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News UN officials deplore post-election violence in DRC, call for restraint
UN officials deplore post-election violence in DRC, call for restraint
John Paul Putney
December 2, 2011 08:10:35 am

Top UN officials with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) decried post-election violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Thursday and called for restraint. Acknowledging reports from international...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on sentencing, government liability for emotional damages
Supreme Court hears arguments on sentencing, government liability for emotional damages
John Paul Putney
December 1, 2011 07:09:39 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday. In Setser v. US , the justices heard arguments on a federal district court's power to determine whether a...

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News DC Circuit overturns release of Guantanamo detainee
DC Circuit overturns release of Guantanamo detainee
John Paul Putney
November 11, 2011 07:49:36 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday released a partially redacted opinion in Latif v. Obama, overturning the release order for Yemeni Guantanamo detainee Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on preemption
Supreme Court hears arguments on preemption
John Paul Putney
November 10, 2011 09:01:30 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases on preemption. In National Meat Association v. Harris , the court considered where the federal regime of slaughterhouse regulation as...

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News UN SG calls for universal accession to treaty banning indiscriminate weapons
UN SG calls for universal accession to treaty banning indiscriminate weapons
John Paul Putney
November 10, 2011 07:58:16 am

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday for universal accession to the Protocol II on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices (Protocol II) . The comments came as part...

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News Bangladesh urged to stop harassment of defense counsel at war crimes tribunal
Bangladesh urged to stop harassment of defense counsel at war crimes tribunal
John Paul Putney
November 4, 2011 08:30:26 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Bangladesh to stop the harassment of defense counsel and witnesses to preserve legitimacy of the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) . HRW pointed to reports...

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News Canada high court refuses to hear Abdullah Khadr extradition appeal
Canada high court refuses to hear Abdullah Khadr extradition appeal
John Paul Putney
November 4, 2011 07:27:01 am

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declined to hear the government's appeal in the extradition of accused al Qaeda arms supplier Abdullah Khadr, bringing to a close efforts to extradite him to the US. The appeal...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on eyewitness identification
Supreme Court hears arguments on eyewitness identification
John Paul Putney
November 3, 2011 09:42:33 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday. In Perry v. New Hampshire , the court considered whether the due process protections against unreliable identification evidence apply...

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News Russia arms trafficker Viktor Bout convicted in US federal court
Russia arms trafficker Viktor Bout convicted in US federal court
John Paul Putney
November 3, 2011 08:10:08 am

A federal jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday found Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout guilty of four counts of conspiracy connected...

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News Women launch new discrimination claim against Wal-Mart
Women launch new discrimination claim against Wal-Mart
John Paul Putney
October 28, 2011 08:37:40 am

Lawyers representing women who claimed discrimination by Wal-Mart filed an amended lawsuit Thursday narrowing their claims to California stores of the retail giant. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First US execution by gas

On February 8, 1924, Gee Jon, a Chinese man convicted of murder, was executed by gas in Nevada and became the first person in the United States to be put to death in that manner.

The Nevada state legislature had eliminated hanging and shooting as a method of execution in 1921, and had provided for execution by lethal gas instead. Nevada sent 32 convicts to the gas chamber between 1924 and 1979. Learn more about the history of executions by gas in Nevada.

Mary, Queen of Scots executed

On February 8, 1587, Mary I of Scotland was executed for involvement in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England. Before execution, Mary denied three times assisting the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, and crown Mary as ruler of Great Britain. Mary's guilt or innocence is debated to this day. Learn more about the Babington Plot.

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