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Federal judge allows Apple, Samsung to add products to patent lawsuit
Peter Snyder
November 16, 2012 11:55:27 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Thursday that Apple and Samsung Electronics may each pursue additional patent infringement claims against the other, allowing each company to add...

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Peter Snyder
November 14, 2012 12:43:26 pm

The UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) released a report on Wednesday confirming the arbitrary executions of at least 264 civilians in Masisi Territory and North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...

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Germany court convicts 10 Somali pirates
Peter Snyder
October 19, 2012 12:47:01 pm

The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg on Friday issued sentences for 10 Somalis who were involved in the hijacking the German freighter MS Taipan off the coast of Somalia two years ago. The defendants,...

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Russia PM proposes bill banning tobacco advertising
Peter Snyder
October 16, 2012 11:06:34 am

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban tobacco advertisements and public smoking and raise taxes on tobacco products. On his video blog Medvedev acknowledged that...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Inquisition of Galileo begins

On April 12, 1633, the Roman Catholic Church began its formal inquisition of Galileo Galilei on charges of heresy. Galileo was tried by the Roman Inquisition "for holding as true the false doctrine taught by some that the sun is the center of the world" in direct contradiction to the Catholic Church's teaching that man and the Earth are the center of the Universe. Galileo was found "vehemently suspect of heresy" and sentenced to life in prison. His punishment was later commuted to house arrest. Learn more about the trial of Galileo Galilei.

President Clinton cited for contempt in Paula Jones case

On April 12, 1999, US District Judge Susan Webber Wright found President Bill Clinton in contempt of court in the Paula Jones case, concluding that the President had provided "intentionally false" evidence in that case about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

Read a contemporary CNN report here.

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