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News DOJ accuses Apple, publishers of e-book price fixing conspiracy
DOJ accuses Apple, publishers of e-book price fixing conspiracy
Maureen Cosgrove
April 11, 2012 02:36:20 pm

The anti-trust division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York accusing Apple and other...

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News Switzerland court rejects US request for bank data
Switzerland court rejects US request for bank data
Maureen Cosgrove
April 11, 2012 01:35:35 pm

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court (FAC) on Wednesday ruled that Switzerland is not permitted to give the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a Credit Suisse client's account information. In a...

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News DOD refers charges against 9/11 suspects to military commission
DOD refers charges against 9/11 suspects to military commission
Maureen Cosgrove
April 4, 2012 02:43:28 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) referred charges to a military commission on Wednesday against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 conspirators being held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...

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News UN rights council urges Sri Lanka war crimes probe
UN rights council urges Sri Lanka war crimes probe
Maureen Cosgrove
March 23, 2012 08:55:23 am

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday urged the government of Sri Lanka to adequately investigate alleged war crimes that occurred during the country's 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...

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News European Commission refers Hungary to ECJ for tax rule violation
European Commission refers Hungary to ECJ for tax rule violation
Maureen Cosgrove
March 22, 2012 10:44:30 am

The European Commission on Thursday referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for violations of EU rules related to the taxation of telecommunications operators. Article 12 of the EU's Authorisation Directive...

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News Supreme Court rules ineffective assistance of counsel extends to pleadings
Supreme Court rules ineffective assistance of counsel extends to pleadings
Maureen Cosgrove
March 22, 2012 06:46:54 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in Missouri v. Frye that the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel applies during "all 'critical' stages of the criminal proceedings," including considerations of...

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News Five Guantanamo detainees agree to Qatar transfer
Five Guantanamo detainees agree to Qatar transfer
Maureen Cosgrove
March 10, 2012 10:24:07 am

Five detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility agreed to be transferred to Qatar, a spokesperson for Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced Saturday. The detainees, who are associated with the Taliban [CFR...

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News Supreme Court rules state tort law claims preempted by federal locomotive statute
Supreme Court rules state tort law claims preempted by federal locomotive statute
Maureen Cosgrove
February 29, 2012 02:19:06 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. that the federal Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) preempts state-law design-defect and failure-to-warn claims because these claims...

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News Supreme Court overrules Montana high court riverbed title decision
Supreme Court overrules Montana high court riverbed title decision
Maureen Cosgrove
February 22, 2012 03:02:00 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in PPL Montana v. Montana that the Montana Supreme Court erred in failing to use a well-settled approach to determine whether the water beds at issue...

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News Supreme Court remands case challenging California Medicaid law
Supreme Court remands case challenging California Medicaid law
Maureen Cosgrove
February 22, 2012 02:05:58 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday in Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California that the parties to the suit could return to the US Court of Appeals for the...

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France abolishes slavery

On February 4, 1794, the legislature of France abolished slavery throughout the territories of the French Republic. The practice was then reinstituted by Napoleon in 1804, before being banned permanently in 1814 after Bonaparte was exiled to Elba. As of 2001, slavery is defined as a "crime against humanity" by French law.

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks born

On February 4, 1913, late civil rights activist Rosa Parks - who became famous in 1956 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and go to the back of a Montgomery Alabama bus - was born in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Learn more about Rosa Parks.

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