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News Bank of America settles class action suit over Merrill Lynch acquisition
Bank of America settles class action suit over Merrill Lynch acquisition
Michael Haggerson
September 28, 2012 12:27:23 pm

Bank of America (BOA) announced Friday that it has agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle a class action lawsuit with investors over its $18.5 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch in January 2009....

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News Vietnam court jails bloggers for anti-state propaganda
Vietnam court jails bloggers for anti-state propaganda
Michael Haggerson
September 24, 2012 01:33:14 pm

A court in Vietnam ordered three bloggers jailed for anti-state propaganda on Monday. Bloggers Nguyen Van Hai, alias Dieu Cay, Phan Thanh Hai, alias Anhbasg, and Ta Phong Tan were charged in April in...

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UN: Morocco must work to eradicate torture
Michael Haggerson
September 24, 2012 12:48:37 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez said Saturday after a visit to Morocco that the human rights situation in the country is improving but that more effort is needed to eradicate torture . Mendez stated...

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News DC Circuit hears arguments on ACLU request for information on drone strikes
DC Circuit hears arguments on ACLU request for information on drone strikes
Michael Haggerson
September 21, 2012 09:26:25 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Thursday on whether to grant a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy...

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News Germany court confirms wanted Nazi doctor is dead
Germany court confirms wanted Nazi doctor is dead
Michael Haggerson
September 21, 2012 08:53:32 am

The regional court in Baden-Baden, Germany announced on Friday that it is ending its inquiry into Aribert Heim, a wanted Nazi war criminal known as "Dr. Death." Heim was accused of experimenting on Jewish prisoners during the Holocaust, including...

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UN investigators: human rights violations in Syria increasing
Michael Haggerson
September 17, 2012 01:19:32 pm

UN investigators testified before the UN Human Rights Council on Monday that human rights violations in Syria committed by both sides of the conflict are growing in number and severity . Chair of the Independent International...

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UN rights chief condemns Mali violence
Michael Haggerson
September 17, 2012 12:34:20 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay condemned human rights violations in Mali on Monday and called for international action to address the problems. Pillay stated that two militant Islamic groups, Movement for Unity...

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Russia Supreme Court: gay pride parades not ‘propaganda’
Michael Haggerson
September 14, 2012 03:04:51 pm

The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the Arkhangelsk region's ban on "gay propaganda" on Thursday, but ruled that gay pride parades and other demonstrations in support of gay rights are legal. According to the court,...

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Apple wins injunction against Motorola in Germany court
Michael Haggerson
September 14, 2012 02:00:59 pm

Apple won an injunction against Motorola Mobility on Thursday in a German court due to patent infringement in Motorola's smart phones and tablets. The patent at issue, EP2126788 [text; European Patent...

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Federal judge allows suit against SEC over Stanford Ponzi scheme
Michael Haggerson
September 10, 2012 01:27:12 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Southern of Florida ruled Friday that a suit against the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) over the agency's failure to report Allen Stanford...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 signed into law

US President Millard Filmore signed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on September 18 of that year, obliging law enforcement to arrest escaped slaves in all US states, including those where slavery was not legal. Free black men and women were endangered by the act's passage as they were at risk of being falsely identified as escaped slaves. The act heightened tensions between abolitionists in the North and slaveholders in the South, contributing to what would become the Civil War eleven years later. Learn more about the Fugitive Slave Act from the National Constitution Center.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. West Virginia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet; learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

Anti-Corn Law League created in UK

On September 18, 1838, the Anti-Corn Law League was created in the United Kingdom. As the name suggests, the purpose of the association was to press for the abolition of British Corn Laws, which were indeed repealed in 1846. After the repeal, the organization worked to oppose other protectionist measures in the UK. The weekly news publication, The Economist, was founded as part of the anti-corn law movement.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born at Marblehead, Massachusetts.

West Virginiia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet - learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

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