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News UK military may have used banned interrogation tactics in Iraq: rights panel
UK military may have used banned interrogation tactics in Iraq: rights panel
Mike Rosen-Molina
July 28, 2008 10:31:00 am

The armed forces of the United Kingdom may have used officially-banned tactics to interrogate detainees in Iraq, according to a report released Sunday by Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights . In previous testimony before the committee,...

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News Newspapers press Senate to pass media shield bill
Newspapers press Senate to pass media shield bill
Deirdre Jurand
July 28, 2008 10:07:00 am

Newspapers in Tennessee, California, Georgia, and Ohio and several other states carried editorials Monday in support of US Senate passage of a proposed federal reporter shield law , of the law, citing the...

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News Philippines resolves regional autonomy dispute with Muslim rebels
Philippines resolves regional autonomy dispute with Muslim rebels
Devin Montgomery
July 28, 2008 09:10:00 am

The government of the Philippines reached a peace agreement Monday with rebels from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front , granting expanded boundaries to the country's southern Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) . In addition...

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News Most Ireland voters oppose second referendum on Treaty of Lisbon: poll
Most Ireland voters oppose second referendum on Treaty of Lisbon: poll
Deirdre Jurand
July 28, 2008 08:18:00 am

New poll results released Sunday by think tank Open Europe indicate that Irish voters do not support a second referendum on the EU reform treaty , formally known as the Treaty...

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News Russia resumes racketeering lawsuit against US bank
Russia resumes racketeering lawsuit against US bank
Devin Montgomery
July 28, 2008 06:10:00 am

The Basmany Court in Moscow resumed proceedings Monday in a lawsuit filed by the Russian Federal Customs Service against the Bank of New York Mellon (BNYMellon) under the US Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO)...

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News Chicago implements gun amnesty program
Chicago implements gun amnesty program
Devin Montgomery
July 27, 2008 04:34:00 pm

Chicago's voluntary gun buy-back program brought in more than 6,800 weapons on Saturday as the city sought to address gun violence following the US Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller . Chicago's...

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News Protests continue over arrest of war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic
Protests continue over arrest of war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic
Steve Czajkowski
July 27, 2008 11:11:00 am

Thousands of protesters gathered in cities throughout Bosnia and Serbia on Sunday to demonstrate their continued opposition to the arrest of former Bosnian Serb leader and fugitive Radovan Karadzic . Serbian nationalists showed...

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News Senate approves foreclosure bill
Senate approves foreclosure bill
Steve Czajkowski
July 27, 2008 10:05:00 am

The US Senate in a special Saturday session passed by 72-13 the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 , designed to address problems from the country's so-called "sub-prime mortgage collapse." The Act provides for...

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News US House committee investigates Bush ‘expansion’ of constitutional powers
US House committee investigates Bush ‘expansion’ of constitutional powers
Devin Montgomery
July 26, 2008 02:10:00 pm

Witnesses before the US House Judiciary Committee on Friday presented sharply divided opinions on whether the White House has overstepped its constitutional authority during George Bush's presidency, and whether or not such...

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News Federal court rules criminal restitution payments cannot be made to third parties
Federal court rules criminal restitution payments cannot be made to third parties
Devin Montgomery
July 26, 2008 01:32:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Friday that criminal courts have no authority to direct restitution payments to anyone other than a victim. The issue came before the court in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

France and Spain sign treaty with UK in American Revolution

On January 20, 1783, Great Britain signed the Declarations for Suspension of Arms and Cessation of Hostilities with France and Spain, ending European hostilities in the American Revolutionary War.

John Marshall nominated as Chief Justice of the United States

On January 20, 1801, outgoing President John Adams nominated John Marshall to be Chief Justice of the United States. Learn more about the life of John Marshall

Charles I put on trial during English Civil War

King Charles I of England and Scotland was put on trial for treason by the specially established High Court of Justice on January 20, 1649 amid the English Civil War between supporters of Parliament and the Crown. While the Roundheads (Parliament supporters) accused Charles of being a tyrant, the king questioned the authority of the court to bring him to trial. Ultimately, the court convicted Charles, and the king was executed on January 30, 1649. Read Charles' words spoken in his defense.

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