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News Ukraine president to honor court ruling, presses for constitutional change
Ukraine president to honor court ruling, presses for constitutional change
Jeannie Shawl
December 6, 2004 09:18:00 am

In his first public reaction to Friday's Supreme Court decision (reported here on JURIST's Paper Chase), outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma said Monday that he will honor the Court's call for a repeat presidential runoff election. Kuchma also said...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, December 6
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, December 6
Jeannie Shawl
December 6, 2004 07:05:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, December 6.The US Supreme Court will hear 10 AM ET oral arguments in Wilkinson v. Dotson (case summary from Duke Law School), where...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, December 3
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, December 3
Jeannie Shawl
December 3, 2004 07:05:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, December 3.The US House and Senate are in recess. The US House will reconvene on Monday, December 6 at 2 PM. The US...

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News Microsoft sues spammers over labeling requirements
Microsoft sues spammers over labeling requirements
Jeannie Shawl
December 2, 2004 11:28:00 am

Microsoft announced Thursday that it has filed seven lawsuits against senders of bulk e-mail for violating the federal Can-Spam Act . Microsoft alleges that the defendants violated the law's "brown paper wrapper" requirement by failing to label sexually explicit...

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News Chilean court strips Pinochet of immunity in second case
Chilean court strips Pinochet of immunity in second case
Jeannie Shawl
December 2, 2004 11:09:00 am

A Chilean court Thursday stripped former military ruler Augusto Pinochet (profile from BBC News) of his immunity, allowing an investigation into Pinochet's role in the killing of Gen. Carlos Prats to proceed. Thursday's decision is the second case where...

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News Lawyer comes forward as source of tape that led to contempt conviction for RI reporter
Lawyer comes forward as source of tape that led to contempt conviction for RI reporter
Jeannie Shawl
December 2, 2004 10:44:00 am

Defense lawyer Joseph Bevilacqua Jr. has acknowledged that he leaked an FBI videotape to Providence, Rhode Island TV reporter Jim Taricani. Taricani was found guilty for criminal contempt for refusing to reveal the source of the tape and was...

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News Bank of America asks federal court to dismiss Parmalat suit
Bank of America asks federal court to dismiss Parmalat suit
Jeannie Shawl
December 2, 2004 10:15:00 am

Bank of America announced Thursday that it has asked the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by insolvent Italian dairy company Parmalat. Enrico Bondi, who was appointed by...

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News Swedish high court reinstates life sentence for killer of  Swedish foreign minister
Swedish high court reinstates life sentence for killer of Swedish foreign minister
Jeannie Shawl
December 2, 2004 09:57:00 am

Sweden's Supreme Court Thursday reinstated the life sentence of the man convicted of murdering Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh in a Stockholm department store last year. Mijailo Mijailovic received the life sentence in March, but an appeals court later...

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News Federal judge hears arguments on Gitmo detainee court access
Federal judge hears arguments on Gitmo detainee court access
Jeannie Shawl
December 2, 2004 09:25:00 am

US District Judge Joyce Hens Green heard arguments Wednesday on whether Guantanamo Bay detainees have the right to challenge their detention in federal court. Lawyers for the government told Judge Green that prisoners deemed "enemy combatants" have no constitutional...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Thursday, December 2
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Thursday, December 2
Jeannie Shawl
December 2, 2004 07:00:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, December 2.The US House and Senate are in recess. The US House will reconvene on Monday, December 6 at 2 PM. The US...

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Burma attains independence from UK

On January 4, 1948, Burma became independent of the United Kingdom, regaining national soverignty for the first time since 1885. Fourteen years later, in 1962, a military junta seized power and changed the country's name to Myanmar. Read the Burma Independence Documents, including the independence treaty between the UK and Burma, from the Burma Peace Foundation Archives.

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On January 4, 1979, the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement with victims and relatives of victims shot by National Guardsmen at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Under the settlement, plaintiffs received $675,000. Learn more about the Kent State settlement.

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