversial immigrant screening process
Hillary Stemple
September 23, 2011 10:01:05 am

The US Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) approved a report on Thursday detailing concerns with the controversial Secure Communities Program , a federal enforcement program that partners local law enforcement with federal immigration...

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News Uganda appeals court grants ex-LRA rebel amnesty
Uganda appeals court grants ex-LRA rebel amnesty
Hillary Stemple
September 23, 2011 09:23:43 am

The Uganda Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel Thomas Kwoyelo is entitled to amnesty under the country's Amnesty Act of 2000 . Kwoyelo was charged in...

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News House GOP members attempting to delay ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ repeal
House GOP members attempting to delay ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ repeal
Hillary Stemple
September 16, 2011 09:06:25 am

Two Republican Congressmen have sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta asking to delay the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) , scheduled to go into effect...

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News Egypt court sentences former Mubarak associates on corruption charges
Egypt court sentences former Mubarak associates on corruption charges
Hillary Stemple
September 16, 2011 08:14:05 am

An Egyptian criminal court on Thursday sentenced three associates of former president Hosni Mubarak to prison and ordered them to pay fines after they were found guilty on charges of corruption that occurred under the Mubarak...

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News Ohio death penalty procedure to be reviewed
Ohio death penalty procedure to be reviewed
Hillary Stemple
September 9, 2011 09:47:19 am

The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Maureen O'Connor , on Thursday announced the formation of a joint task force between the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio State Bar Association that will review...

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News ACLU challenges North Carolina pro-life license plates
ACLU challenges North Carolina pro-life license plates
Hillary Stemple
September 9, 2011 08:54:08 am

The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) on Thursday filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Eastern District of North Carolina challenging a North Carolina state law authorizing...

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News Federal judge allows Mississippi health care reform challenge to proceed
Federal judge allows Mississippi health care reform challenge to proceed
Hillary Stemple
September 2, 2011 10:47:07 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi ruled this week that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform law will be allowed to proceed. The lawsuit...

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News Third Circuit rules prolonged detention of immigrants unconstitutional
Third Circuit rules prolonged detention of immigrants unconstitutional
Hillary Stemple
September 2, 2011 09:36:32 am

A three-judge panel sitting for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Thursday that immigrants who are imprisoned while fighting deportation cannot be held indefinitely without a bail hearing and that the...

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News ICC appeals chamber confirms admissibility of Kenya post-election violence cases
ICC appeals chamber confirms admissibility of Kenya post-election violence cases
Hillary Stemple
August 30, 2011 02:08:32 pm

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected an appeal filed by the Kenyan government and confirmed a Pre-Trial Chamber ruling refusing to transfer two cases stemming from 2007 post-election violence...

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News Federal appeals court hears arguments in health care reform challenge
Federal appeals court hears arguments in health care reform challenge
Hillary Stemple
May 10, 2011 03:13:09 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of the health care reform law in...

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France and Spain sign treaty with UK in American Revolution

On January 20, 1783, Great Britain signed the Declarations for Suspension of Arms and Cessation of Hostilities with France and Spain, ending European hostilities in the American Revolutionary War.

John Marshall nominated as Chief Justice of the United States

On January 20, 1801, outgoing President John Adams nominated John Marshall to be Chief Justice of the United States. Learn more about the life of John Marshall

Charles I put on trial during English Civil War

King Charles I of England and Scotland was put on trial for treason by the specially established High Court of Justice on January 20, 1649 amid the English Civil War between supporters of Parliament and the Crown. While the Roundheads (Parliament supporters) accused Charles of being a tyrant, the king questioned the authority of the court to bring him to trial. Ultimately, the court convicted Charles, and the king was executed on January 30, 1649. Read Charles' words spoken in his defense.

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