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News Federal judge rejects Guantanamo detainee transfer bid for heart operation
Federal judge rejects Guantanamo detainee transfer bid for heart operation
Jonathan Rhein
November 20, 2006 07:08:00 pm

US District Judge Paul L. Friedman Monday rejected a Guantanamo Bay detainee's petition to have his heart operation transferred to a civilian facility. Saifullah Paracha , a multimillionaire...

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News Federal judge extends block on Pennsylvania city laws on illegal immigrants
Federal judge extends block on Pennsylvania city laws on illegal immigrants
Jonathan Rhein
November 6, 2006 07:01:00 pm

US District Judge James Munley Monday extended a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of two Hazleton, Pennsylvania immigration laws for 120 days so that both sides can prepare for trial on their validity....

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News Federal judge rules statutory one-year libel limit applies online
Federal judge rules statutory one-year libel limit applies online
Jonathan Rhein
October 18, 2006 07:11:00 pm

A US district court judge from the Northern District of Texas has ruled that the one-year statute of limitations for bringing libel suits in Texas applies equally to articles posted on the Internet and articles in print....

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News Congo military court seeks war crimes trial for foreigners involved in Kilwa incident
Congo military court seeks war crimes trial for foreigners involved in Kilwa incident
Jonathan Rhein
October 16, 2006 07:20:00 pm

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has recommended that three ex-employees of Anvil Mining , an Australian company, be tried for complicity in war crimes committed by Congolese government soldiers in 2004. The...

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News Ex-Enron CEO wants conviction overturned after appeals court ruling
Ex-Enron CEO wants conviction overturned after appeals court ruling
Jonathan Rhein
October 11, 2006 07:17:00 pm

Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has asked a federal judge to overturn his conviction, citing a recent federal appeals court ruling overturning the convictions of four former Merrill Lynch...

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News Two former UK officials facing April trial for Aljazeera ‘bombing’ memo leak
Two former UK officials facing April trial for Aljazeera ‘bombing’ memo leak
Jonathan Rhein
October 9, 2006 07:05:00 pm

An April trial date has been set for former Cabinet Office spokesman David Keogh and former parliamentary researcher Leo O'Connor, accused of violating Section 3 of Britain's Official Secrets Act by leaking a secret memo in which President...

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FEC changes vote recount funding rules
Jonathan Rhein
October 4, 2006 07:43:00 pm

The Federal Election Commission, has voted to change the way recounts are funded, making them subject to federal election fundraising limits rather than being exempt from those as they have been for nearly 30 years. The new...

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DOJ asks House counsel to save Foley office records
Jonathan Rhein
October 4, 2006 06:31:00 pm

The US Attorney's office in Washington, DC has sent a letter to US House of Representatives counsel Geraldine Gennett asking her to save records from the office of former Congressman Mark Foley , who resigned last week...

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News Serbs put police on trial for Kosovo  war crimes as Mladic controversy swirls
Serbs put police on trial for Kosovo war crimes as Mladic controversy swirls
Jonathan Rhein
October 2, 2006 07:25:00 pm

Eight former Serbian police officers went on trial Monday in Belgrade's special war crimes court charged with the slaying of 48 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo in 1999. Their commander pleaded not guilty; the remaining defendants will enter...

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News White House allows military aid to countries not party to ICC immunity accords
White House allows military aid to countries not party to ICC immunity accords
Jonathan Rhein
October 2, 2006 06:36:00 pm

The White House announced Monday that the Bush administration will allow US military aid for nearly two dozen countries that have not signed so-called Article 98 agreements which shield US soldiers from prosecution before...

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