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News Turkish police arrest 56 over alleged coup plot
Turkish police arrest 56 over alleged coup plot
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 10, 2009 04:14:00 pm

Turkish police on Tuesday arrested 56 people charged with plotting to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) , including two retired generals. They were arrested after the Istanbul prosecutor issued an indictment linking them...

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News Supreme Court rules for state in racial minority voting rights case
Supreme Court rules for state in racial minority voting rights case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 9, 2009 10:57:00 am

The US Supreme Court decided four cases Monday. The Court ruled 5-4 in Bartlett v. Strickland that a racial minority group that comprises less than 50 percent...

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News Supreme Court to decide investment adviser fees case
Supreme Court to decide investment adviser fees case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 9, 2009 10:22:00 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Jones v. Harris Associates , in which the Court will consider whether a shareholder must show that the fund's investment...

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News Israel ex-president to be indicted on rape, sexual assault charges
Israel ex-president to be indicted on rape, sexual assault charges
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 9, 2009 08:11:00 am

Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav will be indicted on rape charges for allegedly assaulting several female employees in the 1990s, according to an announcement by Attorney General Menachem Mazuz on Sunday. Katsav will face...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments in criminal procedure cases
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in criminal procedure cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 4, 2009 02:53:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two criminal procedure cases Wednesday. In Abuelhawa v. United States the Court heard arguments on whether a defendant...

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News ICC issues Sudan president arrest warrant for war crimes, not genocide
ICC issues Sudan president arrest warrant for war crimes, not genocide
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 4, 2009 08:22:00 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese head of state Omar al-Bashir , charging him with...

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News Supreme Court limits standing of environmentalists to challenge regulations
Supreme Court limits standing of environmentalists to challenge regulations
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 3, 2009 10:14:00 am

The US Supreme Court decided two cases Tuesday. In Summers v. Earth Island Institute the Court ruled 5-4 that a group of environmentalists cannot sue to have...

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News France court rules government responsible for deporting Jews in WWII
France court rules government responsible for deporting Jews in WWII
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 16, 2009 04:06:00 pm

The French Council of State , France's highest court, ruled Monday that the French government bore responsibility for deporting Jews during World War II, while denying further reparations for...

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News ICTY rules prosecution may amend Karadzic indictment
ICTY rules prosecution may amend Karadzic indictment
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 16, 2009 01:31:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday granted in part the prosecution's motion to amend the indictment against former Bosnian Serb leader and war crimes...

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News Pennsylvania judges plead guilty to accepting kickbacks for sentencing juveniles
Pennsylvania judges plead guilty to accepting kickbacks for sentencing juveniles
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 13, 2009 10:52:00 am

Two Pennsylvania judges pleaded guilty Thursday to federal corruption charges filed last month claiming they accepted more than $2.6 million in kickbacks for sentencing teenagers to two private juvenile...

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On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.

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