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News Serbia war crimes court convicts ex-police of killing civilians in Kosovo war
Serbia war crimes court convicts ex-police of killing civilians in Kosovo war
Brian Jackson
April 24, 2009 09:21:00 am

Four former Serbian policemen were convicted Thursday of the killing of 48 Albanian civilians in Suva Reka during the war in Kosovo in 1999. Their trial in a Serbian war crimes court began in...

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News Guantanamo detainee lawsuit claims torture prior to authorization of techniques
Guantanamo detainee lawsuit claims torture prior to authorization of techniques
Brian Jackson
April 24, 2009 08:20:00 am

The lawyer for Guantanamo Bay detainee Rafik Alhami filed suit Thursday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that Alhami was tortured before the Bush...

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News US journalist Saberi appeals Iran espionage conviction
US journalist Saberi appeals Iran espionage conviction
Brian Jackson
April 21, 2009 12:42:00 pm

The lawyer for imprisoned US journalist Roxana Saberi on Tuesday appealed her recent conviction for espionage . A spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary reportedly said that he hoped her eight-year sentence would be...

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News Khodorkovsky pleads not guilty to embezzlement and money laundering
Khodorkovsky pleads not guilty to embezzlement and money laundering
Brian Jackson
April 21, 2009 11:53:00 am

Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of money laundering and embezzlement. Khodorkovsky made two statements to the court, one...

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News Obama administration pledge not to prosecute CIA interrogators draws criticsm
Obama administration pledge not to prosecute CIA interrogators draws criticsm
Brian Jackson
April 17, 2009 08:55:00 am

US President Barack Obama on Thursday asserted his intention not to investigate individuals who used or authorized enhanced interrogation techniques the same day the Department of Justice (DOJ) released memos outlining CIA use of...

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News First Iraq insurgent tried in US federal court sentenced to 25 years in prison
First Iraq insurgent tried in US federal court sentenced to 25 years in prison
Brian Jackson
April 17, 2009 08:03:00 am

Iraqi insurgent Wesam al Delaema was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for conspiracy to murder US nationals outside the US. Al Delaema, who was charged with the crime in 2005, is the...

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News Thailand court issues arrest warrants for ex-PM Shinawatra, protest leaders
Thailand court issues arrest warrants for ex-PM Shinawatra, protest leaders
Brian Jackson
April 14, 2009 11:52:00 am

A Thai court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 13 leaders of anti-government protests, including former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra . The warrants were issued a day after Shinawatra called for the overthrow of the...

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News CIA outlines new detention and interrogation policies
CIA outlines new detention and interrogation policies
Brian Jackson
April 10, 2009 08:04:00 am

CIA director Leon Panetta on Thursday outlined new techniques to be employed by the agency in their detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists. The new policies include discontinuing the use of contractors to conduct interrogations...

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News Vermont legislature approves same-sex marriage law, overriding veto
Vermont legislature approves same-sex marriage law, overriding veto
Brian Jackson
April 7, 2009 11:52:00 am

The Vermont Legislature on Tuesday voted to override Governor Jim Douglas' veto of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Both the House and Senate [roll...

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News Afghanistan president signs law restricting women’s rights in re-election bid: report
Afghanistan president signs law restricting women’s rights in re-election bid: report
Brian Jackson
March 31, 2009 11:57:00 am

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has signed into law a bill which significantly reduces women's rights, including legalizing rape within a marriage, the Guardian reported Tuesday. Critics allege that Karzai signed this bill, which...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

American colonists throw tea into Boston harbor in protest of Britain-imposed tea tax

A group of American colonists known as the "Sons of Liberty" boarded an East India Company ship carrying tea disguised as Native Americans on December 16, 1773, throwing the cargo overboard in protest of the British Parliament's taxes on tea imported by Americans. The protest would result in five acts of Parliament known as the "Intolerable Acts," including the Boston Port Act, which closed Boston Harbor to all ships. Read an eyewitness account of the Boston Tea Party.

English Bill of Rights took effect

On December 16, 1689, the English "Bill of Rights" went into effect. Review An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown.

President Truman proclaims state of emergency in response to China entry into Korea War

On December 16, 1950, US President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency during the Korean War in response to Chinese intervention.

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