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Khadr lawyers propose plan for Canadian’s repatriation from Guantanamo
Lucas Tanglen
February 11, 2009 04:13:00 pm

Lawyers for Omar Khadr presented a plan Wednesday to return the Guantanamo Bay detainee to Canadian society. The outline, laid out at a news conference in Toronto, calls...

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Lucas Tanglen
February 8, 2009 11:28:00 am

The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) on Sunday set a Feb. 19 trial date for the Iraqi journalist accused of throwing his shoes at former US President George W. Bush. The court allowed the charge...

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New Jersey judge grants divorce to same-sex couple married in Canada
Lucas Tanglen
February 8, 2009 10:04:00 am

A judge in New Jersey granted a divorce Friday to a lesbian couple married in Canada. Speaking from the bench, Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson said her decision was in harmony with the state's tradition [AP...

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Lucas Tanglen
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The European Union (EU) has concerns over the legality of a "Buy American" provision in a US economic stimulus package , according to a letter sent Monday to US officials...

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South Africa court delays Zuma corruption trial until after election
Lucas Tanglen
February 4, 2009 08:12:00 am

South Africa's Pietermaritzburg High Court announced Wednesday that the corruption trial of African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma and arms dealer Thint would be delayed until after the country's...

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China dairy executive appeals life sentence in contaminated milk scandal
Lucas Tanglen
February 1, 2009 10:16:00 am

Former Sanlu Group chairwoman Tian Wenhua on Sunday appealed the life sentence she received after pleading guilty to charges in China's tainted milk scandal . Tian's lawyer...

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Sudan man imprisoned for aiding ICC war crimes probe
Lucas Tanglen
January 28, 2009 09:19:00 am

Sudan's Khartoum North Court on Wednesday sentenced a Sudanese man to 17 years in prison on charges of spying, criminal conspiracy and passing on confidential military documents after he attempted to share information with the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

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UK tribunal orders release of Cabinet minutes on Iraq war
Lucas Tanglen
January 28, 2009 08:07:00 am

The British Information Tribunal has ruled that the government must release redacted minutes of two Cabinet discussions from the months preceding the war in Iraq . The discussions of March 13...

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Israel PM seeks to protect soldiers from Gaza war crimes charges
Lucas Tanglen
January 25, 2009 11:32:00 am

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged Sunday to protect members of his country's military involved in Gaza operations from prosecution by foreign entities in remarks at a weekly cabinet meeting. After insisting that Israeli...

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Lucas Tanglen
January 25, 2009 10:31:00 am

Bolivians began voting Sunday morning on a proposed constitution supported by President Evo Morales . The proposed changes would give the state control over the country's natural gas...

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Slave trade abolished in Britain

A British bill abolishing the slave trade became law on March 25, 1807.

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Scottsboro Boys arrested

On March 25, 1931, nine black teenagers were arrested in Paint Rock, Alabama for allegedly raping two white women. Twelve days later, the young men were put on trial in the nearby town of Scottsboro. After numerous the proceedings culminated in two landmark decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, Powell v. Alabama and Norris v. Alabama. Ultimately, the death sentences issued by the jury were overturned, but the defendants were nonetheless sent to prison.

The trials of the Scottsboro Boys have come to symbolize the role of race in the criminal justice system of the Jim Crow South. Read a history of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys and biographies of the major figures involved, as composed by Law Professor Douglas O. Linder of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

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