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News Supreme court upholds California timeliness rule for habeas petitions
Supreme court upholds California timeliness rule for habeas petitions
Sarah Miley
February 23, 2011 01:46:31 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously in Walker v. Martin that a state law barring a prisoner from collaterally attacking his conviction is adequate to...

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News Senate votes to extend controversial Patriot Act surveillance provisions
Senate votes to extend controversial Patriot Act surveillance provisions
Sarah Miley
February 16, 2011 01:56:53 pm

The US Senate on Tuesday voted 86 to 12 to extend three surveillance provisions of the USA Patriot Act through May 27. The measures were set to expire on February...

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News Supreme Court rules NASA background checks are constitutional
Supreme Court rules NASA background checks are constitutional
Sarah Miley
January 19, 2011 01:18:21 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously overturned a lower court's ruling in NASA v. Nelson and upheld the background checks that NASA uses for...

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News France court sentences Basque separatist leader in absentia
France court sentences Basque separatist leader in absentia
Sarah Miley
December 1, 2010 01:43:30 pm

A French appeals court on Wednesday sentenced former Basque separatist leader, Jose Antonio Urrutikoetxea, to seven years in prison for association with a terrorist organization. Urrutikoetxea is a former member of the Basque regional parliament and led the ETA...

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News Federal judge orders destruction of genetically-engineered crop
Federal judge orders destruction of genetically-engineered crop
Sarah Miley
December 1, 2010 12:42:27 pm

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the destruction of a crop of genetically-engineered (GE) sugar beets because of the potential harmful effect the plants may have on surrounding flora, the first such order to be issued in...

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News ICC prosecutor says court will not use testimony of allegedly bribed Kenya witnesses
ICC prosecutor says court will not use testimony of allegedly bribed Kenya witnesses
Sarah Miley
November 17, 2010 02:14:29 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Wednesday that the court will not use testimony from three Kenyan witnesses who claim they were bribed to provide false evidence against a high-ranking government official. Ocampo also...

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News Suu Kyi seeks reinstatement of opposition party
Suu Kyi seeks reinstatement of opposition party
Sarah Miley
November 17, 2010 01:09:19 pm

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed a petition with Myanmar's High Court on Tuesday seeking to reinstate her opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) . Myanmar's military government formally abolished...

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News UK court to review controversial online copyright infringement act
UK court to review controversial online copyright infringement act
Sarah Miley
November 10, 2010 12:27:15 pm

The UK High Court on Wednesday granted a request to review the nation's Digital Economy Act , which is aimed at the prevention of online copyright infringement. The claim was filed by UK Internet service...

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News Croatia court sentences 6 men for 2008 death of top journalist
Croatia court sentences 6 men for 2008 death of top journalist
Sarah Miley
November 3, 2010 12:38:23 pm

The County Court of Zagreb on Wednesday sentenced six men for the murder of top Croatian journalist, Ivo Pukanic, who was killed in a car bombing in 2008. The court held that the actions committed...

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News Cambodia PM rejects further prosecution of Khmer Rouge officials by UN tribunal
Cambodia PM rejects further prosecution of Khmer Rouge officials by UN tribunal
Sarah Miley
October 27, 2010 12:48:46 pm

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen informed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a meeting Wednesday that the government will not allow the prosecution of low-ranking Khmer Rouge officers by the Extraordinary...

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