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News Bahrain government to compensate families for protester deaths
Bahrain government to compensate families for protester deaths
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 26, 2012 03:37:30 pm

The Bahrain government on Tuesday announced that it would pay $2.6 million in restitution to the families of protesters killed in pro-democracy protests last year. The government said that the compensation was to comply with the recommendations ...

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News Arizona governor: enforcement of immigration law will not violate Constitution
Arizona governor: enforcement of immigration law will not violate Constitution
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 26, 2012 01:48:59 pm

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said Monday she is pleased with the US Supreme Court's decision upholding the a controversial section of Arizona's immigration law and that she is confident...

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News Netherlands to appeal state liability for deaths of 3 Bosniaks at Srebrenica
Netherlands to appeal state liability for deaths of 3 Bosniaks at Srebrenica
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 26, 2012 01:03:38 pm

The Netherlands plans to appeal a judgment finding its government liable for the death of three Bosnian Muslims (Bosiniaks) during the Srebrenica massacre and forcing it to compensate the men's families. The Hague Appeals...

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News Egypt court strikes down military powers of arrest
Egypt court strikes down military powers of arrest
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 26, 2012 12:28:24 pm

An Egyptian court on Tuesday struck down a government decree that restored broad arrest powers to Egyptian military officials. The Ministry of Justice issued the decree in June, restoring some of the power previously granted to the military through...

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News Federal judge blocks Florida law barring contracts for business tied to Cuba, Syria
Federal judge blocks Florida law barring contracts for business tied to Cuba, Syria
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 26, 2012 11:23:33 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Monday issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of a new Florida law that denies government contracts to companies that do business in...

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News HRW: China must provide for Myanmar refugees
HRW: China must provide for Myanmar refugees
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 26, 2012 10:38:31 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday issued a report documenting refugee abuse and urging the government of China to provide basic food and shelter needs to thousands of refugees fleeing sectarian violence in...

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News Military judge to review allegedly withheld evidence in Wikileaks trial
Military judge to review allegedly withheld evidence in Wikileaks trial
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 26, 2012 10:00:37 am

Army Col. Denise Lind on Monday ordered the prosecution in the case against Pfc. Bradley Manning to submit to her a number of files that were allegedly withheld from the defense during discovery. Manning...

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News Ukraine court postpones Tymoshenko appeal
Ukraine court postpones Tymoshenko appeal
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 26, 2012 09:24:53 am

A Ukrainian appeals court on Tuesday delayed the appeal hearing for former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko challenging her corruption conviction and seven-year sentence. Although Tymoshenko has previously indicated that she would discontinue all...

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News ICTY prosecutor seeks 20-year sentence for former Kosovo PM
ICTY prosecutor seeks 20-year sentence for former Kosovo PM
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 25, 2012 03:41:46 pm

Prosecutors in the retrial of Ramush Haradinaj , a Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander and the former prime minister of Kosovo, on Monday asked the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ...

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News Supreme Court strikes down Montana campaign finance law
Supreme Court strikes down Montana campaign finance law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 25, 2012 02:50:48 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday issued a per curiam opinion , striking down a century-old campaign finance law in Montana that restricts the amount of money corporations can spend on campaigns. In American Tradition Partnership,...

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Supreme Court ordered dissolution of Standard Oil

On May 15, 1911, the US Supreme Court found Standard Oil in violation of the Sherman Act and ordered its dissolution.

Read Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. U.S.

Austrian State Treaty signed

On May 15, 1955, the Allied Powers of World War II and representatives of Austria signed the Österreichischer Staatsvertrag (Austrian State Treaty), which re-established Austria as an independent nation for the first time since it was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. The treaty explicitly forbade any future attempts to unify with Germany.

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