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News Senate confirms Ogden as Deputy Attorney General
Senate confirms Ogden as Deputy Attorney General
Kayleigh Shebs
March 13, 2009 08:43:00 am

The US Senate on Thursday confirmed David Ogden as the new Deputy Attorney General by a vote of 65-28 . In debate Wednesday, Republicans opposed to the nomination focused on Ogden's actions...

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News EU, Kenya reach pirate prosecution agreement
EU, Kenya reach pirate prosecution agreement
Kayleigh Shebs
March 6, 2009 12:03:00 pm

The European Union (EU) announced Friday that it has entered into an agreement with Kenya to transfer suspected pirates captured by EU counter-pirate operations into Kenyan custody for prosecution. The agreement...

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News EU Kosovo court issues guilty verdict in first war crimes case
EU Kosovo court issues guilty verdict in first war crimes case
Kayleigh Shebs
March 4, 2009 01:07:00 pm

A court under the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) reached its first verdict Tuesday, sentencing Kosovo Albanian Gani Gashi to 17 years in jail for murder, attempted murder, and...

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News Germany high court finds electronic voting unconstitutional
Germany high court finds electronic voting unconstitutional
Kayleigh Shebs
March 4, 2009 12:05:00 pm

The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany on Tuesday ruled that the use of electronic voting machines in elections is unconstitutional. The ruling comes after a challenge to the use of...

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News Rwanda tribunal convicts former priest of genocide
Rwanda tribunal convicts former priest of genocide
Kayleigh Shebs
February 27, 2009 12:05:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) sentenced former priest Emmanuel Rukundo  to 25 years imprisonment Friday after convicting him of genocide, crimes against humanity, and sexual assault. Rukundo, who was a military...

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News Liberia ex-president may go free due to budget constraints on war crimes court
Liberia ex-president may go free due to budget constraints on war crimes court
Kayleigh Shebs
February 25, 2009 12:07:00 pm

Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) prosecutor Stephen Rapp has told Reuters that lack of court funds due to the global economic downturn may require the release of former Liberian President Charles...

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News UK laws post-1997 ‘compromised’ traditional liberties: rights group
UK laws post-1997 ‘compromised’ traditional liberties: rights group
Kayleigh Shebs
February 20, 2009 12:14:00 pm

Under the leadership of successive Labour Party governments the UK Parliament has systematically infringed on freedoms and rights of individual British citizens over the past decade, according to a report released Thursday by the Convention...

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News Iran judiciary proposes legislation lessening penalties for juvenile offenders
Iran judiciary proposes legislation lessening penalties for juvenile offenders
Kayleigh Shebs
February 18, 2009 01:38:00 pm

The Judiciary of Iran announced Tuesday that it has submitted proposed legislation to the Iranian Parliament recommending substantial changes to the treatment of juvenile offenders in Iran . The legislation seeks...

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News France lower house approves bill to subsidize end-of-life caretakers
France lower house approves bill to subsidize end-of-life caretakers
Kayleigh Shebs
February 18, 2009 12:06:00 pm

The French National Assembly approved a bill Tuesday to provide government subsidies to individuals who temporarily leave work to care for dying relatives. The proposed law states that family members will be...

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News UN Rights Head calls on Zimbabwe government to reinstate rule of law
UN Rights Head calls on Zimbabwe government to reinstate rule of law
Kayleigh Shebs
February 13, 2009 01:17:00 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday called on the new national government of Zimbabwe to reinstate the rule of law and to release all political prisoners who remain in...

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John Jay born

John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the state of New York, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born on December 12, 1745. Read a biographical sketch of John Jay, and pay a virtual visit to the John Jay Homestead, to which he retired in 1801.

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