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News US Navy guards charged with abusing detainees at Camp Bucca
US Navy guards charged with abusing detainees at Camp Bucca
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 15, 2008 01:18:00 pm

Six US sailors have been charged for allegedly abusing Iraqi detainees held at Camp Bucca , the US Naval Forces Central Command said Thursday. The six are said to have physically assaulted at least two detainees...

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News Fifth Circuit orders anti-Castro militant to stand trial for US immigration violations
Fifth Circuit orders anti-Castro militant to stand trial for US immigration violations
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 15, 2008 12:35:00 pm

The US Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday that anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles will stand trial in the US for alleged immigration violations, effectively blocking extradition efforts by Cuba...

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News US military judge disqualifies Pentagon advisor from another Guantanamo trial
US military judge disqualifies Pentagon advisor from another Guantanamo trial
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 15, 2008 11:52:00 am

A military judge on Thursday ordered that military commissions legal advisor Gen. Thomas Hartmann will not participate in the Guantanamo trial of Afghan detainee Mohammed Jawad . The judge, Army...

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News Second Circuit dismisses 9/11 lawsuit against Saudi Arabia
Second Circuit dismisses 9/11 lawsuit against Saudi Arabia
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 15, 2008 11:01:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by survivors of the 9/11 attacks against the nation of Saudi Arabia and four of its princes,...

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News US reaches settlement on Libya terror lawsuits
US reaches settlement on Libya terror lawsuits
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 14, 2008 03:16:00 pm

The United States and Libya reached an agreement on Thursday to settle all pending lawsuits brought by US terror victims against Libya, including 26 lawsuits related to the 1988 bombing of Pan Am...

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News Second Circuit to reconsider Arar rendition lawsuit
Second Circuit to reconsider Arar rendition lawsuit
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 14, 2008 02:20:00 pm

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday agreed to an en banc rehearing of a case brought by Canadian citizen Maher Arar seeking a declaratory judgment against...

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News New Orleans judge quashes indictments against ‘Danziger Seven’ police officers
New Orleans judge quashes indictments against ‘Danziger Seven’ police officers
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 14, 2008 12:41:00 pm

A New Orleans judge on Wednesday threw out indictments against the so-called "Danziger Seven" , police officers accused of murder in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . District Judge Raymond Bigelow ruled that prosecutors had violated...

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News Indonesia Bali bombers appeal argues death sentence against Islamic law
Indonesia Bali bombers appeal argues death sentence against Islamic law
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 14, 2008 11:32:00 am

Indonesia's Constitutional Court has accepted a death penalty challenge filed by three men condemned for their roles in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings . Mukhlas, Imam Samudra and Amrozi Nurhasyim argue that death by firing squad...

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News Georgia files complaint against Russia with International Court of Justice
Georgia files complaint against Russia with International Court of Justice
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 14, 2008 10:44:00 am

Georgia filed a complaint against Russia with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday, alleging that invading Russian troops have engaged in murder, rape and mass displacement of civilians during the...

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News Nigeria cedes disputed peninsula to Cameroon following ICJ ruling
Nigeria cedes disputed peninsula to Cameroon following ICJ ruling
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 14, 2008 10:05:00 am

Nigeria officially turned over the entirety of the disputed Bakassi peninsula to neighboring Cameroon on Thursday, in compliance with a 2002 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling . Basing its ruling on an old colonial agreement...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US spy Nathan Hale executed in New York

US spy Nathan Hale was executed on September 22, 1776 after he was captured by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. Hale went to British-occupied New York City to gather intelligence on military operations. He was captured and executed within a month, purportedly declaring "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before his death at the age of 21. Learn more from the American Battlefield Trust.

Eight executed for witchcraft in Salem

On September 22, 1692, two men and six women were executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. Read more about the Salem witchcraft trials in JURIST's Famous Trials series.

Queen Victoria becomes the longest-reigning monarch in UK history

On September 22, 1896, Queen Victoria became the longest-reigning monarch in English history. One of the country's most successful rulers, Victoria oversaw the expansion of the British Empire to its greatest height of power during her reign of 63 years and 7 months. Read Victoria's speeches to the British Parliament from Archive.org.

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