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News Pentagon official denies extension for 9/11 suspects
Pentagon official denies extension for 9/11 suspects
Michael Haggerson
February 4, 2012 02:55:16 pm

Bruce MacDonald, the senior Pentagon official overseeing war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo , on Friday denied a request to extend the filing deadline for pre-trial motions for prisoners accused of planning the 9/11 attacks ....

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Federal government requests additional time for oral argument in health care reform case
Michael Haggerson
February 4, 2012 02:06:34 pm

The federal government on Friday requested additional time for oral argument before the US Supreme Court to argue that the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , which...

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News Tenth Circuit rules criminalizing false claims of military honors constitutional
Tenth Circuit rules criminalizing false claims of military honors constitutional
Michael Haggerson
January 28, 2012 07:50:16 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled on Friday that the Stolen Valor Act (SVA) , which criminalizes the act of falsely claiming to have received a medal from the US military,...

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News UN: Maldives must release or charge arrested judge
UN: Maldives must release or charge arrested judge
Michael Haggerson
January 28, 2012 07:33:14 pm

The UN told Maldives on Saturday that Judge Abdulla Mohamed must either be charged or released from indefinite detention. Mohamed was arrested for corruption in an unprecedented move by the military, following a ruling to release a...

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News Chevron officials to face criminal charges in Brazil for oil spill: report
Chevron officials to face criminal charges in Brazil for oil spill: report
Michael Haggerson
January 27, 2012 10:39:37 am

Brazil prosecutors plan to file criminal charges, in addition to the $11 billion civil suit, against Chevron officials for the 2,400 barrel oil spill off the coast of Brazil in the Campos Basin in...

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News UN concerned over Cambodia blocking international judge from genocide tribunal
UN concerned over Cambodia blocking international judge from genocide tribunal
Michael Haggerson
January 21, 2012 02:47:46 pm

The UN expressed concern on Friday over Cambodia's decision to not appoint the reserve judge to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) over "ethical concerns." The UN stated that...

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News Mali becomes first African state to enforce ICC sentences
Mali becomes first African state to enforce ICC sentences
Michael Haggerson
January 21, 2012 02:01:35 pm

Mali signed an agreement Friday with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to become the first African country to agree to enforce the ICC's sentences of imprisonment. Article 103 of the Rome Statute , which governs...

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News Supreme Court upholds Congress’ authority to restore lapsed foreign copyrights
Supreme Court upholds Congress’ authority to restore lapsed foreign copyrights
Michael Haggerson
January 18, 2012 12:52:07 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Golan v. Holder that Congress has the authority under the Copyright Act to restore copyright protection in foreign works where the work was never registered...

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UN SG underlines commitment to Lebanon
Michael Haggerson
January 14, 2012 02:41:04 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underscored his commitment to Lebanon's security and sovereignty on Friday. Ban Ki-moon stated: "This is a critical moment in the region. It is a time for meaningful change; time to...

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News Federal court rules California prison officials failed to protect disabled inmates
Federal court rules California prison officials failed to protect disabled inmates
Michael Haggerson
January 14, 2012 01:52:44 pm

Judge Claudia Wilken of the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on Friday that California prison officials have failed to protect disabled parolees by not providing them wheelchairs and other mobility assistance devices....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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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