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News Ninth Circuit orders Obama administration say if it will defend ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Ninth Circuit orders Obama administration say if it will defend ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Zach Zagger
July 12, 2011 08:53:23 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Monday ordered the Obama administration to say whether it plans to defend the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) ...

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News UN rights expert says Malaysia used ‘heavy handed’ response to protests
UN rights expert says Malaysia used ‘heavy handed’ response to protests
Zach Zagger
July 11, 2011 03:47:19 pm

UN Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression Frank La Rue expressed concern Monday that Malaysia's response to protests on Saturday was too strong, restricting freedom of association and hindering democratic process. La Rue...

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News Senegal reverses decision to deport Chad ex-dictator
Senegal reverses decision to deport Chad ex-dictator
Zach Zagger
July 11, 2011 11:44:24 am

Senegal reversed its decision Sunday to send former Chad dictator Hissene Habre back to Chad after UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned he could be tortured. Senegal suspended plans...

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News Austria extradites Croatia ex-PM to face corruption charges
Austria extradites Croatia ex-PM to face corruption charges
Zach Zagger
July 11, 2011 09:21:10 am

An Austrian court approved the extradition Monday of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader back to Croatia to face corruption charges. The court completed the paperwork allowing Sanader to be extradited back to Croatia. He will face...

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News Federal appeals court reinstates Indonesia lawsuit against Exxon Mobil
Federal appeals court reinstates Indonesia lawsuit against Exxon Mobil
Zach Zagger
July 8, 2011 03:13:41 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Friday revived a lawsuit brought by 15 Indonesian citizens against the US corporation ExxonMobil Corp. alleging that its wholly-owned subsidiary hired security...

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News ACLU files lawsuit challenging Alabama immigration law
ACLU files lawsuit challenging Alabama immigration law
Zach Zagger
July 8, 2011 01:53:15 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Friday that it is filing a lawsuit challenging a controversial Alabama law that expands restrictions on undocumented immigrants. The lawsuit, filed in the US...

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News Planned Parenthood seeks to block North Carolina from defunding it
Planned Parenthood seeks to block North Carolina from defunding it
Zach Zagger
July 8, 2011 11:50:35 am

Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina (PPCNC) filed a lawsuit Thursday to block the enforcement of North Carolina's budget that denies state and federal funds used to subsidize Planned Parenthood family planning services and teen...

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News Yemen pirate pleads guilty to hijacking that killed 4 Americans
Yemen pirate pleads guilty to hijacking that killed 4 Americans
Zach Zagger
July 8, 2011 10:42:40 am

A Yemeni man pleaded guilty Thursday to acts of piracy for a hijacking of a US vessel that resulted in the deaths of four US citizens. Mounir Ali pleaded guilty in the US District Court for the...

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News House restricts funding for US military operations in Libya
House restricts funding for US military operations in Libya
Zach Zagger
July 8, 2011 08:54:12 am

The US House of Representatives voted Thursday for a measure to restrict funding for US military operations in Libya but voted down a measure to entirely defund it. In another contradictory message from the House on approval...

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News JPMorgan Chase agrees to pay $228 million for fraudulent bidding on municipal bonds
JPMorgan Chase agrees to pay $228 million for fraudulent bidding on municipal bonds
Zach Zagger
July 7, 2011 03:29:28 pm

JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed to a $228 million settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over charges that it used fraudulent bidding practices for state and local government investment securities at...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Communist Poland bans trade union Solidarity

Communist Poland banned the trade union Solidarity on October 9, 1982, two years after the union started a large-scale strike in the Gdansk shipyard, where it was founded. Solidarity would later become instrumental in the fall of communism in Poland. The union's leader, Lech Wałęsa, was later elected the first president of post-communist Poland in 1990. Learn more about the history of Solidarity.

Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts for preaching religious freedom

On October 9, 1635, separatist Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts colony for preaching that civil government had no right to interfere in religious affairs. Read Williams' Plea for Religious Liberty.

Che Guevara executed

On October 9, 1967, communist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara was executed by Bolivian military officials for attempting to overthrow the government there. Learn more about the life of Che Guevara.

Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts for preaching religious freedom

On October 9, 1635, separatist Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts colony for preaching that civil government had no right to interfere in religious affairs.

Read Williams' Plea for Religious Liberty.

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