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News Jury selected for ex-professor’s terrorism trial
Jury selected for ex-professor’s terrorism trial
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 11:23:00 am

Lawyers Thursday finalized a pool of 12 jurors and 10 alternates for the trial of former University of South Florida computer science professor and Palestinian human right activist Sami Al-Arian ...

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News Suspect in Russian school hostage-taking pleads not guilty
Suspect in Russian school hostage-taking pleads not guilty
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 10:44:00 am

The alleged sole survivor of a group responsible for the Beslan school hostage crisis which last September led to the deaths of 344 people, including at least 172 children, pleaded not guilty Thursday in a Russian court...

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News Second Lynndie England Article 32 hearing set for next week
Second Lynndie England Article 32 hearing set for next week
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 10:37:00 am

Pfc. Lynndie England will be back in court next week for a second Article 32 hearing in advance of a possible new trial at Fort Hood . Earlier this month a judge threw out...

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News FBI: violent environmental, animal rights groups top domestic terror threat
FBI: violent environmental, animal rights groups top domestic terror threat
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 10:00:00 am

Testifying before the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee , FBI Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism John Lewis said at a hearing Wednesday that environmental and animal rights groups that have turned to arson...

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News New homeland security legislation would scrap color-coded alerts
New homeland security legislation would scrap color-coded alerts
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 09:45:00 am

The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a $34 billion Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act , which provides funding for anti-terrorism programs and an overhaul of the current terrorism warning system . If the bill becomes...

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News Prosecutor criticizes report clearing US Marine of Iraqi murder charges
Prosecutor criticizes report clearing US Marine of Iraqi murder charges
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 09:37:00 am

A senior military prosecutor on Wednesday took the unusual step of publicly criticizing a military investigator's recommendation not to court-martial 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano for the deaths of two Iraqis during a search for a...

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News Lighter sentence possible for Khodorkovsky, no word yet on remaining charge
Lighter sentence possible for Khodorkovsky, no word yet on remaining charge
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 09:26:00 am

The verdict-reading for Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky continued into its fourth day Thursday, with the court saying that its sentencing would use less strict guidelines , possibly suggesting a lighter sentence for Khodorkovsky...

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News Rights group says Newsweek incident overshadowing other Koran abuses
Rights group says Newsweek incident overshadowing other Koran abuses
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 09:17:00 am

Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday that the outcry over a retracted Newsweek story about religious abuse at Guantanamo is overshadowing genuine incidents where US personnel at the base intentionally offended the religious beliefs of Muslim...

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EU constitution architect warns against rejection
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 09:03:00 am

With uncertainty looming in France, former French president and architect of the European Constitution Valery Giscard D'Estaing warned on Thursday that there could be no renegotiation of the treaty if French voters reject it in a referendum...

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Senate to consider expanding FBI access to business records without judicial OK
David Shucosky
May 19, 2005 08:49:00 am

Officials on Wednesday said a proposal is on the table that would allow the FBI greater access to business records without requiring judicial approval. After consultations with the Bush administration, Republican leaders of the US Senate Committee on Intelligence...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First meeting of the US Supreme Court

On February 1, 1790, the Supreme Court of the United States convened for the first time. The meeting was held at the Merchants' Exchange Building in New York City, then the national capital. Chief Justice John Jay presided over the first Court with five Associate Justices: James Wilson, John Blair, James Iredell, William Cushing, and John Rutledge. However, due to the limitations of 18th-century transportation technology, the meeting was postponed by Jay until the following day. The first meeting was held primarily to organize the Supreme Court. The Justices did not hear their first actual case, Chrisholm v. Georgia, until 1792.

Sir Edward Coke born

Sir Edward Coke, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and author of law reports and commentaries (including, most famously, Coke on Littleton), was born on February 1, 1552. Learn more about Sir Edward Coke.

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