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News Federal judge orders Uighurs released from Guantanamo
Federal judge orders Uighurs released from Guantanamo
Joe Shaulis
October 7, 2008 02:29:00 pm

A US district judge ordered the Bush administration Tuesday to release 17 Uighur detainees from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay , ruling that the Constitution forbids their indefinite detention without cause. In...

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DC Circuit grants permanent stay blocking forced testimony on US Attorney firings
Joe Shaulis
October 7, 2008 12:33:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday stayed a district order requiring senior Bush administration officials to give the House Judiciary Committee information about...

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News Supreme Court hears cigarette labeling, union fees, arbitration cases
Supreme Court hears cigarette labeling, union fees, arbitration cases
Joe Shaulis
October 6, 2008 03:50:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in three cases, including Altria Group v. Good , 07-562, in which the Court will consider whether the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act ...

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US Supreme Court opens 2008 term
Joe Shaulis
October 6, 2008 12:03:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday began its 2008 term , in which it has agreed to hear cases involving pre-emption of state law, the separation of church and state, and broadcast indecency,...

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Nine US states and Canada province sue EPA over water transfer regulation
Joe Shaulis
October 3, 2008 03:23:00 pm

Nine US states and the Canadian province of Manitoba sued the US Environmental Protection Agency Thursday, alleging that an agency regulation allows the discharge of polluted water in violation of the Clean Water Act [text;...

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US Supreme Court adds 10 cases to 2008-09 docket
Joe Shaulis
October 2, 2008 11:35:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear 10 cases , including two implicating the land rights of Native peoples, during its term that begins next week. In Hawaii, et al....

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US Supreme Court declines to rehear child rape case
Joe Shaulis
October 1, 2008 05:08:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to reconsider last term's decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana , holding that Louisiana could not impose the death penalty for the rape of...

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Medicare implements rules barring payment for preventable treatment
Joe Shaulis
October 1, 2008 04:49:00 pm

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday implemented regulations denying hospitals payment for treating conditions caused by some common medical errors . Those regulations, announced last year,...

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US judge allows lawsuit against Palestinian groups to proceed
Joe Shaulis
October 1, 2008 01:12:00 pm

A US district judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) seeking damages for the injuries and deaths of US citizens in...

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Ohio to proceed with absentee voting after courts rule on registration requirements
Joe Shaulis
October 1, 2008 05:42:00 am

Absentee voting began Tuesday in Ohio after the Ohio Supreme Court and two federal district courts rejected Republican Party challenges to an Ohio secretary of state directive . By a 4-3 vote, the state Supreme Court...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Sacco and Vanzetti executed

On August 23, 1927, Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in the Massachusetts State Prison for a 1920 armored-car robbery. Learn more about their sensational trial. The two Italian immigrants were officially exonerated by Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in 1977.

Nazi Germany and USSR sign non-agression pact

On August 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, affirming a policy of non-aggression between the two countries. In a secret addendum, the two nations also agreed on how they would conquer and divide Poland. The Pact ended when Germany invaded the USSR on June 21, 1941. Learn more about relations between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union from Yale University.

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