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News US ‘concerned’ about free expression impact of China Internet filtering policy
US ‘concerned’ about free expression impact of China Internet filtering policy
Jay Carmella
June 23, 2009 08:17:00 am

US State Department spokesperson Ian Kelly said Monday that the US is concerned over China's decision to require software that would block certain Internet content. The Chinese government is requiring that all personal computers sold...

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News France parliament establishes commission on Muslim burqa
France parliament establishes commission on Muslim burqa
Jay Carmella
June 23, 2009 07:34:00 am

The president of the French National Assembly Bernard Accoyer announced Tuesday the creation of a commission to study the wearing of the Muslim burqa . The statement came after...

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News Iran to conduct partial recount after leader orders probe into vote fraud
Iran to conduct partial recount after leader orders probe into vote fraud
Jay Carmella
June 16, 2009 07:53:00 am

Iran's Guardian Council of the Constitution said Tuesday that it would conduct a partial recount of disputed presidential election results after the country's spiritual leader and highest authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [official profile;...

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News Ninth Circuit rules Exxon Mobil owes interest on oil spill verdict
Ninth Circuit rules Exxon Mobil owes interest on oil spill verdict
Jay Carmella
June 16, 2009 06:41:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that Exxon Mobil owes interest on the more than $500 million in punitive damages awarded against it following the 1989 Exxon Valdez...

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News Royal Dutch Shell reaches settlement over Nigeria activist deaths
Royal Dutch Shell reaches settlement over Nigeria activist deaths
Jay Carmella
June 9, 2009 08:20:00 am

A $15.5 million settlement was reached Monday between Royal Dutch Shell PLC and the families of nine Nigerian activists who were killed in 1995. The settlement came as the case was scheduled to...

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News Chrysler sale delayed temporarily by Supreme Court
Chrysler sale delayed temporarily by Supreme Court
Jay Carmella
June 9, 2009 07:07:00 am

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday ordered a temporary stay of the pending sale of Chrysler Group assets to Italian automaker Fiat . The stay allows ...

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News Federal judge rules Guantanamo documents must be made public
Federal judge rules Guantanamo documents must be made public
Jay Carmella
June 2, 2009 06:59:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia denied the government's motion on Monday to keep sealed unclassified judicial records connected to the imprisonment of Guantanamo Bay detainees....

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News Russia Duma passes bill limiting autonomy of Constitutional Court
Russia Duma passes bill limiting autonomy of Constitutional Court
Jay Carmella
May 25, 2009 06:34:00 pm

The Russian State Duma passed a bill on Friday that would end the ability of the country's Constitutional Court  to select its president and double the length of the court president's term. The bill...

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News New Mongolia president pledges to fight corruption, redistribute mining wealth
New Mongolia president pledges to fight corruption, redistribute mining wealth
Jay Carmella
May 25, 2009 04:47:00 pm

Mongolia Democratic Party  presidential candidate Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj  on Monday defeated current president Nambar Enkhbayar in the country's general election. Educated in the US, Elbegborj ran on a platform of fighting corruption  and redistributing profits...

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Senate judiciary chair Leahy again calls for ‘truth commission’ to review Bush policies
Jay Carmella
April 27, 2009 08:18:00 am

Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (D-VT) reiterated his calls for a non-partisan truth commission to investigate Bush administration officials responsible for authorizing certain interrogation techniques during an interview...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anita Hill testifies about Clarence Thomas sexual harassment

Attorney Anita Hill testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991 about sexual harassment she suffered from her former supervisor Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by President Ronald Regan for a seat on the US Supreme Court. The US Senate would later confirm Thomas by a vote of 52–48 despite Hill's testimony. Watch the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings on CSPAN.

Vatican II opens

On October 11, 1962, the Second Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church convened in Rome, Italy. Over the next three years, the conference modernized Church Law for the modern era. The most noticeable changes included the celebration of mass in the vernacular, a new emphasis on the role of laypersons, and a greater acceptance of other faiths. Read documents from Vatican II from Church archives.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.

As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

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