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News UN Security Council extends terms of ICTY judges
UN Security Council extends terms of ICTY judges
Sarah Miley
July 1, 2010 08:41:34 am

The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution extending the terms of office for the judges of the International Criminal Tribunal of the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Resolution 1931 ...

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News Kagan addresses political bias, First Amendment as confirmation hearings continue
Kagan addresses political bias, First Amendment as confirmation hearings continue
Sarah Miley
June 30, 2010 04:07:39 pm

US Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan addressed the effect of political bias on the bench as the Senate Judiciary Committee entered its third day of confirmation hearings . Kagan stated that the...

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News Iran court sentences 2 to death over detained protester killings
Iran court sentences 2 to death over detained protester killings
Sarah Miley
June 30, 2010 02:20:07 pm

An Iranian military court has sentenced two men to death by hanging for killing three anti-government protesters in prison, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Wednesday. Nine others were sentenced to...

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News UK Supreme Court rules no human rights protections for soldiers abroad
UK Supreme Court rules no human rights protections for soldiers abroad
Sarah Miley
June 30, 2010 12:16:55 pm

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the 1998 Human Rights Act, which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into English law, does not apply to armed forces on...

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News Tennessee governor signs immigration bill requiring police to check status of arrestees
Tennessee governor signs immigration bill requiring police to check status of arrestees
Sarah Miley
June 30, 2010 10:13:10 am

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen (D) on Monday signed an immigration bill into law that will require police to check the legal status of people who have been arrested and report those who...

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News ICTY terminates appeal proceedings of deceased Bosnia army commander
ICTY terminates appeal proceedings of deceased Bosnia army commander
Sarah Miley
June 30, 2010 08:33:28 am

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal of the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday terminated the appellate proceedings in the case of former Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) army commander Rasim Delic [case materials; Trial...

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News Senators question Kagan’s views on Solomon Act, Citizens United
Senators question Kagan’s views on Solomon Act, Citizens United
Sarah Miley
June 29, 2010 12:03:31 pm

The second day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan began Tuesday with Kagan defending her decision to restrict military recruiter access to Harvard Law School while she was...

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News Google to stop redirecting China users to unfiltered Hong Kong search engine
Google to stop redirecting China users to unfiltered Hong Kong search engine
Sarah Miley
June 29, 2010 08:53:31 am

Google announced Monday that it will stop redirecting Internet users in mainland China to its unfiltered search engine in Honk Kong in an effort to renew the company's Internet Content Provider license....

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News Senators offer opposing views on Kagan’s experience as confirmation hearings begin
Senators offer opposing views on Kagan’s experience as confirmation hearings begin
Sarah Miley
June 28, 2010 03:06:50 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings Monday for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan , with Democratic and Republican senators offering contrasting interpretations of Kagan's judicial philosophy and lack of experience...

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Supreme Court rules Sarbanes-Oxley oversight board unconstitutional
Sarah Miley
June 28, 2010 01:49:11 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, LLP v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act...

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First Chief Justice of the United States commissioned

On September 26, 1789, John Jay was commissioned as the first Chief Justice of the United States following his confirmation by the Senate.

Violent protesters arrested at international economic summit

On September 26, 2000, police in Prague scuffled with and arrested dozens of violent protesters who were attempting to disrupt the G-20 economic summit taking place there. Despite hurling stones and Molotov cocktails at security forces, the activists failed to prevent meetings as they did in Seattle during the 1999 G-20 conference.

First Chief Justice of the United States commissioned

On September 26, 1789, John Jay was commissioned as the first Chief Justice of the United States following his confirmation by the Senate.

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