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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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News Russia lower house advances bill to end jury trials for terrorism suspects
Russia lower house advances bill to end jury trials for terrorism suspects
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 5, 2008 04:50:00 pm

The Russian State Duma on Friday gave first reading to a bill that would ban jury trials for terrorism, espionage, and treason, among other crimes. In a vote of 351 to 34 with...

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On March 4, 1909, the Copyright Act of 1909 became law, making infringement of a copyright a federal crime for the first time. Review a brief history of copyright in the United States.

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On March 4, 1982, Bertha Wilson became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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