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News Pakistan legislature passes controversial Supreme Court expansion in budget bill
Pakistan legislature passes controversial Supreme Court expansion in budget bill
Andrew Gilmore
June 23, 2008 03:51:00 pm

The Pakistan National Assembly Sunday passed a bill which not only approved the country's 2008-2009 budget, but also expanded the membership of the country's Supreme Court from 16 to 29 justices. Passage of the so-called...

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News Federal appeals court overturns enemy combatant status of Guantanamo detainee
Federal appeals court overturns enemy combatant status of Guantanamo detainee
Andrew Gilmore
June 23, 2008 01:01:00 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Monday ordered the US government to release or transfer a Chinese Uighur Muslim detained at Guantanamo Bay, ruling that Huzaifa Parhat...

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News Bolivia autonomy referendum approved by fourth province
Bolivia autonomy referendum approved by fourth province
Andrew Gilmore
June 23, 2008 09:58:00 am

The Bolivian province of Tarija approved a referendum Sunday calling for greater autonomy, becoming the fourth of nine provinces to approve increased freedom from Bolivia's socialist government. The voting results in...

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News US military court convicts first civilian since Vietnam
US military court convicts first civilian since Vietnam
Andrew Gilmore
June 23, 2008 08:46:00 am

A US military court in Iraq Sunday convicted  Alaa "Alex" Mohammad Ali , an Iraqi-Canadian translator working in the country, in connection with the February stabbing death of a fellow military contractor. The case is the first...

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News Federal appeals court dismisses Khadr petition to review combatant status
Federal appeals court dismisses Khadr petition to review combatant status
Andrew Gilmore
June 20, 2008 03:47:00 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Friday dismissed a petition brought by US terrorism detainee Omar Khadr , who sought review of his unlawful enemy combatant...

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News China reports release of Tibetan demonstrators
China reports release of Tibetan demonstrators
Andrew Gilmore
June 20, 2008 02:30:00 pm

China has released more than 1,000 protesters detained by authorities during March demonstrations in Tibet Friday, according to comments attributed to a Chinese official by state press agency Xinhua. Speaking at a press conference on the Olympic...

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News EU leaders putting off Lisbon Treaty discussion to October
EU leaders putting off Lisbon Treaty discussion to October
Andrew Gilmore
June 20, 2008 12:43:00 pm

The European Council agreed at a Friday meeting of government leaders in Brussels to reconvene in October to discuss the future of the Treaty of Lisbon . Last week, Irish voters...

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News Germany convicts Iraqi for al-Qaeda recruitment material distribution
Germany convicts Iraqi for al-Qaeda recruitment material distribution
Andrew Gilmore
June 20, 2008 10:20:00 am

A German court convicted an Iraqi man for disseminating terrorist materials online in an attempt to recruit members for al-Qaeda on Thursday. The man, Ibrahim Rashid, an Iraqi political refugee of Kurdish descent, was convicted on...

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News Federal judge discusses Guantanamo habeas rights with defense lawyers
Federal judge discusses Guantanamo habeas rights with defense lawyers
Andrew Gilmore
June 19, 2008 03:21:00 pm

Chief Justice Royce Lamberth of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held an off-the-record meeting Wednesday with defense lawyers for enemy combatants being held at Guantanamo Bay to discuss court...

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News Denmark newspaper not liable for Muhammad cartoons
Denmark newspaper not liable for Muhammad cartoons
Andrew Gilmore
June 19, 2008 12:17:00 pm

The Vestre Landsret , one of the two second-highest appeals courts in Denmark, denied Wednesday an appeal of a 2006 lower court judgment dismissing a lawsuit concerning caricatures of the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First impeachment trial began in US Senate

On December 17, 1798, the US Senate began its first impeachment trial. Senator William Blount of Tennessee, a land speculator, was accused of plotting with England to wrest control of Florida from Spain. The Senate ultimately dismissed the charges for lack of jurisdiction—and, perhaps incidentally, lack of Blount, who had gone to Tennessee and had refused to return to the Senate for trial. Read more on the trial of William Blount.

Simon Bolivar dies

On December 17, 1830, South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar died in Colombia. During his lifetime, Bolivar led successful revolutions against Spanish colonial rule throughout South America. His efforts led to the independence of the modern-day nations of Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador and Bolivia, a nation named in his honor.

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