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News US senator proposes amendments to Military Commissions Act restoring habeas
US senator proposes amendments to Military Commissions Act restoring habeas
James M Yoch Jr
November 17, 2006 10:22:00 am

US Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) introduced legislation Thursday that would restore habeas corpus rights to military detainees and make other amendments to the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) ....

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News Guantanamo detainee asks court to block medical procedure
Guantanamo detainee asks court to block medical procedure
James M Yoch Jr
November 15, 2006 03:15:00 pm

Lawyers for Saifullah Paracha , a multimillionaire from Pakistan in US custody at Guantanamo Bay , petitioned a federal court Wednesday to enjoin the US military from performing a cardiac catheterization because...

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News Pakistan assembly approves Sharia rape laws change
Pakistan assembly approves Sharia rape laws change
James M Yoch Jr
November 15, 2006 02:35:00 pm

Pakistan's National Assembly , the lower house of parliament, passed the 2006 Protection of Women Bill Wednesday, transferring rape case jurisdiction from religious Sharia courts to civil courts. The bill also classifies rape under...

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News US soldier pleads guilty in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
US soldier pleads guilty in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
James M Yoch Jr
November 15, 2006 02:14:00 pm

US Army Spc. James P. Barker pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of her family in the Mahmudiya (also "Mahmoudiya") area in March....

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News UK Home Secretary floats plan to give judges more power to increase sentences
UK Home Secretary floats plan to give judges more power to increase sentences
James M Yoch Jr
November 10, 2006 11:42:00 am

UK Home Secretary John Reid has advocated a range of criminal sentencing reforms for UK courts in a consultation paper released Thursday that accords judges greater discretion to increase sentences for dangerous criminals and advises...

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News New Michigan affirmative action ban targeted in rights group lawsuit
New Michigan affirmative action ban targeted in rights group lawsuit
James M Yoch Jr
November 10, 2006 11:15:00 am

Affirmative action coalition By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposal 2 , the amendment approved by Michigan voters on Nov. 7 to restrict affirmative action...

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News UK anti-immigrant party officials acquitted of race hatred charges on retrial
UK anti-immigrant party officials acquitted of race hatred charges on retrial
James M Yoch Jr
November 10, 2006 10:43:00 am

A Leeds Crown Court jury entered a unanimous not guilty verdict Friday for British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin and senior aide Mark Collett in their retrial on charges of inciting racial...

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News Former US soldier pleads not guilty in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
Former US soldier pleads not guilty in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
James M Yoch Jr
November 8, 2006 03:13:00 pm

Former US Army soldier Steven Green pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a Kentucky federal court to charges related to his role in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the...

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News Former US soldier pleads not guilty in Mahmudiya rape/murder case
Former US soldier pleads not guilty in Mahmudiya rape/murder case
James M Yoch Jr
November 8, 2006 03:13:00 pm

Former US Army soldier Steven Green pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a Kentucky federal court to charges related to his role in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family [JURIST news...

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News Malvo gets life sentence in Maryland sniper cases
Malvo gets life sentence in Maryland sniper cases
James M Yoch Jr
November 8, 2006 02:54:00 pm

The Montgomery County Circuit Court in Maryland on Wednesday imposed a life imprisonment sentence on Lee Boyd Malvo , who pleaded guilty last month to six Maryland murders that occurred during a three-week shooting spree [BBC...

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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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