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News US hedge fund founder ordered to pay record penalty for insider trading
US hedge fund founder ordered to pay record penalty for insider trading
Jamie Davis
November 9, 2011 09:39:00 am

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York Tuesday ordered Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam to pay an unprecedented civil penalty for insider trading. In a thorough analysis of the...

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News Spain court sentences ETA leader to 105 years for ordering murder
Spain court sentences ETA leader to 105 years for ordering murder
Jamie Davis
November 7, 2011 11:04:07 am

A Spanish court on Friday sentenced a former military leader of the Basque separatist group ETA , Francisco Javier Garcia Gatzelu, alias Txapote, to 105 years in prison for ordering the murder of Socialist politician Fernando Buesa and...

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News Federal appeals court upholds conspiracy convictions in US terror plots
Federal appeals court upholds conspiracy convictions in US terror plots
Jamie Davis
November 2, 2011 10:06:36 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld the convictions of five men for conspiracy to provide support to terrorist group al Qaeda in planning attacks in the US....

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News ICTY sentences Seselj to 18 months for contempt of court
ICTY sentences Seselj to 18 months for contempt of court
Jamie Davis
October 31, 2011 11:09:16 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday convicted former Serb nationalist and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj of contempt and sentenced him to 18...

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News Gaddafi family to file ICC war crimes complaint against NATO
Gaddafi family to file ICC war crimes complaint against NATO
Jamie Davis
October 26, 2011 10:02:36 am

The family of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi announced Wednesday that they plan to file a complaint against NATO with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its alleged role in Gaddafi's death . Lawyer...

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News HRW urges Libya to investigate bodies found in Sirte
HRW urges Libya to investigate bodies found in Sirte
Jamie Davis
October 24, 2011 11:13:15 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) to investigate the apparent "mass execution" of 53 Muammar Gaddafi supporters whose bodies were discovered at...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First Non-Aligned Movement conference closes

On September 6, 1961, the Non-Aligned Movement concluded its first official conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The organization was founded in 1955 to support mostly developing countries who did not wish to side with either of the great Cold War powers. It also worked to shepherd these nations through the process of decolonization. Learn more about the history and founding principles of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Pilgrims leave Plymouth, England for North America

On September 6, 1620, the Pilgrims left Plymouth, England. They set sail on the Mayflower for North America, where they would found the Plymouth Colony in modern-day Massachusetts.
While in transit, the Pilgrims promulgated the Mayflower Compact, which would serve as their colony's first governing document.

Law requiring German Jews to wear star announced

On September 6, 1941, German authorities announced the adoption of a regulation, formally enacted on September 1, requiring all Jews in German territories to wear a star. Read an English translation of the Police Decree Concerning the Marking of Jews.

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