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News Georgia Supreme Court rejects death row inmate’s appeal
Georgia Supreme Court rejects death row inmate’s appeal
Sarah Posner
February 4, 2013 11:43:37 am

The Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday rejected claims by death row inmate Warren Lee Hill that the Board of Corrections violated the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (APA) by not holding...

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News HRW urges Mali to investigate summary executions
HRW urges Mali to investigate summary executions
Sarah Posner
February 1, 2013 09:07:52 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Thursday for an investigation into summary executions by Mali forces backed by the French. HRW alleges that the Malian government has summarily executed 13 suspected Islamist supporters and forcibly disappeared...

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News Federal appeals court rejects Apple request to block Samsung sales
Federal appeals court rejects Apple request to block Samsung sales
Sarah Posner
February 1, 2013 08:17:27 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday rejected a request by Apple to ban sales of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone based on allegations of willful patent infringements. The Federal Circuit...

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News Defense lawyers seek to preserve prisons as evidence in 9/11 trial
Defense lawyers seek to preserve prisons as evidence in 9/11 trial
Sarah Posner
January 28, 2013 11:09:00 am

Defense lawyers for the five accused 9/11 conspirators petitioned a US military judge at Guantanamo Bay on Monday to preserve the prisons where the defendants were held as evidence. The defendants claim that they were...

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News Moscow court postpones posthumous hearing for Russia whistleblower
Moscow court postpones posthumous hearing for Russia whistleblower
Sarah Posner
January 28, 2013 10:32:44 am

A Moscow court on Monday postponed the preliminary hearing for the posthumous trial of Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky. Magnitsky's defense lawyer was appointed by the court after his family and lawyers refused to attend the trial, claiming the charges...

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Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France
Sarah Posner
January 25, 2013 09:48:15 am

Rwandan genocide suspect Innocent Musabyimana was arrested Tuesday in France on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. Rwandan officials issued an arrest warrant for Musabyimana in November. Prosecutors in Rwanda have requested that Musabyimana be extradited...

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Rhode Island House approves same-sex marriage bill
Sarah Posner
January 25, 2013 08:59:16 am

The Rhode Island House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. The bill passed by a vote of 51-19 after a lengthy debate on...

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Iran human rights lawyer temporarily released from prison
Sarah Posner
January 18, 2013 08:53:35 am

Iranian lawyer and prominent human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh was temporarily released from prison on Thursday, after spending over two years in prison, her husband said. Sotoudeh left prison in Tehran for three days and was...

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UN rights chief condemns human rights record in North Korea
Sarah Posner
January 14, 2013 11:53:51 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday condemned the human rights record of people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on the international community to...

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Georgia frees 190 political prisoners
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January 14, 2013 11:08:08 am

The government of Georgia freed 190 people considered by parliament to be political prisoners on Sunday under an amnesty agreement. The amnesty was opposed by President Mikhail Saakashvili and has intensified a power struggle within the country....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Congress approves first Patent Act

On April 10, 1790, Congress approved the US's first Patent Act. The Patent Act of 1790 allowed inventors to maintain "sole and exclusive right and liberty of making, constructing, using and vending to others" a patented invention for fourteen years. The Act furthermore created the US Patent Board, the precursor to the modern US Patent Office. Read the current US Patent Law from the Cornell University Law School.

Hugo Grotius born

Hugo Grotius, Dutch jurist, statesman and father of international law was born in Delft, Holland, on April 10, 1583. His best-known work is De Jure Belli ac Pacis (On the Law of War and Peace), which he published in 1625.

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