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News Bangladesh war crimes tribunal rejects bail plea for Jamaat-e-Islami leader
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal rejects bail plea for Jamaat-e-Islami leader
Jamie Davis
June 26, 2012 08:18:02 am

The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Monday rejected a bail petition from Jamaat-e-Islami party (JI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedee . Lawyers for Sayeedee asserted that he just had a surgery...

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Jamie Davis
June 26, 2012 08:14:49 am

A New York judge on Friday approved a $410 million settlement agreement between hedge fund manager Ezra Merkin and the state of New York in a lawsuit connected with the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme ....

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Kosovo parliament passes new media laws
Jamie Davis
June 23, 2012 10:14:13 am

Kosovo's parliament approved a penal code with new laws on Friday that require journalists to reveal their sources and make defamation a crime. In response to the new laws, Kosovo's deputy prime minister, Hajredin Kuci, resigned from office [Reuters...

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Paraguay Congress removes president from office after impeachment trial
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June 23, 2012 10:09:03 am

Paraguay's Congress on Friday removed president Fernando Lugo from office after it found him guilty of mishandling armed clashes that took place last week during which 17 police and farmers were killed. The lower house of Congress voted 76-1...

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Illinois prison sued for witholding HIV medication
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June 19, 2012 09:12:08 am

An Illinois man on Monday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of Illinois against Bureau County alleging that prison officials in the county denied him necessary HIV medication during...

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June 12, 2012 08:54:23 am

New York City on Monday filed a derivative suit in Delaware Chancery Court against Wal-Mart alleging that both officers and board members of the company breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders by improperly...

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Arizona sheriff seeks dismissal of discrimination suit
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June 10, 2012 10:18:32 am

Lawyers for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio asked the US District Court for the District of Arizona in a motion on Friday to dismiss the lawsuit pending against him that claims his office discriminated against...

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June 9, 2012 10:53:48 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Saturday that four ICC staff members have been detained in Libya since Thursday. They traveled to Libya Wednesday to meet with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi ,...

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Defense lawyers request USS Cole trial be broadcast worldwide
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June 9, 2012 09:50:48 am

Defense lawyers for the alleged architect of the USS Cole bombing, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri , on Friday requested that the court allow for worldwide broadcast of the Guantanamo trial, instead of limited broadcast...

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June 5, 2012 08:39:36 am

The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) on Monday indicted a leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamic party for alleged human rights atrocities committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan, making him the fifth...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Puerto Ricans granted US Citizenship

On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting Puerto Rico status as a United States territory and granting all of its residents US citizenship. The Bill furthermore constructed a government and a bill of rights for the island and allowed its residents to serve in the US military. In 1952, the rights of Puerto Rico and its residents were further extended when the island promulgated its own constitution.

Lord Mansfield born

Lord Mansfield (William Murray), Chief Justice of the King's Bench and developer of English commercial law, was born in Scone, Scotland, on March 2, 1702. Learn more about Lord Mansfield.

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