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News DOJ to request dismissal of Gitmo lawsuits
DOJ to request dismissal of Gitmo lawsuits
Joshua Pantesco
January 4, 2006 09:31:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed notice with federal judges overseeing the habeas corpus petitions of Guantanamo Bay detainees informing them that a provision in Title X of the defense spending...

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News Syrian president to refuse meeting with UN Hariri probe, official says
Syrian president to refuse meeting with UN Hariri probe, official says
Joshua Pantesco
January 3, 2006 03:49:00 pm

An advisor to the Syrian Ministry of Information said Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad will refuse a request for an interview made Monday by the UN commission investigating the death of former Lebanese...

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News Rights group sues to prevent Massachusetts marriage ballot initiative
Rights group sues to prevent Massachusetts marriage ballot initiative
Joshua Pantesco
January 3, 2006 02:34:00 pm

Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) filed a complaint Tuesday against Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly , seeking to overturn Reilly's September decision to allow a ballot initiative...

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News Sudanese refugees to be deported from Egypt
Sudanese refugees to be deported from Egypt
Joshua Pantesco
January 3, 2006 01:30:00 pm

Egypt plans to deport 654 Sudanese refugees who were recently removed from a protest refugee camp, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. The announcement follows reports that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) received assurances [Reuters...

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News Sweden opens investigation into alleged oil-for-food kickbacks
Sweden opens investigation into alleged oil-for-food kickbacks
Joshua Pantesco
January 3, 2006 11:51:00 am

Swedish prosecutor Christer Van der Kwast will investigate several well-known Swedish companies, including the bus and truck manufacturer Volvo and tool manufacturer Atlas Copco , for allegedly making payments to the Iraqi government in exchange for...

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News Wyoming high court allows random searches under probation orders
Wyoming high court allows random searches under probation orders
Joshua Pantesco
January 3, 2006 11:27:00 am

The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled in State v. McAuliffe , where the court upheld by a 4-1 vote the constitutionality of probation orders allowing police to randomly search the subject of the order. The decision...

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News California prisoner suicide rate on the rise, challenge pending over staff training
California prisoner suicide rate on the rise, challenge pending over staff training
Joshua Pantesco
January 3, 2006 10:47:00 am

According to records released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation , 44 convicts out of a total California prison population of 164,000 committed suicide during 2005, an increase from 26 in 2004 and 36 in 2003,...

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Abramoff to plead guilty to fraud charges
Joshua Pantesco
January 3, 2006 10:21:00 am

Indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff has agreed to plead guilty to two of six fraud charges and to assist federal prosecutors with any ongoing investigations in exchange for a more favorable sentence, Abramoff's lawyers said Tuesday. Abramoff...

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France ends state of emergency imposed after riots
Joshua Pantesco
January 3, 2006 10:03:00 am

As expected , the French Government on Tuesday officially declared an end to the state of emergency implemented in November to quell riots that tore through the country late last year....

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Saddam wants firing squad if sentenced to death
Joshua Pantesco
January 3, 2006 09:34:00 am

Issam Ghazzawi, a defense lawyer for Saddam Hussein , said Tuesday that Hussein, on trial for his involvement in the 1982 Dujail massacre , would prefer to die by firing squad rather than...

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Gandhi sentenced for sedition after civil disobedience campaign

On March 18, 1922, a court in British-ruled India sentenced Mohandas Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in connection with his civil disobedience campaign for Indian home rule. Read Gandhi's famous statement to the trial court. Gandhi served two years of his sentence and was then released.

Supreme Court requires states to provide counsel for indigent defendants

On March 18, 1963, the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Constitution requires states to provide counsel for indigent criminal defendants. For a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Counsel had been required for indigent federal defendants since 1938.

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