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Turkish freedom of expression trial adjourned until February

December 16, 2005 10:03:00 AM

The trial of Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk for slander against the state was adjourned Friday until February 7, 2006 to give Turkey's Justice Ministry time to decide if the case is in line with judicial procedures after...

November 14, 2005 09:29:00 AM

Last week's ruling by the European Court of Human Rights upholding Turkey's ban on headscarves in public universities, has led to confrontation between the Islamic government and the law's secular proponents. Turkish...

October 17, 2005 03:26:00 PM

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has taken the unusual step of criticizing the state case against Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk , calling his prosecution for "public denigration of Turkish identity" contrary to...

March 15, 2005 09:45:00 AM

Turkey is on track with reforms it pledged to undertake in its pursuit of EU membership, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Tuesday in an interview with the Financial Times. Gul rejected criticism that...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus

On April 27, 1861, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address draft riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by the federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861). Learn more about Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.

War crimes trials of WWII Japanese leaders began

On April 27, 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began its trials in Tokyo, Japan, ruling on the indictments of former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 27 associates.

Learn more about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.