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News Zimbabwe judge releases jailed activists after ruling police falsified evidence
Zimbabwe judge releases jailed activists after ruling police falsified evidence
Leslie Schulman
July 26, 2007 07:48:00 pm

A Zimbabwean judge has released 13 opposition activists held by the government because police faked evidence against them, defense lawyers said Thursday. All 13 belong to the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change , and had been held...

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News Capitol protesters arrested while calling for Bush, Cheney impeachment
Capitol protesters arrested while calling for Bush, Cheney impeachment
Leslie Schulman
July 23, 2007 08:03:00 pm

Avid anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan and 45 other protesters were arrested Monday at the US Capitol in Washington, DC after refusing to leave the office and hallway of Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) while calling for...

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News EU states press for resolution of Kosovo status
EU states press for resolution of Kosovo status
Leslie Schulman
July 23, 2007 07:25:00 pm

European Union (EU) foreign ministers decided Monday during a meeting in Brussels to step up their involvement in the UN-supervised independence plan for Kosovo , which has been at an impasse after running into intense...

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News Conrad Black spared jail before November sentencing
Conrad Black spared jail before November sentencing
Leslie Schulman
July 19, 2007 07:41:00 pm

US District Judge Amy St. Eve ruled in Chicago Thursday that Canadian-born financier and former media mogul Conrad Black will not have to await his November 30 sentencing in jail. St. Eve nonetheless put...

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News Federal judge dismisses Plame CIA leak lawsuit
Federal judge dismisses Plame CIA leak lawsuit
Leslie Schulman
July 19, 2007 07:02:00 pm

US District Judge John Bates Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against members of the Bush administration brought by Valerie Plame , the former CIA operative whose disclosed identity precipitated the 2003 CIA leak scandal [JURIST news...

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News Former Uganda health minister faces embezzlement trial
Former Uganda health minister faces embezzlement trial
Leslie Schulman
July 16, 2007 07:42:00 pm

Former Ugandan health minister Jim Muhwezi went to trial Monday on charges of embezzlement and abuse of office. Muhwezi is alleged to have misused $4.3 million in grants donated to the government of Uganda by the...

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News US Marine insists Haditha killing of Iraqi civilians justified
US Marine insists Haditha killing of Iraqi civilians justified
Leslie Schulman
July 16, 2007 07:03:00 pm

Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum admitted during a preliminary hearing Monday to killing Iraqis at Haditha in November 2005 but said he was acting pursuant to proper military protocol. Tatum is charged [news...

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News US House committee rejects bids to permit public access to gun sale data
US House committee rejects bids to permit public access to gun sale data
Leslie Schulman
July 12, 2007 08:33:00 pm

The US House Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to defeat two independent bids by lawmakers that would have repealed part or all of the "Tiahrt Amendment" , which since 2003 has restricted the public release of...

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News Russia rejects latest UN independence proposal for Kosovo
Russia rejects latest UN independence proposal for Kosovo
Leslie Schulman
July 12, 2007 07:52:00 pm

The latest proposal for a UN-supervised independence plan for Kosovo has been rejected by the Russian government, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. The US, France and the UK offered the...

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News Habre will face trial in domestic criminal court: Senegal justice minister
Habre will face trial in domestic criminal court: Senegal justice minister
Leslie Schulman
July 12, 2007 07:26:00 pm

Former Chadian president Hissene Habre , who has been charged with crimes against humanity, will stand trial before a Senegalese criminal court, rather than before a special tribunal as previously decided, Senegal's Justice Minister Sheik...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

11th Amendent to US Constitution ratified

On February 7, 1795, the 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution took effect with ratification by North Carolina. Adopted in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court's ruling in Chisholm v. Georgia, the amendment limited the jurisdiction of the federal courts to automatically hear cases brought against a state by the citizens of another state. Learn more about the meaning and history of the 11th Amendment from the National Constitution Center.

Maastricht Treaty signed, creating EU

On February 7, 1992, the Maastricht Treaty was signed by the members of the European Community, creating the European Union. Officially called the Treaty on the European Union, the original Maastricht Treaty went into force on November 1, 1993. The current Maastricht Treaty includes amendments from later EU treaties.

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