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News DC Circuit grants congressman immunity in Haditha defamation suit
DC Circuit grants congressman immunity in Haditha defamation suit
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 15, 2009 08:19:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday dismissed a defamation suit filed by a former US Marine against Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) after ruling...

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News Iraq official seeks closure of media outlets for misquoting
Iraq official seeks closure of media outlets for misquoting
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 13, 2009 11:07:00 am

 Iraqi military spokesperson Major General Qassim Atta said Monday that he is seeking the closure of the Bagdad offices of newspaper Al-Hayat and television network Al-Sharquiya after the two media outlets allegedly misquoted him in a...

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News Third Circuit rules Muslim police officer not entitled to wear headscarf on duty
Third Circuit rules Muslim police officer not entitled to wear headscarf on duty
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 8, 2009 08:32:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that a female Muslim police officer is not entitled to wear a religious headscarf while on duty. Officer Kimberlie Webb of...

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News Afghanistan to suspend controversial limits on women’s rights pending review
Afghanistan to suspend controversial limits on women’s rights pending review
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 6, 2009 10:59:00 am

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that a law which severely limits the rights of married Shi’ite women in Afghanistan would not be enforced until the country's Ministry of Justice has complete reviewing...

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News Australia endorses UN indigenous rights declaration
Australia endorses UN indigenous rights declaration
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 3, 2009 01:21:00 pm

Australian Minister of Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin  announced Friday that the country has endorsed  the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples . The move reverses the position of the country's former administration on the declaration. Macklin said the decision...

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News US to seek UN Human Rights Council seat: State Department
US to seek UN Human Rights Council seat: State Department
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 1, 2009 08:30:00 am

The US will seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this year, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and US Permanent Representative to the UN Susan Rice ...

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News Rights group claims US immigrant detention policy violates international Law
Rights group claims US immigrant detention policy violates international Law
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
March 25, 2009 08:41:00 am

A substantial increase in the number of immigrants detained by the US over the last decade and the length of their detentions "falls short of international human rights law," according to a report released...

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News Rights group claims Israel military violated medical ethics code in Gaza offensive
Rights group claims Israel military violated medical ethics code in Gaza offensive
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
March 23, 2009 10:31:00 am

Advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR) Monday criticized  the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) for allegedly violating its own code of ethics and general principles of human rights by impeding...

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News Obama announces first federal appeals court nominee
Obama announces first federal appeals court nominee
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
March 18, 2009 08:12:00 am

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated Judge David Hamilton to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit , thereby moving to fill the first of 15 federal...

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News Federal court dismisses Broadcom antitrust complaint against Qualcomm
Federal court dismisses Broadcom antitrust complaint against Qualcomm
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
March 16, 2009 10:45:00 am

Wireless communications company Qualcomm announced Monday that the US District Court for the Southern District of California has dismissed a lawsuit against it by longtime corporate rival Broadcom asking...

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Israel parliament meets for the first time

On February 14, 1949, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, convened for the first time, and Joseph Shprinzak was elected as its first Speaker. Read a history of the First Knesset from the Knesset archives.

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