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News FBI director says financial fraud cases are limiting ability to fight other crime
FBI director says financial fraud cases are limiting ability to fight other crime
Jay Carmella
March 25, 2009 04:37:00 pm

FBI director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the rise in financial fraud investigations is limiting the ability of the FBI to fight other crimes. Mueller, speaking during the "Oversight of...

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News China court to hear first contaminated milk lawsuit
China court to hear first contaminated milk lawsuit
Jay Carmella
March 25, 2009 03:35:00 pm

The Xinhua District Court in China Wednesday accepted the first civil suit seeking damages against a dairy company in connection with the contaminated milk scandal . The lawsuit , which was brought by the family of...

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News India court begins trial of Mumbai terror attacks suspect
India court begins trial of Mumbai terror attacks suspect
Jay Carmella
March 23, 2009 09:07:00 am

The trial of the only captured gunman in the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks , Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab , began on Monday. Kasab appeared before specially appointed judge M.L. Tahiliyani at the Bombay...

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Federal judge criticizes Senate for politicizing confirmation process
Jay Carmella
March 17, 2009 09:08:00 am

Chief judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia  Royce Lamberth criticized the US Senate on Monday for politicizing the federal judicial confirmation process. Lamberth accused both political parties ...

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EU leaders discuss Guantanamo detainee transfer details with US officials
Jay Carmella
March 17, 2009 08:17:00 am

Top officials from the Obama administration met with leaders from the European Union (EU) Monday to discuss plans to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay to European countries. US Attorney General Eric...

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US detaining record number of immigrants: report
Jay Carmella
March 16, 2009 08:14:00 am

The number of immigrants detained by the US has drastically increased over the last decade, according to an AP report issued Sunday. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) database, obtain by the...

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New York appeals court rules parents have no right to dead son’s semen
Jay Carmella
March 4, 2009 09:14:00 am

The New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division ruled Tuesday that the parents of a 23 year-old, who donated semen prior to his death from cancer in 1998, were not entitled to possession of the...

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Jay Carmella
March 4, 2009 08:11:00 am

The Zimbabwean attorney general's office on Wednesday appealed to the nation's Supreme Court a Tuesday High Court ruling ordering the release of Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party treasurer general and cabinet member-designate Roy Bennett [JURIST news...

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Jay Carmella
March 2, 2009 08:08:00 am

A judge from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced on Monday that the ECCC's Cambodian employees will not be paid in March. The UN-backed tribunal is staffed by both local...

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Federal judge pleads guilty in sexual abuse case
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February 24, 2009 09:11:00 am

US District Judge Samuel Kent pleaded guilty on Monday to obstruction of justice charges in connection with the alleged sexual harassment of his secretary and former case manager. The plea agreement included an admission that the sexual...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Marine Broadcasting (Offences) Act takes effect in UK

On August 14, 1967, the Marine Broadcasting (Offences) Act went into effect in the UK. The Act barred British citizens from participating in so-called "pirate radio" stations that broadcast from outside UK territory.

Social Security Act signed

On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating unemployment insurance, pension plans for the elderly and "Aid to Dependent Children" (now Aid to Families with Dependent Children - AFDC). Learn more about the origins of social security and view a photo of President Roosevelt signing the legislation.

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