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News US government appeals ‘enemy combatant’ evidence ruling to Supreme Court
US government appeals ‘enemy combatant’ evidence ruling to Supreme Court
Jaime Jansen
February 15, 2008 08:54:00 am

The Bush administration filed a petition for certiorari with the US Supreme Court Thursday in the case of Gates v. Bismullah, seeking to limit the information it must provide to courts in...

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News Federal appeals court upholds decision to vacate ex-Enron CFO conviction
Federal appeals court upholds decision to vacate ex-Enron CFO conviction
Jaime Jansen
February 15, 2008 08:03:00 am

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday upheld an earlier ruling by a federal district court to vacate the conviction of former Enron CFO...

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News Iraq justice system overwhelmed with detainees: US officials
Iraq justice system overwhelmed with detainees: US officials
Jaime Jansen
February 14, 2008 09:33:00 am

Prisons and courts in Iraq have been overwhelmed with an influx of detainees corresponding to the surge in American troops in Iraq over the last year, American advisers visiting Iraq said on Wednesday. Iraq's prison system...

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News Iran Guardian Council reinstates banned parliamentary candidates
Iran Guardian Council reinstates banned parliamentary candidates
Jaime Jansen
February 14, 2008 08:43:00 am

The Iranian Guardian Council , the upper parliamentary chamber composed of twelve members, on Wednesday reinstated more than 280 parliamentary candidates in preparation for next month's parliamentary elections. Last month, Iran's Interior Ministry banned over 2,000 moderates and...

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News Senate judiciary panel considers state secrets privilege
Senate judiciary panel considers state secrets privilege
Jaime Jansen
February 14, 2008 07:54:00 am

The US Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the state secrets privilege in preparation for debate on the State Secrets Protection Act , a bill introduced by committee leaders "to enact a safe,...

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Civil rights groups sue DHS for border screening policy info
Jaime Jansen
February 8, 2008 10:41:00 am

Two civil rights organizations filed a complaint Thursday against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in federal district court in San Francisco, alleging that DHS failed to respond to a Freedom of Information...

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News Thailand investigators seek new corruption charges against ex-PM, wife
Thailand investigators seek new corruption charges against ex-PM, wife
Jaime Jansen
February 8, 2008 10:11:00 am

Thai investigators formally asked state prosecutors Friday to bring new charges against former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojamarn Shinawatra for allegedly concealing assets. Pojamarn returned to Thailand from self-imposed exile...

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News Pakistan top court swears in more judges to reconstituted bench
Pakistan top court swears in more judges to reconstituted bench
Jaime Jansen
February 8, 2008 09:34:00 am

Two new judges, Sheikh Hakim Ali of the Lahore High Court and retired judge Mohammad Farrukh Mahmood, were sworn in to the reconstituted Supreme Court of Pakistan by Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar Friday, bringing the regular...

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News First Khmer Rouge victim testifies in ECCC hearing for former second-in-command
First Khmer Rouge victim testifies in ECCC hearing for former second-in-command
Jaime Jansen
February 8, 2008 09:13:00 am

A Cambodian genocide survivor Friday testified against former Khmer Rouge official Nuon Chea at a pre-trial hearing before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) , marking the first time that...

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News France police question second banker in massive fraud case
France police question second banker in massive fraud case
Jaime Jansen
February 8, 2008 08:42:00 am

French authorities questioned a second "rogue trader" Friday in their investigation into the massive financial losses of French Bank Societe Generale , Le Monde reported Friday. The French newspaper reported that French authorities questioned the undisclosed trader about...

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Catalonia declares independence from Spain

The Parliament of Catalonia declared independence from Spain in a failed bid for sovereignty on October 27, 2017. The declaration followed an independence referendum, boycotted by pro-union residents, that saw 92% of voters choose independence. The declaration was subsequently declared illegal by Spain's Supreme Court. Many Catalan independence figures such as then-Catalan President Carles Puigdemont were criminally charged as a result of their involvement in the independence attempt. Read the Catalan Declaration of Independence.

First of the Federalist Papers published

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