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News Judge plans to dismiss perjury counts against Scrushy
Judge plans to dismiss perjury counts against Scrushy
Matt Lubniewski
April 12, 2005 12:32:00 pm

A federal judge in Alabama indicated Tuesday that she would throw out three perjury counts against former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy , but that she would allow his trial to proceed on additional charges. District Judge...

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News Iran judiciary refuses to return remains of Canadian reporter
Iran judiciary refuses to return remains of Canadian reporter
Matt Lubniewski
April 12, 2005 12:09:00 pm

Iran's judiciary Tuesday rejected Canada's demands that the remains of a Iranian-Canadian photographer who died in detention in Tehran be returned to Canada. Officials in Ottawa demanded last week that Iran return the body of Zahra Kazemi...

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News NY lawmakers to vote on death penalty
NY lawmakers to vote on death penalty
Matt Lubniewski
April 11, 2005 01:28:00 pm

The New York State Assembly Codes Committee will vote Tuesday on a measure to reauthorize the state's death penalty, which was declared unconstitutional in June. The New York State Assembly recently released a report detaling...

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News UPDATE ~ Confirmation hearings begin for Bush UN  nominee
UPDATE ~ Confirmation hearings begin for Bush UN nominee
Matt Lubniewski
April 11, 2005 12:48:00 pm

John Bolton , President Bush's nominee for US ambassador to the UN, appeared Monday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee . Senate Democrats largely oppose Bolton, who has been criticized for his statements on the irrelevance of...

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News Dutch officials question US security decision to block airplane
Dutch officials question US security decision to block airplane
Matt Lubniewski
April 11, 2005 12:22:00 pm

Dutch officials Monday demanded an explanation as to why a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight was forced to turn around by US authorities on Friday. The 278 passengers aboard the flight returned to Amsterdam 11 hours later...

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News Insurers end support for federal asbestos fund
Insurers end support for federal asbestos fund
Matt Lubniewski
April 5, 2005 01:12:00 pm

Over a dozen insurance companies, including AIG and Chubb Corp. , have pulled their support for establishing a $140 billion federal trust fund to pay claims arising from asbestos-related lawsuits. The move makes it unlikely that...

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News Defense team in Khodorkovsky case delivers summation
Defense team in Khodorkovsky case delivers summation
Matt Lubniewski
April 5, 2005 12:54:00 pm

The defense team for Mikhail Khodorkovsky delivered its summation Tuesday, arguing that the state had failed to prove that the former CEO of oil giant Yukos had committed any crime....

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News Top law enforcement officials urge renewal of Patriot Act
Top law enforcement officials urge renewal of Patriot Act
Matt Lubniewski
April 5, 2005 12:22:00 pm

The Bush administration's top law enforcement officials urged renewal and expansion of USA PATRIOT Act provisions in testimony Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. FBI Director Robert Mueller asked legislators to expand the FBI's administrative...

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News Microsoft complies with EU antitrust ruling, offers source code to competitors
Microsoft complies with EU antitrust ruling, offers source code to competitors
Matt Lubniewski
April 4, 2005 12:39:00 pm

Microsoft announced Monday that it will comply with EU demands and make software blueprints available to competitors and offer lower licensing fees. Last month, the EU had threatened Microsoft with new fines if it did not make...

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House, Senate committees to review Patriot Act
Matt Lubniewski
April 4, 2005 12:11:00 pm

Key portions of the USA PATRIOT Act which will expire at the end of this year are set to come up for review this week before the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee ....

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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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