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News Corporations and securities brief ~ Lay,Skilling trial to begin January 17
Corporations and securities brief ~ Lay,Skilling trial to begin January 17
Amit Patel
February 25, 2005 11:11:00 am

Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, US District Judge Sim Lake has ordered the jury selection for the trial of former Enron Chairman Ken Lay , ex-CEO Jeff Skilling and...

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News Legislators criticize military ban on gays
Legislators criticize military ban on gays
Matthew Shames
February 25, 2005 10:53:00 am

Citing a Government Accountability Office study, several lawmakers Thursday called for an end to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding homosexuals. The report , released Wednesday, indicated that the policy has hurt recruiting and retainment...

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News Palestinian parliament approves new Cabinet
Palestinian parliament approves new Cabinet
Matthew Shames
February 25, 2005 10:53:00 am

The Palestinian parliament overwhelmingly approved Thursday a new Cabinet made up primarily of professionals rather than politicians. Of the 24 members of the Cabinet, 17 are new, marking a departure from the Yasser Arafat era. The...

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News Utah ‘hate crime’ law facially constitutional, 10th Circuit rules
Utah ‘hate crime’ law facially constitutional, 10th Circuit rules
Matthew Shames
February 25, 2005 09:28:00 am

The US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of Utah's so-called hate-crimes statute. The law, passed in 1992, differs from most other hate-crimes prohibitions because it does not protect an enumerated class of victims. Attempts...

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News Dismissal of Yukos bankruptcy petition [US BC]
Dismissal of Yukos bankruptcy petition [US BC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
February 25, 2005 08:45:00 am

In re: Yukos Oil Company, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, Judge Letitia Clark, February 24, 2005. Read the full text of the memorandum opinion and accompanying judgment . Reported in JURIST's Paper...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, Feb. 25
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, Feb. 25
Chris Buell
February 25, 2005 12:01:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Feb. 25.The US Senate and US House are in recess this week. Both will resume their sessions on Feb. 28.The Brookings...

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News Ruling on NYT protection of confidential sources [US DC]
Ruling on NYT protection of confidential sources [US DC]
February 24, 2005 10:21:00 pm

New York Times Co. v. Gonzales, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Robert Sweet, February 24, 2005 [ruling that the New York Times can protect the confidentiality of its reporters' sources under the First...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ US judge tosses Yukos bankruptcy case
BREAKING NEWS ~ US judge tosses Yukos bankruptcy case
Russell Adkins
February 24, 2005 09:54:00 pm

A US judge on Thursday dismissed the bankruptcy case of Russian oil giant Yukos, saying that the matter should be decided in a forum allowing for involvement by the Russian government. Yukos claims that it was the victim of...

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News Attorneys seek release of alleged Bush assassination plotter
Attorneys seek release of alleged Bush assassination plotter
Russell Adkins
February 24, 2005 09:38:00 pm

Attorneys for Ahmed Omar Abu Ali claim that he should be released from jail pending trial on charges that he plotted to assassinate President Bush and aided the Al-Qaeda terror network because Abu Ali lacks a criminal record and...

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News Murder trial of suspected KKK member delayed until April
Murder trial of suspected KKK member delayed until April
Russell Adkins
February 24, 2005 08:10:00 pm

A Mississippi judge delayed Thursday the murder trial of a reputed Ku Klux Klansman who is charged with the notorious Mississippi Burning killings of 1964 due to scheduling conflicts and the desire to allow defense attorneys to...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College case

On February 2, 1819, the US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College v. Woodward, ruling that the charter of a college was a contract that a state could not alter arbitrarily.

New Amsterdam incorporated

On February 2, 1653, the City of New Amsterdam was incorporated by the Dutch Republic. After the British conquest, the city was renamed New York after the Duke of York.

Breviary of Alaric put into effect by Visigoth king

King Alaric II of the Visigoths put the Breviary of Alaric, a collection of Roman laws, into effect on February 2, 506. The breviary contains constitutions and laws of the newly fallen Roman Empire, including the Theodosian code, and parts of the Gregorian and Hermogenian Codes. The Breviary of Alaric predated the Byzantine Empire's Code of Justinian by 23 years.  Read an entry on the Breviary of Alaric from the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.

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