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News Romanian prosecutors summon ex-president to testify in riots inquiry
Romanian prosecutors summon ex-president to testify in riots inquiry
David Shucosky
June 20, 2005 02:55:00 pm

Prosecutors on Monday summoned former Romanian President Ion Iliescu to testify in a criminal investigation into deadly riots by coal miners in the 1990s. Iliescu refused to appear personally and instead sent his lawyers, who...

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Afghans detain three in US envoy murder plot
Tom Henry
June 20, 2005 02:13:00 pm

An Afghan government official said Monday that Afghan security forces have arrested three young Pakistani men on charges of planning to assassinate US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad . The men were arrested Saturday in the province of Laghman, a...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear federal sentencing case
Supreme Court declines to hear federal sentencing case
Tom Henry
June 20, 2005 01:39:00 pm

The US Supreme Court Monday declined to consider whether hundreds of criminals sentenced prior to US v. Booker - a landmark ruling on federal sentencing guidelines - should receive reduced prison sentences, despite Justice Department urging...

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News Report on laws to protect the mentally ill [WHO]
Report on laws to protect the mentally ill [WHO]
June 20, 2005 12:47:00 pm

WHO Resource Book on Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation, World Health Organization , June 20, 2005 . Excerpt:There are many ways to improve the lives of people with mental disorders....

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UK detention of asylum seekers report [Amnesty International]
June 20, 2005 12:30:00 pm

Seeking Asylum is Not a Crime: Detention of people who have sought asylum, Amnesty International, June 20, 2005 . Excerpt:Amnesty International's report highlights the denial of justice suffered by many people...

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Pennsylvania death penalty ruling [US SC]
June 20, 2005 12:28:00 pm

Rompilla v. Beard, Supreme Court of the United States, June 20, 2005 . Excerpt from the Opinion by Justice Souter:We hold that...

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Supreme Court upholds imposition of registration fees on trucks by states
Tom Henry
June 20, 2005 11:59:00 am

In two related cases, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that states are permitted to impose registration fees on trucks and other commercial vehicles that travel at least part of the time on a state's roadways. Read the Court's...

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Saddam prison guards say he was friendly, "clean freak"
Tom Henry
June 20, 2005 11:28:00 am

In an article published Monday in GQ magazine, young US soldiers given the job of guarding former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein say they found him to be friendly, talkative, and a "clean freak." Three soldiers from the Pennsylvania...

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UPDATE ~ Iranian authorities order partial recount of presidential vote
Jamie Sterling
June 20, 2005 11:20:00 am

A partial recount of votes in last Friday's Iran presidential election was ordered by Iranian electoral authorities Monday after reformist candidates accused military organizations of rigging the first round of voting . The close first election resulted in...

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Former South African deputy president to be charged with corruption
Jamie Sterling
June 20, 2005 11:05:00 am

A spokesman for South Africa's National Prosecution Authority announced Monday that former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma will be charged with two counts of corruption. After one of Zuma's advisors, South African businessman Schabir...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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