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News Iraqis march in Baghdad torture protest
Iraqis march in Baghdad torture protest
Jaime Jansen
November 20, 2005 03:12:00 pm

Nearly 400 Iraqi protesters marched in western Baghdad Sunday demanding an end to detainee torture and the release of detainees while calling on the international community to pressure the US and Iraq to prevent further abuse. The mostly-Sunni protest...

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News Blair set to compromise on detention provision in anti-terror bill
Blair set to compromise on detention provision in anti-terror bill
Jaime Jansen
November 6, 2005 04:59:00 pm

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has reportedly decided to compromise on a provision of the government's proposed anti-terror bill that allows police to detain a suspect for up to 90 days without...

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News Fraudulent use of deceased names in elections under NJ judicial review
Fraudulent use of deceased names in elections under NJ judicial review
Jaime Jansen
November 6, 2005 03:03:00 pm

New Jersey Superior Court Judge Linda R. Feinberg has ordered the state to compile and distribute by Monday a list of all adult deaths of New Jersey residents since 1985 because 13,000 people who have died...

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News Two US soldiers charged with assaulting detainees in Afghanistan
Two US soldiers charged with assaulting detainees in Afghanistan
Jaime Jansen
October 30, 2005 04:28:00 pm

Two US soldiers have been charged with assault, conspiracy to maltreat, and dereliction of duty for allegedly punching two detainees in the chest, shoulders and stomach at a base detention site in southern Afghanistan in...

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News Australia PM says new anti-terror law will be in place by Christmas
Australia PM says new anti-terror law will be in place by Christmas
Jaime Jansen
October 30, 2005 03:59:00 pm

The Australian Government and Prime Minister John Howard committed Sunday to passing new anti-terror laws before Christmas after weekend meetings to discuss a revised draft of a proposed anti-terror bill. Howard gave premiers until Monday...

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News New US military prison in north Iraq receives Abu Ghraib, Bucca detainees
New US military prison in north Iraq receives Abu Ghraib, Bucca detainees
Jaime Jansen
October 30, 2005 03:44:00 pm

In a bid to facilitate the transition of Iraq detention operations to Iraqi security forces, the US military has opened a new prison near the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah in northern Iraq. Named Fort Suse, the facility...

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News ICTY to rule again on Kosovo ex-PM’s political activities pending trial
ICTY to rule again on Kosovo ex-PM’s political activities pending trial
Jaime Jansen
October 30, 2005 03:29:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at The Hague is this week expected to make a final ruling on a bid by accused former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj to return to...

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News Brazil votes to keep gun sales legal in historic first referendum
Brazil votes to keep gun sales legal in historic first referendum
Jaime Jansen
October 23, 2005 08:10:00 pm

Brazil, the country with the world's highest death rate from firearms , Sunday firmly rejected a ban on gun and ammunition sales in its first national referendum. Initial pre-referendum surveys had indicated a favorable view of the ban,...

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News CIA employees will not be charged with prisoner deaths
CIA employees will not be charged with prisoner deaths
Jaime Jansen
October 23, 2005 04:48:00 pm

The New York Times reported Sunday that federal prosecutors reviewing the involvement of CIA officials in the deaths of at least four prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan have decided not to bring criminal charges...

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News New Orleans legal maneuver could allow government to rebuild private property
New Orleans legal maneuver could allow government to rebuild private property
Jaime Jansen
October 23, 2005 03:33:00 pm

Officials and community advocates in New Orleans have proposed using the Roman law concept of usufruct to allow authorities to gain temporary control of privately owned homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina . Coming into Louisiana state...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Chief Justice Taft resigned

On February 3, 1930, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, former President of the United States, resigned from the United States Supreme Court for health reasons. He died 5 weeks later. Learn more about the life and career(s) of William Howard Taft and review his complex medical history.

Last execution in Australia

On February 3, 1967, Ronald Ryan became the last person executed in Australia. He was hanged in Pentridge Prison in Melbourne for killing a guard during an escape attempt. Belief in Ryan's innocence led to protests across the country, culminating in the Death Penalty Abolition Act of 1973. The Last Man Hanged, a documentary about the execution of Ronald Ryan, was released in 1993.

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