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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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Supreme Court ordered dissolution of Standard Oil

On May 15, 1911, the US Supreme Court found Standard Oil in violation of the Sherman Act and ordered its dissolution.

Read Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. U.S.

Austrian State Treaty signed

On May 15, 1955, the Allied Powers of World War II and representatives of Austria signed the Österreichischer Staatsvertrag (Austrian State Treaty), which re-established Austria as an independent nation for the first time since it was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. The treaty explicitly forbade any future attempts to unify with Germany.

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