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News DOJ lawyers refusing to work on Guantanamo detainee appeals: report
DOJ lawyers refusing to work on Guantanamo detainee appeals: report
Jaime Jansen
August 31, 2007 09:57:00 am

Up to one-fourth of US Department of Justice civil appellate lawyers are refusing to represent the government on the appeals of detainees from Guantanamo Bay , according to a story in US News & World Report....

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News DOJ invoking state secrets privilege in SWIFT data protection lawsuit: NYT
DOJ invoking state secrets privilege in SWIFT data protection lawsuit: NYT
Jaime Jansen
August 31, 2007 09:02:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) will likely invoke the state secrets privilege to halt a lawsuit against the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) , the Belgium-based international banking cooperative that disclosed personal information...

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News Thailand lifts YouTube ban put in place after ‘insulting’ video of king
Thailand lifts YouTube ban put in place after ‘insulting’ video of king
Jaime Jansen
August 31, 2007 08:30:00 am

The Thai government said Friday that it has lifted a five-month ban on the popular video-sharing website YouTube , now owned by Google , after YouTube's site operator agreed to prohibit offensive videos from appearing on the...

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News US to release 50 Iraq detainees daily during Ramadan
US to release 50 Iraq detainees daily during Ramadan
Jaime Jansen
August 31, 2007 07:56:00 am

US forces in Iraq will release 50 Iraqi detainees per day during the Muslim religious month of Ramadan, according to an announcement by Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi Friday. The US military confirmed Hashemi's announcement, saying...

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News Iowa judge strikes down state ban on same-sex marriage
Iowa judge strikes down state ban on same-sex marriage
Jaime Jansen
August 31, 2007 07:08:00 am

A judge sitting in Polk County , Iowa Thursday struck down Iowa's same-sex marriage ban as an unconstitutional violation of due process and equal protection. Judge Robert Hanson ordered officials to process marriage license applications for...

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News Proposed control orders for violent offenders violate civil liberties: UK judges
Proposed control orders for violent offenders violate civil liberties: UK judges
Jaime Jansen
August 28, 2007 12:19:00 pm

Senior judges on the UK Council of HM Circuit Judges have warned UK lawmakers that the judiciary may balk at a plan to add new control orders to a draft criminal justice...

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News EU fundamental rights agency reports rising discrimination in some EU states
EU fundamental rights agency reports rising discrimination in some EU states
Jaime Jansen
August 28, 2007 11:02:00 am

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released its first major report on racism and inequality in the European Union Tuesday, finding ethnic discrimination in employment, housing and...

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News Conrad Black asks federal judge to set aside guilty verdict
Conrad Black asks federal judge to set aside guilty verdict
Jaime Jansen
August 28, 2007 09:47:00 am

Canadian-born financier and former media mogul Conrad Black filed a motion Monday requesting either a new trial or acquittal after his conviction on mail fraud and obstruction of justice charges in July. In the...

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News Russia criticizes Switzerland high court ruling on Yukos documents
Russia criticizes Switzerland high court ruling on Yukos documents
Jaime Jansen
August 27, 2007 12:19:00 pm

Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika Monday criticized a recent Swiss high court decision to block the release of financial information linked to Russian oil giant Yukos and the...

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News UN rights expert convicted of corruption in Bangladesh
UN rights expert convicted of corruption in Bangladesh
Jaime Jansen
August 27, 2007 11:43:00 am

The Bangladesh Supreme Court Monday sentenced UN Special Rapporteur Sigma Huda to a three-year jail term for her involvement in a corruption scheme headed by her husband, former Bangladeshi Communications Minister Nazmul Huda. Prosecutors alleged [JURIST...

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US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College case

On February 2, 1819, the US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College v. Woodward, ruling that the charter of a college was a contract that a state could not alter arbitrarily.

New Amsterdam incorporated

On February 2, 1653, the City of New Amsterdam was incorporated by the Dutch Republic. After the British conquest, the city was renamed New York after the Duke of York.

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