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News Egypt authorities release Mubarak’s sons
Egypt authorities release Mubarak’s sons
William Helbling
January 26, 2015 09:37:00 am

Egyptian authorities announced Monday that former president Hosni Mubarak's two sons were released from prison. Alaa and Gamal Mubarak were charged with using state funds to renovate family residences and sentenced to four years in prison. While both brothers...

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News ICC prosecutor urges renewed efforts to arrest Kony
ICC prosecutor urges renewed efforts to arrest Kony
William Helbling
January 21, 2015 10:14:29 am

The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday urged renewed efforts to arrest militia leader and accused war criminal Joseph Kony . The statement came after the announcement...

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News Federal judge puts North Dakota same-sex marriage case on hold
Federal judge puts North Dakota same-sex marriage case on hold
William Helbling
January 21, 2015 09:11:48 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of North Dakota on Tuesday put on hold a case challenging North Dakota's same-sex marriage ban , pending the US Supreme Court's upcoming decision on the...

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News AI: Former LRA commander transferred to the ICC
AI: Former LRA commander transferred to the ICC
William Helbling
January 19, 2015 11:46:27 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Sunday reported that the International Criminal Court (ICC) took legal custody of former commander of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Dominic Ongwen in Central African Republic's capital Bangui last week....

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News US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on judicial campaign contributions
US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on judicial campaign contributions
William Helbling
January 19, 2015 11:46:24 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments for the case Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar which may undo campaign finance restrictions on state judicial candidates around the country. The plaintiff...

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News Senators propose legislation to halt release, transfers of Guantanamo inmates
Senators propose legislation to halt release, transfers of Guantanamo inmates
William Helbling
January 14, 2015 11:59:19 am

A group of US senators on Tuesday proposed legislation that would place a moratorium on the releases or transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. Republican Senators Kelly Ayotte, John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Richard Burr touted [press...

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News New York City officials agree to end solitary confinement for young offenders
New York City officials agree to end solitary confinement for young offenders
William Helbling
January 14, 2015 11:31:20 am

New York City officials announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a plan that will eliminate the use of solitary confinement for inmates 21 or younger at Rikers Island prison . The new plan comes on...

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News Egypt court aquits 26 men arrested in ‘gay’ raid
Egypt court aquits 26 men arrested in ‘gay’ raid
William Helbling
January 12, 2015 11:48:52 am

An Egyptian court on Monday acquitted 26 men arrested during a police raid of a bathhouse in search of gay men. The raid and ensuing trial were highly publicized, leading many of the charged men to hide their faces...

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News UN report: South Sudan civilian attacks may amount to war crimes
UN report: South Sudan civilian attacks may amount to war crimes
William Helbling
January 12, 2015 10:48:49 am

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reported Friday that hundreds of civilians were targeted and massacred based on their ethnicity and political beliefs in two separate events last year that may amount to war...

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News ICC concerned over killing of potential Kenya witness
ICC concerned over killing of potential Kenya witness
William Helbling
January 7, 2015 11:09:07 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday expressed concern over the killing of a man who was a potential witness in the trial of Deputy Kenyan President William Ruto . Meshack...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

St. Ives, patron saint of lawyers, died

St. Ives, Paris student of the civil law, advocate of the poor, and patron saint of lawyers died on May 19, 1303.

Learn more about St. Ives in the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Mexico ratifies Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

On May 19, 1848, Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. The treaty ended the Mexican-American War and ceded roughly half of Mexico's territory to the United States. Learn more about the Mexican-American War from the US Library of Congress.

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