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News Canada judge convicts ‘Toronto 18’ member on terrorism charges
Canada judge convicts ‘Toronto 18’ member on terrorism charges
Jay Carmella
February 17, 2010 08:16:00 am

A member of the "Toronto 18" was convicted on Tuesday for his role in the failed 2006 terrorist plot to bomb the Toronto Stock Exchange and other government buildings. Shareef Abdelhaleem, who pleaded...

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News Federal appeals court rules inmate strip searches constitutional
Federal appeals court rules inmate strip searches constitutional
Jay Carmella
February 10, 2010 10:13:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that strip searching all incoming inmates does not violate the Fourth Amendment and is necessary to prevent illegal substances from entering prisons. San...

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News UK appeals court orders release of details on ex-Guantanamo detainee’s treatment
UK appeals court orders release of details on ex-Guantanamo detainee’s treatment
Jay Carmella
February 10, 2010 09:02:00 am

The England and Wales Court of Appeal on Wednesday ruled that the government must disclose the seven previously withheld paragraphs outlining the alleged torture of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed . In...

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News Iran court sentences one to death, eight to prison for role in December protests
Iran court sentences one to death, eight to prison for role in December protests
Jay Carmella
February 10, 2010 08:11:00 am

An Iranian court sentenced one person to death and eight others to prison on Tuesday for their involvement in protests last December. The men were arrested for participating in protests that...

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News Nigeria VP takes over for ailing president after parliamentary vote
Nigeria VP takes over for ailing president after parliamentary vote
Jay Carmella
February 10, 2010 07:06:00 am

Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan will assume the role of president after the parliament voted on Tuesday for him to take over for ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua . Jonathan reluctantly accepted the presidency...

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News Latvia to accept Guantanamo detainee
Latvia to accept Guantanamo detainee
Jay Carmella
February 3, 2010 10:20:00 am

The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on Tuesday that the country will accept one detainee from the Guantanamo Bay prison. The MFA accepted the detainee as a show of support...

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News US, Russia agree on nuclear arms reduction treaty
US, Russia agree on nuclear arms reduction treaty
Jay Carmella
February 3, 2010 09:06:00 am

The US and Russia have reached an agreement for the first nuclear weapons reduction treaty since 1991, official said Tuesday. The landmark treaty, which will replace the recently expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty , will include significant reductions [WSJ...

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News Federal appeals court rules ‘millennium bomber’ 22-year sentence too lenient
Federal appeals court rules ‘millennium bomber’ 22-year sentence too lenient
Jay Carmella
February 3, 2010 08:12:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday vacated and remanded the 22-year prison sentence for so-called "millennium bomber" Ahmed Ressam , finding that the district court's failure to follow proper...

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News US defense secretary announces panel to prepare for repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
US defense secretary announces panel to prepare for repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Jay Carmella
February 3, 2010 07:35:00 am

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced on Tuesday the creation of a panel to prepare the Department of Defense (DOD) for the repeal of the US military's "Don't Ask,...

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News Zimbabwe high court rejects African tribunal’s land reform ruling
Zimbabwe high court rejects African tribunal’s land reform ruling
Jay Carmella
January 27, 2010 10:30:00 am

The Zimbabwe High Court ruled on Tuesday that it is not bound by the decision of the Southern Africa Development Community Tribunal (SADC Tribunal) that ordered the state to halt its controversial Land Reform Program...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First former Warsaw Pact countries join NATO

On March 12, 1999, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland became the first former members of the Warsaw Pact join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Read the NATO accession treaties for the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, and the Republic of Poland.

Janet Reno sworn in as first female US Attorney General

On March 12, 1993, Janet Reno was sworn in as the first female US Attorney General. Learn more about Janet Reno from the US Department of Justice Attorney General's website as it stood on November 9, 2000.

Mahatma Gandhi begins Salt March

Indian independence advocate Mahatma Gandhi and 78 others began a 3.5-week-long march to the Arabian Sea on March 12, 1930 to defy monopolistic colonial laws prohibiting the collection of salt by Indians. The demonstration exemplified Gandhi's strategy of Satyagraha. The march ended with thousands joining in in other cities, Gandhi being briefly jailed and then granted a seat at the 1930-1932 India Round Table Conference in London. Learn more about the Salt March.

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