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News FBI agents arrest Illinois governor on corruption charges
FBI agents arrest Illinois governor on corruption charges
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 9, 2008 10:00:00 am

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested Tuesday by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on charges of corruption . They have both been charged [DOJ...

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News Federal judge orders indicted Blackwater guards to report to DC court
Federal judge orders indicted Blackwater guards to report to DC court
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 9, 2008 09:11:00 am

A federal judge in Utah ruled Monday that five indicted Blackwater USA guards involved in the September 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians must report to a DC court. Lawyers for the...

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News Supreme Court hears veterans benefits, antitrust cases
Supreme Court hears veterans benefits, antitrust cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 8, 2008 04:52:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Peake v. Sanders , the Court considered whether the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

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News Iraq commission planning autonomy referendum for Basra province
Iraq commission planning autonomy referendum for Basra province
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 8, 2008 04:15:00 pm

The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Sunday announced plans to collect signatures to initiate a referendum to make the province of Basra autonomous so that it can benefit from its oil wealth. The referendum was initiated by...

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News War crimes being committed in Somalia conflict: HRW
War crimes being committed in Somalia conflict: HRW
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 8, 2008 03:18:00 pm

War crimes and other human rights violations are being committed in the ongoing Somali conflict , according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report, titled "So Much to Fear:...

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News DOJ unseals indictments for five Blackwater guards
DOJ unseals indictments for five Blackwater guards
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 8, 2008 02:08:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday unsealed indictments for five Blackwater USA guards involved in the September 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians ....

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News Alleged conspirators of Mumbai attacks arrested in Pakistan
Alleged conspirators of Mumbai attacks arrested in Pakistan
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 8, 2008 12:59:00 pm

Pakistani police on Sunday night raided a militant camp and arrested the alleged plotters of the Mumbai terror attacks . Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi , head of the Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) , was arrested, along with...

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News Alleged 9/11 conspirators ask to plead guilty at Guantanamo military commission hearing
Alleged 9/11 conspirators ask to plead guilty at Guantanamo military commission hearing
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 8, 2008 11:17:00 am

Five Guantanamo Bay detainees, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , the self proclaimed architect of the 9/11 attacks , indicated at a military commission pre-trial hearing on Monday that they wished to...

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News Vietnam court gives light sentences to Catholic protesters
Vietnam court gives light sentences to Catholic protesters
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 8, 2008 08:28:00 am

The Dong Da district court in Vietnam on Monday convicted eight Catholics of disturbing public order and destroying property during protests over disputed land, but gave them light sentences, letting them all go free. Seven defendants received suspended sentences...

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News Third Circuit blocks deportation of Egypt detainee despite ‘no torture’ pledge
Third Circuit blocks deportation of Egypt detainee despite ‘no torture’ pledge
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 6, 2008 06:44:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Friday ruled that an Egyptian Christian who could face torture in Egypt may challenge his deportation from the United...

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Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

First US wartime conscription law took effect

On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots. The riots, the worst in US history to that point, killed as many as 100 people and had to be quelled by troops, some of whom had recently fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Learn more about the Draft Riots.

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