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News Iraq court sentences US citizen to life in prison for aiding al Qaeda
Iraq court sentences US citizen to life in prison for aiding al Qaeda
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October 4, 2012 10:44:13 am

An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced an American citizen to life in prison for funding terrorist activities in Iraq and aiding al Qaeda. Iraq's central criminal court convicted Omar Rashad Khalil following a confession he made in...

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Federal judge strikes down Montana campaign finance law
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A judge for the US District Court for the District of Montana on Wednesday ruled that a state law that limits campaign contributions violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment...

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Mexico lower house gives preliminary approval to labor reform bill
Max Slater
September 29, 2012 11:08:20 am

Mexico's Chamber of Deputies expressed initial approval Friday for a labor reform bill that seeks to improve the transparency of Mexico's trade unions and make labor regulations more flexible. The bill was a bipartisan effort...

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Federal Circuit orders lower court to reconsider Samsung injunction
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that the US District Court for the Northern District of California should reconsider an injunction against Samsung in a patent...

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Actress files federal lawsuit to remove anti-Islam film from YouTube
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An actress who claims she was duped into appearing in an anti-Islam film that sparked protests in the Middle East filed suit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday requesting that...

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September 27, 2012 09:48:00 am

Beijing's Second Intermediate People's Court on Thursday denied an appeal by dissident artist Ai Weiwei challenging a 15 million yuan (USD $2.4 million) fine for back taxes. The Chinese government levied the fine...

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Apple seeks sales ban on Samsung products allegedly infringing on patents
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September 22, 2012 10:57:02 am

Apple filed a motion on Friday with the US District Court for the Northern District of California asking the court to issue an injunction prohibiting Samsung from selling products in the US that...

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September 22, 2012 09:57:36 am

The Appellate Court of Illinois ruled on Thursday that the state cannot force pharmacists to fill prescriptions for emergency contraceptives if they have religious objections to these drugs. The appeals court held that an Illinois...

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Ninth Circuit hears arguments on California DNA collection law
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September 20, 2012 10:18:50 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments Wednesday regarding the constitutionality of a voter-approved California law that requires police officers to take DNA samples of arrested persons suspected of committing...

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September 20, 2012 09:26:38 am

Samsung announced Thursday that it will add the iPhone5 to its ongoing patent infringement lawsuit against Apple . Samsung filed a document in the US District Court for the Northern District of...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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