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News US Supreme Court issues equally divided opinion in spousal lending case
US Supreme Court issues equally divided opinion in spousal lending case
William Helbling
March 23, 2016 07:22:17 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday released a 4-4 opinion in the case Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore . The case addresses the role of spouses as guarantors in credit applications. In...

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Turkish president calls for ICC prosecution of Syria president Assad
William Helbling
March 21, 2016 09:25:41 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday urged the prosecution of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Speaking on a live broadcast on the TRT state news network, Erdoğan called...

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News Ohio top court allows execution of death row inmate following botched attempt
Ohio top court allows execution of death row inmate following botched attempt
William Helbling
March 17, 2016 10:09:46 am

The Supreme Court of Ohio on Wednesday ruled that the state can execute a man whose execution was halted in 2009 after a failed attempt to administer lethal injection drugs. Romell Broom was to be...

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Obama issues executive order sanctioning North Korea
William Helbling
March 17, 2016 09:09:40 am

US President Barrack Obama on Wednesday issued an executive order that will impose new sanctions on North Korea for their recent actions of nuclear and ballistic missile testing. The executive order imposes sanctions that include a...

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Myanmar releases 46 underage military recruits
William Helbling
March 14, 2016 10:23:30 am

The Myanmar government on Monday release 46 underage and child recruits from the military. Myanmar has released 745 underage recruits since the country became a part of a UN joint action plan in 2012. The UN believes...

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Russia arbitration court upholds ruling against Google
William Helbling
March 14, 2016 09:23:11 am

A Moscow arbitration court on Monday rejected an appeal by Google , upholding a ruling that the US-based company broke anti-monopoly laws by abusing its dominant position within the cellular application industry. Russian Internet company Yandex...

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Sierra Leone war criminal re-arrested for violating early release
William Helbling
March 13, 2016 12:06:45 pm

A Sierra Leone security official said Friday that Moinina Fofana, a former militia leader convicted of war crimes, was re-arrested for violating the terms of his early release. Fofana was convicted in 2007 on charges of murder,...

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Virginia legislature approves bill reimplimenting electric chair
William Helbling
March 13, 2016 11:06:35 am

The Virginia General Assembly on Friday approved a bill that will allow for the implementation of the electric chair if lethal injection drugs are not readily available. Virginia has faced issues with obtaining lethal...

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Guatemala court orders damages for crimes against humanity during civil war
William Helbling
March 3, 2016 09:39:27 am

A retired lieutenant colonel and a former paramilitary were ordered to pay more than USD $1 million in damages to victims of sexual slavery and other crimes against humanity during Guatemala's Civil War and decades of armed conflict. Both...

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William Helbling
March 3, 2016 08:39:21 am

A UK judge ruled Wednesday that Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) can be sued by two Nigerian towns in a British court for their involvement in oil leaks in Nigeria. Lawyers from Leigh Day brought a case [press...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Eichmann trial begins in Israel

On April 11, 1961, the trial of former-Nazi Karl Adolf Eichmann began in Jerusalem, Israel. During the Holocaust, Eichmann was responsible for coordinating the deportation of Jews from Germany and occupied Europe to concentration and extermination camps in Eastern Europe. In 1961, he was captured in Argentina by Israeli commandos and brought to Jerusalem for trial. A panel of three Israel judges found Eichmann guilty on 15 counts, including crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership in an illegal organization under Israel's Nazi and Nazi Collaborators Law. He was executed by hanging on May 31, 1962. Learn more about the trial of Adolf Eichmann from the Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team.

Lyndon Johnson signed housing rights act

On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (often referred to as the Fair Housing Act), an amendment to the landmark 1964 Act prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion or national origin in the sale, rental, financing or advertising of housing.

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