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News UK House of Lords drops 42-day detention period from anti-terror bill
UK House of Lords drops 42-day detention period from anti-terror bill
Joe Shaulis
October 13, 2008 02:37:00 pm

The UK House of Lords on Monday rejected a proposal supported by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to increase the amount of time authorities may detain terrorism suspects without charge. The upper house of Parliament voted 309-118 to...

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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint alleging that the Canadian newsmagazine Maclean's incited hatred toward Muslims. The commission ruled Friday that a 2006 article by conservative writer Mark...

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Connecticut Supreme Court strikes down same-sex marriage ban
Joe Shaulis
October 10, 2008 12:34:00 pm

The Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Connecticut Constitution requires that same-sex couples be allowed to marry. In a 4-3 decision, the court reversed a lower court's judgment, concluding...

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China renews demand for US to return Uighur detainees
Joe Shaulis
October 10, 2008 10:09:00 am

The Chinese Foreign Ministry again demanded Thursday that the United States repatriate 17 Uighur detainees that a US district judge has ordered to be released from the military prison at...

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Citigroup drops bid to block Wachovia acquisition but will press damages claim
Joe Shaulis
October 10, 2008 09:22:00 am

Citigroup Inc. on Thursday announced that it would not seek to enjoin the acquisition of Wachovia Corp. by Wells Fargo & Co. but would pursue claims against both financial institutions for alleged breach...

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Joe Shaulis
October 9, 2008 07:37:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit late Wednesday issued a temporary stay of a district court order requiring the federal government to release 17 Uighur detainees from the military prison...

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Court hearings postponed as financial institutions extend litigation freeze
Joe Shaulis
October 8, 2008 05:32:00 pm

Citigroup Inc., Wachovia Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. announced Wednesday that they had extended an agreement to freeze litigation activity through 8 AM Friday. According to Citigroup, the agreement provides for...

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Supreme Court hears Navy sonar, sexual harassment cases
Joe Shaulis
October 8, 2008 02:16:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in three cases, including Winter, et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al. , 07-1239, in which the...

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DOJ asks DC Circuit to stay order releasing Uighurs from Guantanamo
Joe Shaulis
October 8, 2008 11:29:00 am

Attorneys for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit late Tuesday seeking to delay the transfer of...

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Supreme Court hears search and seizure, pension cases
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October 8, 2008 06:18:00 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases, including two raising issues of criminal procedure. In Herring v. United States , 07-513, the Court will decide whether...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus

On April 27, 1861, US President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address draft riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by the federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861). Learn more about Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.

War crimes trials of WWII Japanese leaders began

On April 27, 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began its trials in Tokyo, Japan, ruling on the indictments of former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 27 associates.

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