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News Japan court finds military involvement in Iraq unconstitutional
Japan court finds military involvement in Iraq unconstitutional
Jaime Jansen
April 17, 2008 08:47:00 am

The Nagoya District Court in Japan ruled Thursday that Japan's air force mission to Iraq breaches the Japanese constitution , but did not order the government to redeploy the 210 air force personnel in Kuwait aiding the US-led Multi-National...

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News US interrogators abused Afghan detainees at Gardez: ACLU
US interrogators abused Afghan detainees at Gardez: ACLU
Jaime Jansen
April 17, 2008 08:02:00 am

US military interrogators allegedly abused Afghan detainees in 2003 at the Gardez Detention Facility in southeastern Afghanistan, according to Pentagon documents released Wednesday under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the...

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News Afghan court trying ex-US detainees based on questionable evidence: rights group
Afghan court trying ex-US detainees based on questionable evidence: rights group
Jaime Jansen
April 10, 2008 09:19:00 am

A criminal court in Afghanistan is trying detainees previously held by the US detainees at Bagram Air Base and Guantanamo Bay and is relying primarily on allegations and evidence provided by the US military, the New...

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News Federal appeals court dismisses high school free speech case
Federal appeals court dismisses high school free speech case
Jaime Jansen
April 10, 2008 08:40:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Kentucky high school student Timothy Morrison against the Boyd County Board of Education over a 2004 policy that...

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News El-Masri asks OAS rights court to condemn CIA rendition
El-Masri asks OAS rights court to condemn CIA rendition
Jaime Jansen
April 10, 2008 08:03:00 am

Khaled El-Masri , the German citizen allegedly kidnapped by the CIA in 2003, petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Wednesday alleging he was tortured by the CIA. The American...

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News Chemical weapons watchdog group urges holdout countries to join treaty
Chemical weapons watchdog group urges holdout countries to join treaty
Jaime Jansen
April 4, 2008 10:29:00 am

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Friday called on 12 countries, including Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon, to join the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) as the organization prepared to hold a...

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News Russia lower house approves limitations on national referendums
Russia lower house approves limitations on national referendums
Jaime Jansen
April 4, 2008 10:04:00 am

The Russian State Duma , the country's lower house of parliament, voted 363-8 Friday to approve new restrictions on national referendums, despite a universal walk-out by all 57 Communist Party members. Referendums...

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News New Pakistan PM pledges to restore constitution, ensure judicial independence
New Pakistan PM pledges to restore constitution, ensure judicial independence
Jaime Jansen
April 4, 2008 09:39:00 am

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said Friday that he will restore Pakistan's constitution , ensure the supremacy of the country's parliament, and preserve judicial independence . Speaking at a news conference commemorating the death of...

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News UN disability rights treaty entering into force May 3
UN disability rights treaty entering into force May 3
Jaime Jansen
April 4, 2008 09:09:00 am

The UN disability rights treaty will take effect on May 3, 30 days after the 20th country ratified the treaty. Ecuador became the 20th signatory of the pact Thursday after it opened...

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News Law groups to underwrite defense of ‘high value’ Guantanamo detainees
Law groups to underwrite defense of ‘high value’ Guantanamo detainees
Jaime Jansen
April 4, 2008 08:24:00 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers announced in a joint statement Thursday that they have teamed up to provide experienced defense attorneys to defend seven or more...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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