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News Supreme Court hears arguments in First Amendment religious display case
Supreme Court hears arguments in First Amendment religious display case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 7, 2009 03:09:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in three cases. In Salazar v. Buono , the Court heard arguments on whether an individual has Article...

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News Federal judge dismisses Yemeni Guantanamo detainee <i>habeas</i> petition
Federal judge dismisses Yemeni Guantanamo detainee habeas petition
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 7, 2009 01:28:00 pm

Judge Royce Lamberth of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday granted the government's motion to dismiss the petition for habeas corpus brought on behalf of Yemeni Guantanamo...

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News Holder says Guantanamo may not close by January deadline
Holder says Guantanamo may not close by January deadline
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 7, 2009 11:18:00 am

US Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters Tuesday that the Obama administration may miss its January deadline for closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay . Holder said that is concerned with US...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in animal cruelty video case
Supreme Court hears arguments in animal cruelty video case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 6, 2009 02:32:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In United States v. Stevens , the Court heard arguments on whether a...

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News Supreme Court declines to review ex-Qwest CEO insider trading conviction
Supreme Court declines to review ex-Qwest CEO insider trading conviction
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 5, 2009 03:38:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the conviction of former Qwest Communications CEO Joseph Nacchio on charges of insider trading. The Court denied...

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News Canada court sentences &#8216;Toronto 18&#8217; conspirator to 7 years in prison
Canada court sentences ‘Toronto 18’ conspirator to 7 years in prison
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 5, 2009 02:39:00 pm

A Canadian court on Friday sentenced a member of the "Toronto 18" to seven years in prison for his role in the plot to carry out terrorist attacks in Toronto. Ali Mohamed Dirie pleaded...

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News Supreme Court opens 2009 term with oral arguments in interrogation, discovery cases
Supreme Court opens 2009 term with oral arguments in interrogation, discovery cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 5, 2009 01:05:00 pm

The US Supreme Court officially opened its 2009 term Monday, hearing oral arguments in two cases. In Maryland v. Shatzer , the Court heard...

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News Pakistan high court issues detailed judgment declaring emergency rule unlawful
Pakistan high court issues detailed judgment declaring emergency rule unlawful
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 2, 2009 03:51:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday released a detailed judgment to accompany a July declaration that former president Pervez Musharraf violated the Constitution of Pakistan...

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News Ireland holds second referendum on EU reform treaty
Ireland holds second referendum on EU reform treaty
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 2, 2009 02:53:00 pm

Irish voters went to the polls for a second time Friday to vote on the European Union (EU) reform treaty, also known as the Lisbon Treaty . Irish voters previously rejected the treaty, and Ireland agreed in...

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News Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi appeal
Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi appeal
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 2, 2009 12:38:00 pm

A Myanmar court on Friday upheld a sentence of house arrest imposed on opposition pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi . Suu Kyi was convicted in August of violating state security laws and...

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US Supreme Court ruled flag-burning protected by First Amendment

On June 21, 1989, the US Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag in public to protest government policies is a right protected by the First Amendment. Read Texas v. Johnson. Learn more about the legal aspects of flag desecration from the Free Speech Center.

Founding of Halifax, Nova Scotia sparks Indigenous resistance

On June 21, 1749, British colonists founded the town of Halifax in the province of Nova Scotia. General Edward Cornwallis's founding of the city sparked resistance from the local Indigenous Mi'kmaq and some French-speaking Acadians in the area. French Catholic Priest Jean-Louis Le Loutre organized Mi'kmaq attacks on the British, which would continue through the French and Indian War. The Mi'kmaq would later sign a series of peace treaties with the British known as the Peace and Friendship Treaties, and the Acadians would be deported from Nova Scotia in 1755. Learn more about Fr. Le Loutre and the history of Halifax.

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