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News DRC rebels committing war crimes: HRW
DRC rebels committing war crimes: HRW
Sung Un Kim
September 11, 2012 01:17:42 pm

The M23 movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been responsible for numerous war crimes including summary executions, rapes and forced recruitment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported ...

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News Egypt charges former PM with corruption
Egypt charges former PM with corruption
Sung Un Kim
September 11, 2012 12:51:56 pm

Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafiq was referred for trial Tuesday on corruption charges, according to the country's authorities. Egypt's last prime minister under the 30-year regime of ousted president Hosni Mubarak , Shafiq stands...

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News Greece judges protest proposed pay cuts under austerity measures
Greece judges protest proposed pay cuts under austerity measures
Sung Un Kim
September 5, 2012 03:16:06 pm

Greek judges and court employees on Wednesday assembled in front of the country's Supreme Court in Athens to protest proposed pay cuts under the austerity measures for 2013-2014 which will eliminate public sector jobs and lower wages and pension...

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News Germany minister: religious circumcision legal in Berlin
Germany minister: religious circumcision legal in Berlin
Sung Un Kim
September 5, 2012 02:54:10 pm

A German state official clarified Wednesday that circumcision for religious reasons is legal in Berlin. State justice minister Thomas Heilmann stated that circumcision would be legal if (1)...

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News Egypt charges former culture minister with corruption
Egypt charges former culture minister with corruption
Sung Un Kim
September 4, 2012 12:57:07 pm

The Egyptian Ministry of Justice on Tuesday brought charges against former culture minister Farouq Hosni for corruption. He has been accused of illegally obtaining 27 million Egyptian pounds (USD $4.5 million) during his term as culture minister...

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News Cambodia to deport founder of Pirate Bay file-sharing site
Cambodia to deport founder of Pirate Bay file-sharing site
Sung Un Kim
September 4, 2012 12:35:45 pm

Cambodian officials said Tuesday that they will deport the Swedish founder of the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) . The announcement came after visiting Swedish officials presented the Cambodian authorities with the conviction and prison...

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News India court convicts 32 for crimes during Gujarat riots
India court convicts 32 for crimes during Gujarat riots
Sung Un Kim
August 29, 2012 02:45:09 pm

An Indian court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat's main city, on Wednesday convicted 32 individuals for their roles in the deaths of 95 people during the 2002 Gujarat riots . Among the convicted was Maya Kodnani, the...

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News Ukraine high court denies ex-PM Tymoshenko’s appeal
Ukraine high court denies ex-PM Tymoshenko’s appeal
Sung Un Kim
August 29, 2012 01:57:22 pm

Ukraine's highest court on Wednesday upheld the abuse of office conviction against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko . The country's Supreme Court reasoned that there would be...

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News Michigan court orders collective bargaining question to appear on ballot
Michigan court orders collective bargaining question to appear on ballot
Sung Un Kim
August 28, 2012 03:06:20 pm

The Michigan Court of Appeals on Monday ruled that a proposal to preserve collective bargaining should be put on the upcoming November 6 ballot. The proposal would add a new article allowing workers to organize...

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ICC prosecutor updates charges in Kenya cases
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August 28, 2012 01:50:22 pm

Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda on Monday filed an updated version of the charges against the four defendants in the two cases stemming from the 2007 Kenyan post-election violence [JURIST...

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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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