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News Kuwait court acquits two former Guantanamo Bay detainees
Kuwait court acquits two former Guantanamo Bay detainees
Michael Sung
March 3, 2007 10:31:00 am

A Kuwaiti court Saturday acquitted former Guantanamo Bay detainees Omar Rajab Amin and Abdullah Kamel al-Kundari of charges of fighting against US forces in Afghanistan because of insufficient evidence. The two were repatriated on...

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News Libby trial jury seeks ‘reasonable doubt’ definition
Libby trial jury seeks ‘reasonable doubt’ definition
Michael Sung
March 3, 2007 10:00:00 am

The jury in the perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby asked US District Judge Reggie B. Walton for a "clarification of the term 'reasonable doubt'" Friday, concluding the eighth day of...

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News Former Israel Supreme Court head opposes bid to restrict court review power
Former Israel Supreme Court head opposes bid to restrict court review power
Michael Sung
March 2, 2007 10:33:00 am

Meir Shamgar , the president of the Israeli Supreme Court between 1983 and 1995, has signed a public petition against Israeli Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann's recent proposal to restrict the ability of the Supreme...

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News House judiciary panel subpoenas dismissed US Attorneys
House judiciary panel subpoenas dismissed US Attorneys
Michael Sung
March 2, 2007 09:51:00 am

The US House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law voted Thursday to subpoena former Justice Department prosecutors Carol C. Lam (San Diego), David C. Iglesias (New Mexico), H.E. Cummins, III (Arkansas), and John McKay (Seattle), to...

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News DOJ charges 13 in insider trading schemes
DOJ charges 13 in insider trading schemes
Michael Sung
March 2, 2007 08:59:00 am

Thirteen defendants have been charged "with participating in two massive insider trading schemes and in two separate bribery schemes" that netted more than $8 million dollars in illegal profits for themselves and the hedge funds with...

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Montana Senate approves capital punishment abolition bill
Michael Sung
February 24, 2007 12:17:00 pm

The Democratic-controlled Montana Senate voted 27-21 Friday to give second-reading approval to a bill that would eliminate the death penalty in Montana. Third reading is slated for February 24 before...

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News US rejects international call to ban cluster munitions
US rejects international call to ban cluster munitions
Michael Sung
February 24, 2007 11:30:00 am

The United States Friday rejected an international call to ban the use of cluster munitions by 2008. State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack told reporters at a daily press briefing ...

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News Little Rock school district released from federally supervised desegregation plan
Little Rock school district released from federally supervised desegregation plan
Michael Sung
February 24, 2007 10:55:00 am

Judge William R. Wilson Jr. of the US District Court of Eastern Arkansas ruled Friday that the Little Rock School District was "substantially complying" with its Revised Desegregation and Education Plan ("Revised Plan")...

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News UN rights expert compares Israeli occupation violations to apartheid
UN rights expert compares Israeli occupation violations to apartheid
Michael Sung
February 24, 2007 09:37:00 am

An independent report by UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories John Dugard to be presented to the 4th session of the UN Human Rights Council [official website; JURIST...

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Guinea parliament rejects extension of martial law
Michael Sung
February 23, 2007 01:55:00 pm

Members of Guinea's National Assembly voted unanimously Friday to reject the request of Guinean President Lansana Conte for an extension of martial law in the Republic of Guinea . Conte...

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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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