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News New charges to be filed in KPMG tax fraud investigation
New charges to be filed in KPMG tax fraud investigation
Jamie Sterling
September 7, 2005 11:39:00 am

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they planned on filing new charges against about a dozen suspects who are allegedly involved in the sale of questionable tax shelters by accounting firm KPMG . Prosecutors discussed the ongoing investigation at...

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News Same-sex marriage legalization bill [California Assembly]
Same-sex marriage legalization bill [California Assembly]
September 7, 2005 11:33:00 am

Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, passed by the California Assembly . Read the full text of the bill here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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News Israeli high court orders delay in Gaza synagogue destruction
Israeli high court orders delay in Gaza synagogue destruction
Alexandria Samuel
September 7, 2005 11:20:00 am

The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that the Israeli government should look into whether the Palestinian Authority , US or UN is willing to preserve 20 synagogues that remain standing in the Gaza strip following last...

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News Media watchdog accuses Yahoo of helping Chinese prosecution of journalist
Media watchdog accuses Yahoo of helping Chinese prosecution of journalist
Jamie Sterling
September 7, 2005 11:13:00 am

An international media watchdog organization has said that internet company Yahoo divulged information to China that led to the conviction of a journalist for leaking state secrets. Reporters Without Borders Tuesday accused the...

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News Microsoft files new appeal against EU competition ruling
Microsoft files new appeal against EU competition ruling
Holly Manges Jones
September 7, 2005 11:11:00 am

Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against the European Commission in the European Court of First Instance over the "issue of broad licences for the source code of communications protocols." The lawsuit...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Annan accepts responsibility for oil-for-food lapses
BREAKING NEWS ~ Annan accepts responsibility for oil-for-food lapses
Jeannie Shawl
September 7, 2005 10:52:00 am

BBC News is reporting that UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has accepted responsibility for mismanagement of the now defunct UN Oil-for-Food program . The Independent Inquiry Committee investigating the program delivered its final...

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News Iraqi draft constitution ready for printing
Iraqi draft constitution ready for printing
Holly Manges Jones
September 7, 2005 10:42:00 am

An Iraqi official has confirmed that the draft Iraqi constitution will be sent to printers Thursday so that almost 5 million copies of the draft can be printed and distributed to citizens in advance...

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News Bush urges Senate to focus on Roberts nomination, not O’Connor replacement
Bush urges Senate to focus on Roberts nomination, not O’Connor replacement
Alexandria Samuel
September 7, 2005 10:39:00 am

A day after announcing his decision to nominate John Roberts to succeed Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, President Bush Tuesday urged Senators to concentrate on confirming Roberts, and not speculate on who he will now choose to...

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News Florida court upholds ban of Muslim veil in license photo
Florida court upholds ban of Muslim veil in license photo
Alexandria Samuel
September 7, 2005 10:19:00 am

The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal has affirmed a lower court's decision to uphold the suspension of a Florida woman's drivers license after she refused to remove a religious veil for her license photo....

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News US resident released from Baghdad prison
US resident released from Baghdad prison
Holly Manges Jones
September 7, 2005 10:04:00 am

Iraqi-born US resident Numan Adnan Al-Kaby was released from a US prison in Baghdad Tuesday, after attorneys from the ACLU filed a lawsuit calling for his release last week. The US government...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anita Hill testifies about Clarence Thomas sexual harassment

Attorney Anita Hill testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991 about sexual harassment she suffered from her former supervisor Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by President Ronald Regan for a seat on the US Supreme Court. The US Senate would later confirm Thomas by a vote of 52–48 despite Hill's testimony. Watch the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings on CSPAN.

Vatican II opens

On October 11, 1962, the Second Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church convened in Rome, Italy. Over the next three years, the conference modernized Church Law for the modern era. The most noticeable changes included the celebration of mass in the vernacular, a new emphasis on the role of laypersons, and a greater acceptance of other faiths. Read documents from Vatican II from Church archives.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.

As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

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