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News Ex-Enron CEO ends testimony after eight days on the stand
Ex-Enron CEO ends testimony after eight days on the stand
James M Yoch Jr
April 21, 2006 01:45:00 pm

Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling , whose testimony in his own defense came to a close on Thursday, maintained his innocence on fraud and conspiracy charges and defended his actions in the...

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News Supreme Court considers insanity defense, will rehear ‘knock and announce’ case
Supreme Court considers insanity defense, will rehear ‘knock and announce’ case
James M Yoch Jr
April 19, 2006 09:32:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Clark v. Arizona , 05-5966, a case in which the Court will decide the constitutionality of Arizona statutes governing...

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News 9/11 families testify for Moussaoui in sentencing trial
9/11 families testify for Moussaoui in sentencing trial
James M Yoch Jr
April 19, 2006 08:48:00 pm

The defense team in the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui on Wednesday called several witnesses in an effort to prevent a death sentence for the convicted Sept. 11 conspirator, including two family...

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News US releases list of Guantanamo Bay detainees
US releases list of Guantanamo Bay detainees
James M Yoch Jr
April 19, 2006 08:13:00 pm

The US Department of Defense on Wednesday released the first official list of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay , including the names of people who were the earliest detainees at the detention facility. The...

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News US asks Germany to take Chinese Guantanamo detainees: report
US asks Germany to take Chinese Guantanamo detainees: report
James M Yoch Jr
April 14, 2006 03:00:00 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been asked by the US government to accept a group of Chinese Uighur detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay , according to a report in Friday's Die...

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News Nepal protests continue despite promise to hold general elections
Nepal protests continue despite promise to hold general elections
James M Yoch Jr
April 14, 2006 02:27:00 pm

Protesters stepped into action across Nepal on Friday in response to the traditional new year message of King Gyanendra , in which the ruler promised to hold general elections and dialogue with the...

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News Congo opposition files lawsuit to stop president from running in upcoming election
Congo opposition files lawsuit to stop president from running in upcoming election
James M Yoch Jr
April 14, 2006 02:00:00 pm

A Congolese opposition group, the Holy Alliance, has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to ban Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila from running in this year's general elections, the first democratic elections...

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News Supreme Court says unpublished opinions can be cited in federal courts
Supreme Court says unpublished opinions can be cited in federal courts
James M Yoch Jr
April 12, 2006 08:27:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday approved Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32.1 , which permits attorneys to cite unpublished opinions in the federal circuit courts. The new rule does not dictate...

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News Liberia group pushing for national war crimes court
Liberia group pushing for national war crimes court
James M Yoch Jr
April 12, 2006 07:56:00 pm

The Forum for the Establishment of a War Crimes Court in Liberia has increased lobbying efforts to convince national leaders that Liberia needs to set up its own war crimes court in response to the controversy surrounding the trial...

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News UK court rules control order breaches terror suspect’s right to fair trial
UK court rules control order breaches terror suspect’s right to fair trial
James M Yoch Jr
April 12, 2006 07:34:00 pm

A British court on Wednesday held that procedures undertaken to restrain a suspected terrorist under the UK's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) breached the suspect's human rights. Although the court did not say that it was...

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Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII

On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.

Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.

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