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Federal appeals court rules crack cocaine offenders have right to resentencing hearing

Federal appeals court rules crack cocaine offenders have right to resentencing hearing

May 19, 2013 11:36:05 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday ruled that people convicted of crack cocaine offenses have a right to resentencing hearings under the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) ....

ICTY denies former Serb parliament speaker’s request for early release

ICTY denies former Serb parliament speaker’s request for early release

November 9, 2012 11:43:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday rejected a third request for early release for former Bosnian Serb parliament speaker Momcilo Krajisnik . Krajisnik was convicted [JURIST...

Federal appeals court dismisses torture suit against Rumsfeld

Federal appeals court dismisses torture suit against Rumsfeld

November 8, 2012 08:43:37 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit , sitting en banc Wednesday, ruled that two American citizens cannot sue former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld for alleged torture by US soldiers in...

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On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

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