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News Spain high court indicts judge Garzon for jailhouse wiretap order
Spain high court indicts judge Garzon for jailhouse wiretap order
Ashley Hileman
April 11, 2011 01:03:58 pm

The Spanish Supreme Court on Monday issued an indictment against National Court judge Baltasar Garzon for his order to place illegal wiretaps in jailhouses for the...

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Switzerland court rules Google Street View constitutes breach of privacy
Ashley Hileman
April 5, 2011 12:41:16 pm

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court (FAC) on Monday publicized its ruling that Google Street View constitutes a breach of privacy for the country's citizens and ordered Google to take extra...

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News Supreme Court limits federal habeas review
Supreme Court limits federal habeas review
Ashley Hileman
April 4, 2011 01:06:41 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Cullen v. Pinholster that review under the federal habeas law is limited to the record that was before the state court, reinstating...

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News Dutch court orders ‘hate trial’ to go ahead over accused politician’s objections
Dutch court orders ‘hate trial’ to go ahead over accused politician’s objections
Ashley Hileman
March 30, 2011 12:53:54 pm

A panel of judges for the Amsterdam District Court on Wednesday ordered that the trial of right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders , on charges of making anti-Islamic statements, go ahead over...

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News Poland prosecutors ask US to question Guantanamo detainees over secret CIA prison
Poland prosecutors ask US to question Guantanamo detainees over secret CIA prison
Ashley Hileman
March 28, 2011 12:44:56 pm

Polish prosecutors investigating an alleged secret CIA prison announced Monday that they are asking US officials to question two Guantanamo Bay detainees who claim they were held and abused at the site. The...

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California court delays implementation of cap-and-trade program
Ashley Hileman
March 22, 2011 01:19:34 pm

The San Francisco Superior Court notified parties Monday of a ruling that acts to delay the implementation of a cap-and-trade program by requiring California's Air Resources Board (ARB) to further analyze alternatives. While the court's...

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Supreme Court allows Federal Reserve data release order to stand
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March 21, 2011 01:07:19 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Clearing House Association LLC v. Bloomberg LP , leaving in place a ruling requiring the Federal Reserve to...

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Proposition 8 supporters argue for standing to appeal
Ashley Hileman
March 15, 2011 12:40:46 pm

Proponents of Proposition 8 , California's same-sex marriage ban, on Monday urged the Supreme Court of California to allow them to defend the measure when state officials refuse to do so. Last...

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Syria military court jails activist accused of harming Iran relations
Ashley Hileman
March 14, 2011 12:49:06 pm

A military court in Syria on Sunday sentenced a human rights activist accused of harming the country's relations with Iran to 18 months in prison. Ali Abdullah's sentence was based on allegations that he made critical comments against Iran...

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Zimbabwe court detains activists on treason charges
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March 7, 2011 02:42:32 pm

A Zimbabwe magistrate court on Monday ordered six of the 45 activists arrested in Harare last month detained on charges of treason, releasing the remaining 39. The six activists not released today will remain detained and face trial [CNN...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Dreyfus convicted of treason

On December 22, 1894, Jewish French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial trial that prompted worldwide allegations of anti-Semitism. Dreyfus was later cleared. Learn more about the case of Alfred Dreyfus and read an English translation of the famous public letter J'Accuse...! by novelist and Dreyfus partisan Emile Zola.

US passed Embargo Act, banning foreign trade

On December 22, 1807, the Embargo Act was passed at the urging of US President Thomas Jefferson. The act barred trade with any foreign nations in an effort to avoid American entry into the Napoleonic Wars of Europe. However, the act proved unenforceable and was replaced with the Non-Intercourse Act, which barred trade with France and Great Britain. Learn more about the Embargo Act of 1807 from Monticello.org

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