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News Rights group urges Iraq forces to end attacks on protesters
Rights group urges Iraq forces to end attacks on protesters
Maureen Cosgrove
April 12, 2011 01:08:24 pm

Iraqi authorities must end attacks on peaceful protesters , according to a Tuesday report from Amnesty International (AI) . The report, "Days of Rage: Protests and Repression in Iraq" , asserts that Iraqi and Kurdistan authorities...

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News US jury acquits anti-Castro militant on perjury charges
US jury acquits anti-Castro militant on perjury charges
Maureen Cosgrove
April 9, 2011 12:05:57 pm

A federal jury on Friday acquitted anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles of charges of lying to federal immigration officials. He was indicted before the US District Court for the Western...

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News UN rights office urges Yemen to halt use of force against protesters
UN rights office urges Yemen to halt use of force against protesters
Maureen Cosgrove
April 5, 2011 12:11:49 pm

The UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged the Yemeni government to discontinue using force against peaceful protesters . The OHCHR insisted that Yemen deliver on...

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News Bankrupt mortgage company CEO pleads guilty to $1.5 billion fraud scheme
Bankrupt mortgage company CEO pleads guilty to $1.5 billion fraud scheme
Maureen Cosgrove
April 2, 2011 04:08:24 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that the former CEO of mortgage company Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW) pleaded guilty on charges of fraud related to the Troubled Asset Relief...

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News Germany urges EU export ban on execution drug
Germany urges EU export ban on execution drug
Maureen Cosgrove
April 2, 2011 02:55:10 pm

Germany urged the European Union (EU) on Friday to impose an export ban on a drug used for lethal injections in several US states. Germany's human rights commissioner, Markus Loening, requested that the drug...

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News Supreme Court rejects failure-to-train claim of wrongfully convicted man
Supreme Court rejects failure-to-train claim of wrongfully convicted man
Maureen Cosgrove
March 29, 2011 12:21:48 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 5-4 in Connick v. Thompson that a district attorney cannot be held liable under § 1983 for a failure...

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News Supreme Court rules on anti-retaliation statute language
Supreme Court rules on anti-retaliation statute language
Maureen Cosgrove
March 22, 2011 12:27:07 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-2 in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. that the language "filed any complaint" of the Fair Labor Standards Act...

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News Germany court rules Google Street View legal
Germany court rules Google Street View legal
Maureen Cosgrove
March 22, 2011 08:44:52 am

A Berlin high court has ruled that Google's Street View mapping service is legal in Germany. Last year, a woman sued Google alleging that photos posted on...

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News Missouri House passes bill restricting late-term abortions
Missouri House passes bill restricting late-term abortions
Maureen Cosgrove
March 19, 2011 02:39:45 pm

The Missouri House of Representatives on Thursday voted 119-38 in favor of legislation restricting late-term abortions and imposing penalties on doctors who fail to comply with the new restrictions. The legislation,...

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News Uzbekistan government closes local HRW office
Uzbekistan government closes local HRW office
Maureen Cosgrove
March 15, 2011 01:23:38 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the Uzbekistan government has ordered the closure of the advocacy group's Uzbek office. HRW learned from the Uzbekistan Supreme Court on March 10 that,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First international arbitration court founded

On February 6, 1900, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was founded with the ratification of the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Set at The Hague in the Netherlands, the PCA was the first international tribunal established to settle disputes between nations. The PCA was later revised by the subsequent 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Today, the PCA is housed at the Peace Palace in The Hague and is comprised of 109 member countries.

20th Amendment to the US Constitution ratified

On February 6, 1933, the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified by the requisite majority of states, moving the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January in an effort to shorten the problematic "lame duck" period.

Learn more about the 20th Amendment.

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