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News Federal prosecutors end criminal investigation of Countrywide executive
Federal prosecutors end criminal investigation of Countrywide executive
LaToya Sawyer
February 21, 2011 02:04:17 pm

Federal prosecutors have dropped a criminal investigation against former Countrywide Financial Corporation executive Angelo Mozilo, concluding that he was not involved in any criminal conduct during his time as director over the company, according to Friday...

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News Federal judge sentences JFK bomb plot conspirator to life in prison
Federal judge sentences JFK bomb plot conspirator to life in prison
LaToya Sawyer
February 18, 2011 12:37:17 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Thursday sentenced Russell Defreitas, a Guyanese airport cargo handler, to life in prison for conspiring to commit terrorist attacks...

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News Hungary prosecutors charge top Nazi suspect with war crimes
Hungary prosecutors charge top Nazi suspect with war crimes
LaToya Sawyer
February 14, 2011 03:26:57 pm

Hungarian prosecutors on Monday charged long-time Nazi suspect, Sandor Kepiro, with war crimes committed during the 1942 Novi Sad massacre in Serbia. Kepiro was convicted both in 1944 and 1946 and sentenced to 10 years for involvement in the...

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News Trial of former Liberia president halted pending appeal
Trial of former Liberia president halted pending appeal
LaToya Sawyer
February 11, 2011 01:04:17 pm

Judges for the Special Court of Sierra Leone (SCSL) on Friday indefinitely postponed closing arguments in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor in order to allow the defense to appeal...

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News UN rights experts call for end to female genital mutilation
UN rights experts call for end to female genital mutilation
LaToya Sawyer
February 7, 2011 01:56:33 pm

UN rights experts called Monday for all global communities to participate in the effort to end female genital mutilation (FGM) . The statement, marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Genital Mutilation...

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News Denmark court sentences Muhammad cartoonist attacker to 9 years
Denmark court sentences Muhammad cartoonist attacker to 9 years
LaToya Sawyer
February 4, 2011 12:38:06 pm

A Danish court on Friday sentenced Somali Islamist Muhideen Mohammed Geelle to nine years in prison for his 2010 attack on Kurt Westergaard, illustrator of the controversial 2005 cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad as...

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Google reaches agreement with states over privacy breach
LaToya Sawyer
January 31, 2011 03:10:06 pm

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen announced Friday that he has reached an agreement with Google to avoid court proceedings over the company's collection of private data from unsecured personal...

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DRC war crimes suspect denies allegations at initial ICC appearance
LaToya Sawyer
January 28, 2011 01:04:30 pm

Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) leader Callixte Mbarushimana made his initial appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday and denied the charges against him, which relate...

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Iran conducts first executions over 2009 post-election unrest
LaToya Sawyer
January 25, 2011 07:57:24 am

Iran executed by hanging on Monday two protesters involved in the anti-government demonstrations that erupted after the 2009 presidential elections . The hangings are reported as the first executions involving activists that were arrested and detained after the...

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UK court approves extradition of terror suspect to US
LaToya Sawyer
January 21, 2011 12:33:20 pm

A British court on Friday approved the extradition of alleged al Qaeda operative Abid Naseer to the US, where he will stand trial on several charges of terrorism , including providing material support to...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Ford offered amnesty to Vietnam draft-evaders

On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders which would waive any charges provided they agreed to work two years in public service. A Presidential Clemency Board was created to administer the program - it finished its work in September 1975 after having disposed of 14, 514 cases. Critics said the initiative did not go far enough, however, and noted that only about 19 percent of eligible persons even applied. Learn more about the conditional amnesty program from the Papers of Charles E. Goodell, the Washington lawyer who was Chairman of the PCB, now housed at the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ozone Layer treaty opens for signatures

On September 16, 1987, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature. It has since been signed by almost 200 nations. As a result, the Earth's Ozone Layer is expected to recover by the year 2050.

William O. Douglas born

On September 16, 1898, William O. Douglas was born in Maine Township, Minnesota. Douglas went on to become Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission before being named to the US Supreme Court by President Franklin Roosevelt. Douglas would become an influential civil libertarian on the Warren Court and the longest-tenured Justice in history, serving for 36 years and 7 months.

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