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News Illinois Senate removes Blagojevich from office
Illinois Senate removes Blagojevich from office
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 29, 2009 05:56:00 pm

The Illinois State Senate voted unanimously Thursday to convict Governor Rod Blagojevich of abuse of power and remove him from office. Blagojevich, who had been boycotting the impeachment proceedings , arrived...

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News Federal judge rules Yemeni Guantanamo detainee is ‘enemy combatant’
Federal judge rules Yemeni Guantanamo detainee is ‘enemy combatant’
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 29, 2009 08:18:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the US may continue to hold Yemeni detainee Ghaleb Nassar Al Bihani at the Guantanamo Bay prison...

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News Senate committee approves AG nominee Holder
Senate committee approves AG nominee Holder
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 28, 2009 12:07:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-2 Wednesday to approve the nomination of Eric Holder to serve as Attorney General. Holder won the approval of all the Democrats on the committee, as well as some...

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News Supreme Court takes <i>habeas</i>, discovery, interrogation cases
Supreme Court takes habeas, discovery, interrogation cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 26, 2009 10:37:00 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in three cases. In McDaniel v. Brown , the Court will consider whether the evidence underlying the defendant’s conviction for sexual...

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News Obama orders Guantanamo prison closed within a year
Obama orders Guantanamo prison closed within a year
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 22, 2009 11:36:00 am

US President Barack Obama issued an executive order Thursday directing that the Guantanamo Bay military prison be closed "as soon as practicable, and no later than 1 year from the date of...

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News Guantanamo judges grant Obama motions to suspend military commission proceedings
Guantanamo judges grant Obama motions to suspend military commission proceedings
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 22, 2009 08:11:00 am

A military judge on Wednesday suspended for 120 days the military commission proceedings at Guantanamo Bay against five alleged 9/11 co-conspirators , including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , granting a...

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News Supreme Court hears criminal procedure and deportation cases
Supreme Court hears criminal procedure and deportation cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 21, 2009 03:10:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Corley v. United States , the Court heard arguments on whether federal statutory [18 U.S.C....

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News Supreme Court eases standard of immunity for constitutional violations
Supreme Court eases standard of immunity for constitutional violations
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 21, 2009 10:31:00 am

The US Supreme Court issued decisions in five cases Wednesday. The Court ruled unanimously in Pearson v. Callahan that the test for whether a government official is...

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News Cambodia genocide court to encourage victims to come forward
Cambodia genocide court to encourage victims to come forward
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 20, 2009 05:10:00 pm

A spokesperson for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced Tuesday a large-scale media campaign to encourage more victims to come forward and participate in the trial of Khmer Rouge [BBC...

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News Supreme Court takes IDEA, Fourth Amendment, and four other cases
Supreme Court takes IDEA, Fourth Amendment, and four other cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 16, 2009 02:36:00 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Friday in six cases. In Forest Grove School District, Petitioner v. T. A. , the Court will consider whether the Individuals with...

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World Intellectual Property Organization created

On April 26, 1970, the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) went into force, creating WIPO. WIPO is a United Nations agency that works to promote intellectual property rights in the international community. Today, 184 nations have signed the convention.

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US soldier arrested for killing John Wilkes Booth

On April 26, 1865, Sergeant Thomas P. Corbett was placed under technical arrest for killing John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

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