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News Serbia war crimes prosecutor investigating alleged organ trafficking
Serbia war crimes prosecutor investigating alleged organ trafficking
Kiely Lewandowski
March 22, 2008 11:01:00 am

The Office of Serbia's War Crimes Prosecutor said Friday that it is investigating "informal statements" it has received from investigators at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) that dozens of imprisoned Serbs...

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News Pakistan AG says constitutional change needed to reinstate ousted judges
Pakistan AG says constitutional change needed to reinstate ousted judges
Kiely Lewandowski
March 18, 2008 06:21:00 pm

Judges ousted by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf after his declaration of emergency rule last November can only be reinstated if the newly elected members of the National Assembly of Pakistan strike down constitutional changes...

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News Bosnia war crimes court indicts former soldier for crimes against humanity
Bosnia war crimes court indicts former soldier for crimes against humanity
Kiely Lewandowski
March 18, 2008 05:55:00 pm

The War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuesday indicted a Bosnian Serb ex-soldier for crimes against humanity allegedly committed against Muslims in the Bosnian war of the...

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News France authorities detain second banker in massive fraud case
France authorities detain second banker in massive fraud case
Kiely Lewandowski
March 12, 2008 03:27:00 pm

A second employee of French bank Societe Generale has been detained in connection with the investigation into fraudulent activity allegedly committed by rogue trader Jerome Kerviel , the bank said Tuesday. A Societe Generale spokesperson did...

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News ICTR appeals chamber increases Rwanda Catholic priest sentence to life in prison
ICTR appeals chamber increases Rwanda Catholic priest sentence to life in prison
Kiely Lewandowski
March 12, 2008 02:43:00 pm

The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Wednesday upheld the conviction of Catholic priest Father Athanase Seromba for genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity during the...

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News ICC prosecutor refuses to meet with representatives of Uganda LRA rebels
ICC prosecutor refuses to meet with representatives of Uganda LRA rebels
Kiely Lewandowski
March 4, 2008 05:53:00 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Tuesday that he "has not and will not" meet with any member of Uganda's Lord Resistance Army (LRA) . The statement came...

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News Myanmar charges rights activists under security law
Myanmar charges rights activists under security law
Kiely Lewandowski
March 1, 2008 11:17:00 am

The military government of Myanmar on Friday brought charges against 20 pro-democracy dissidents under a new security law, charges which carry a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. The dissidents were charged under the...

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News Virginia high court upholds first US felony spam conviction
Virginia high court upholds first US felony spam conviction
Kiely Lewandowski
March 1, 2008 10:32:00 am

The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday upheld the nation's first felony conviction for computer spamming, rejecting admitted spammer Jeremy Jaynes' appeal of a lower court ruling that Virginia's anti-spamming statute does not violate...

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News Nigeria prisons ‘systematically’ violating human rights: Amnesty
Nigeria prisons ‘systematically’ violating human rights: Amnesty
Kiely Lewandowski
February 26, 2008 06:06:00 pm

The human rights of inmates in Nigerian prisons are "systematically violated," Amnesty International said in a Tuesday report based on visits to 10 prisons across Nigeria over the last six months. According to...

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News International bar associations call for ‘immediate closure’ of Guantanamo
International bar associations call for ‘immediate closure’ of Guantanamo
Kiely Lewandowski
February 26, 2008 04:15:00 pm

Leaders of 34 international bar associations and law societies called for the "immediate closure" of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in a letter released Monday. The letter, addressed to US President George W. Bush and...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anita Hill testifies about Clarence Thomas sexual harassment

Attorney Anita Hill testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991 about sexual harassment she suffered from her former supervisor Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by President Ronald Regan for a seat on the US Supreme Court. The US Senate would later confirm Thomas by a vote of 52–48 despite Hill's testimony. Watch the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings on CSPAN.

Vatican II opens

On October 11, 1962, the Second Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church convened in Rome, Italy. Over the next three years, the conference modernized Church Law for the modern era. The most noticeable changes included the celebration of mass in the vernacular, a new emphasis on the role of laypersons, and a greater acceptance of other faiths. Read documents from Vatican II from Church archives.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.

As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

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