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News Supreme Court takes DNA evidence and injured worker cases
Supreme Court takes DNA evidence and injured worker cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 3, 2008 10:45:00 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases Monday. In District Attorney’s Office v. Osborne the Court will consider whether a defendant has the right, under...

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News US military commission jury convicts alleged al Qaeda media director
US military commission jury convicts alleged al Qaeda media director
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 3, 2008 09:59:00 am

A US military commission jury has convicted alleged al Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul of conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder, and providing material support for terrorism. The jury reached...

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News Second Guantanamo detainee goes on trial before military commission
Second Guantanamo detainee goes on trial before military commission
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 27, 2008 10:48:00 am

Alleged al Qaeda propagandist Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul went on trial Monday before a military commission at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Al Bahlul is only the second detainee to go on trial...

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News Bulgaria court begins criminal proceedings against suspected EU embezzlers
Bulgaria court begins criminal proceedings against suspected EU embezzlers
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 20, 2008 05:41:00 pm

A Bulgarian court on Monday began criminal proceedings against nine people accused of embezzling millions of dollars from European Union (EU) aid funds. The defendants are accused of stealing 14 million leva ($9.6 million) from funds...

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News Supreme Court takes identity fraud case
Supreme Court takes identity fraud case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 20, 2008 10:49:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in the case of Flores-Figueroa v. United States (08-108) . The Court will consider whether the government must show that...

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News Trial begins for Fort Dix plot suspects
Trial begins for Fort Dix plot suspects
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 20, 2008 10:11:00 am

Opening arguments began Monday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey in the criminal trial of five men accused of plotting to kill US soldiers at Fort Dix . The accused, all foreign-born...

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Border closed between East and West Berlin

On August 13, 1961, the government of East Germany closed off the border between East and West Berlin. Soon thereafter, construction began on the Berlin Wall, which would stand until 1989. Learn more about the history of the Berlin Wall.

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