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News Inter-American rights court to hear Mexico ‘dirty war’ case
Inter-American rights court to hear Mexico ‘dirty war’ case
Leslie Schulman
March 19, 2008 08:45:00 am

The Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights has filed a complaint with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, part of the Organization of American States , against Mexico, alleging...

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US Education Department relaxing some No Child Left Behind rules
Leslie Schulman
March 19, 2008 07:58:00 am

US Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Tuesday announced a new pilot program under the federal No Child Left Behind program that is aimed at narrowing statewide education reform to focus on...

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News US Marine charged with murder in Fallujah detainee death
US Marine charged with murder in Fallujah detainee death
Leslie Schulman
March 19, 2008 07:24:00 am

A US Marine sergeant was charged Tuesday with one count of murder and one count of dereliction of duty for his involvement in the shooting of a detained Iraqi insurgent during the Multinational National Force-Iraq's November 2004...

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News Khadr military judge orders US to turn over interrogation materials
Khadr military judge orders US to turn over interrogation materials
Leslie Schulman
March 14, 2008 04:45:00 pm

US military judge Col. Peter Brownback on Friday ruled that interrogation materials, including names of interrogators, relevant to the case of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr must be turned over to Khadr's defense team. Earlier...

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News Federal appeals court remands Guantanamo detainee bid to block Algeria transfer
Federal appeals court remands Guantanamo detainee bid to block Algeria transfer
Leslie Schulman
March 14, 2008 04:22:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Friday remanded to district court a bid by Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Belbacha to obtain a preliminary injunction barring his transfer back to his...

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Bush executive order weakens intelligence oversight watchdog
Leslie Schulman
March 14, 2008 01:15:00 pm

A new executive order weakens much of the authority of the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) , the independent committee of private citizens which since 1976 has been responsible for reporting illegal US intelligence activities to both the...

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News ACLU sues for full hearing transcripts for 14 ‘high-value’ Guantanamo detainees
ACLU sues for full hearing transcripts for 14 ‘high-value’ Guantanamo detainees
Leslie Schulman
March 13, 2008 05:18:00 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to compel the US government to release unredacted transcripts of military hearings conducted at Guantanamo Bay in early 2007...

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News DOJ review finds improper FBI use of national security letters increased in 2006
DOJ review finds improper FBI use of national security letters increased in 2006
Leslie Schulman
March 13, 2008 04:09:00 pm

The FBI has continued to improperly use so-called national security letters (NSLs) , with the number of violations increasing in 2006 over previous years, according to a US Department of Justice follow-up review released...

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News ICC delays trial of Congo militia leader until June
ICC delays trial of Congo militia leader until June
Leslie Schulman
March 13, 2008 03:03:00 pm

The trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday postponed the trial date of former Union of Patriotic Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga until June 23, 2008. Lubanga's trial...

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Pakistan court drops corruption charges against Bhutto husband
Leslie Schulman
March 5, 2008 08:35:00 am

A Pakistani court Wednesday dropped five graft cases against Asif Ali Zardari , the new leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and widower of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ....

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Patent of Toleration grants religious freedom to Protestants in Holy Roman Empire

On October 21, 1781, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II issued the Patent of Toleration, which granted religious freedom to Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire.

First West law reports published

On October 21, 1876, the West Publishing Company, founded by John B. West, published its first law reporter, The Syllabi, which promised to provide Minnesota lawyers with legal intelligence that was "prompt, interesting, full, and at all times thoroughly reliable." The Syllabi eventually became the Northwestern Reporter, which later evolved into West's National Reporter System.

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On October 21, 1977, the European Patent Institute (EPI) was established by the European Patent Organisation pursuant to the European Patent Convention. The EPI serves as a non-governmental professional organization for patent lawyers in Europe.

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