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News Vietnam court sentences democracy activist convicted of violating national security
Vietnam court sentences democracy activist convicted of violating national security
Sarah Posner
January 26, 2011 12:33:03 pm

A Vietnamese court on Wednesday sentenced former communist official Vi Duc Hoi to eight years in prison for advocating democracy and a multiparty system. Hoi was convicted of violating Vietnam's national security for information contained in articles he posted...

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News UN defends Ban Ki-moon rights record after critical report
UN defends Ban Ki-moon rights record after critical report
Sarah Posner
January 25, 2011 01:22:28 pm

The UN defended the human rights record of Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon Monday after criticism from Human Rights Watch (HRW) . HRW released an annual report Monday, which claimed that EU member states...

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News Afghanistan president orders delay in seating of new parliament after court request
Afghanistan president orders delay in seating of new parliament after court request
Sarah Posner
January 19, 2011 01:46:15 pm

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday announced a one-month postponement in the seating of the country's new parliament, following a request by a high court judicial tribunal asking for more time to look into...

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News Rights group reports human rights abuses and calls for investigation in Myanmar
Rights group reports human rights abuses and calls for investigation in Myanmar
Sarah Posner
January 19, 2011 12:44:29 pm

The human rights group Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) released a report Wednesday detailing human rights abuses in Myanmar. The report revealed eight violations that fall under the purview of the International...

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News Sudan security forces arrest opposition leader
Sudan security forces arrest opposition leader
Sarah Posner
January 18, 2011 01:14:42 pm

Sudanese security forces on Tuesday arrested opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi and eight other opposition party members. The arrests come after the Popular Congress Party (PCP) called for a popular uprising in protest of price increases on various...

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News Employee protection board orders reinstatement of US Park Police chief
Employee protection board orders reinstatement of US Park Police chief
Sarah Posner
January 12, 2011 01:19:32 pm

The Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) on Wednesday ordered the US Department of the Interior (DOI) to reinstate Teresa Chambers as U.S. Park Police chief after determining her termination was unjustified. The MSPB...

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Supreme Court denies tax exemption for medical residents
Sarah Posner
January 11, 2011 01:11:34 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-0 in Mayo Foundation for Medical Research v. United States that medical residents are not classified as students for the purpose of federal tax exemption. The...

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News Freedom House urges US and EU to renew sanctions against Belarus
Freedom House urges US and EU to renew sanctions against Belarus
Sarah Posner
December 24, 2010 12:21:11 pm

The American rights group Freedom House on Thursday urged the US and European Union (EU) to renew full sanctions against Belarus in the wake of post-election unrest. Freedom House commended U.S. Secretary of...

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Alaska Supreme Court dismisses challenge to midterm election results
Sarah Posner
December 24, 2010 11:18:34 am

The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an election challenged filed by Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller , allowing certification of the November results to move forward. Miller claimed that errors in the counting...

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Kenya lawmakers approve motion to withdraw from ICC
Sarah Posner
December 23, 2010 03:07:33 pm

The Kenyan Parliament on Wednesday approved a motion to withdraw the country from the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The vote comes a week after ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo presented cases against [JURIST...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Western Allies approve new Germany constitution

On May 12, 1949, the Western allied powers, the United Kingdom, United States, and France, approved the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) as the legal foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The document served as the constitution of West Germany during the Cold War and remains the governing law for the unified Germany today. Learn more about the legal framework of the German government from the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany).

Justice Harry A. Blackmun confirmed

On May 12, 1970, the Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Harry A. Blackmun to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Blackmun died in 1999, and was remembered on JURIST by several of his former law clerks. The Harry A. Blackmun Papers were released in 2004 by the Library of Congress.

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