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News Lawyer for Guantanamo detainee seeks to question Yemen president
Lawyer for Guantanamo detainee seeks to question Yemen president
Jennie Ryan
February 2, 2012 11:58:08 am

Lawyers for a suspect in the USS Cole bombing being held at Guantanamo Bay filed a motion Tuesday with the military commission overseeing detainee cases seeking to subpoena the president of Yemen for questioning. Lawyers for alleged al Qaeda senior...

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News US Army veteran sues over denial of benefits for same-sex spouse
US Army veteran sues over denial of benefits for same-sex spouse
Jennie Ryan
February 2, 2012 11:23:10 am

An Iraq war veteran filed suit Wednesday in the US District Court for the Central District of California against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after it refused to pay her full disability...

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News Sweden high court refuses to hear appeal in Pirate Bay case
Sweden high court refuses to hear appeal in Pirate Bay case
Jennie Ryan
February 1, 2012 11:44:37 am

The Swedish Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will not hear an appeal of the copyright convictions of Fredrik Neji, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundstroem for their involvement in running The Pirate Bay , a...

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News South Carolina appeals order blocking portions of immigration law
South Carolina appeals order blocking portions of immigration law
Jennie Ryan
January 26, 2012 11:44:25 am

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit asking the court to overturn the decision to block provisions of the state's new controversial...

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News UN refuses to replace ECCC judge in Khmer Rouge trial
UN refuses to replace ECCC judge in Khmer Rouge trial
Jennie Ryan
January 25, 2012 11:46:20 am

The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday refused to replace a judge presiding over investigations at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) after Cambodia attempted to block him. Laurent Kasper-Ansermet is the judge...

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Middle East rights groups allege human rights violations in Libya
Jennie Ryan
January 19, 2012 10:28:20 am

A coalition of Middle Eastern human rights organizations on Thursday accused all parties involved in the Libya conflict of human rights violations and crimes against humanity. Three organizations were involved in the fact-finding mission [press...

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Ethiopia government committed abuses during relocations: HRW
Jennie Ryan
January 18, 2012 11:04:43 am

The Ethiopian government's relocation of thousands of indigenous people from the western Gambella region has resulted in possible human rights violations, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The Gambella relocations, which...

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Senegal rejects Belgium request to extradite Chad ex-president
Jennie Ryan
January 12, 2012 11:06:07 am

A court in Senegal on Thursday rejected a Belgian court's request to extradite Hissene Habre , the former president of Chad, on accusations that he killed and tortured opponents during his regime. Habre served as...

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News Federal judge halts South Carolina immigration lawsuit
Federal judge halts South Carolina immigration lawsuit
Jennie Ryan
January 11, 2012 11:29:08 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina on Monday placed a hold on a lawsuit over the state's new immigration law pending the outcome of a similar case to...

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France report clears Rwanda president of assassination charge
Jennie Ryan
January 11, 2012 10:53:40 am

A report compiled by a French court appeared Tuesday to clear Rwandan President Paul Kagame of accusations that he orchestrated the 1994 assassination of the country's then-leader Juvenal Habyarimana . The accusations against Kagame...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Copyright infringement made US crime

On March 4, 1909, the Copyright Act of 1909 became law, making infringement of a copyright a federal crime for the first time. Review a brief history of copyright in the United States.

First woman appointed to the Canada Supreme Court

On March 4, 1982, Bertha Wilson became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

City of Toronto incorporated

On March 4, 1834, the town of York in the British colony of Canada was incorporated as the City of Toronto. Learn the history of Toronto from the city's official website.

ICC issues warrant for Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir

The International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrant for a sitting head of state when it sought Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir on March 4, 2009 for allegedly directing attacks against civilians and being an indirect participant in murder, rape, and torture during the conflict in Darfur. Al-Bashir was removed from power in 2019. The former president remains in a Sudanese prison. Learn more about the case against al-Bashir and read the arrest warrant.

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