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News DOJ brings charges in largest US human trafficking case
DOJ brings charges in largest US human trafficking case
Matt Glenn
September 3, 2010 01:05:08 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that a Hawaii grand jury has indicted six people on human trafficking charges . The defendants allegedly enticed approximately 400 Thai nationals to come to the US by...

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News California appeals court refuses to order state appeal of same-sex marriage ruling
California appeals court refuses to order state appeal of same-sex marriage ruling
Matt Glenn
September 3, 2010 12:15:50 pm

A judge for California's 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that neither Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nor Attorney General Jerry Brown is required to appeal last month's federal district...

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News Congo rebel leader Bemba claims lack of funds precludes fair trial
Congo rebel leader Bemba claims lack of funds precludes fair trial
Matt Glenn
August 30, 2010 02:07:19 pm

Defense lawyers for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba argued before the International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday that Bemba lacks the financial resources to ensure a fair trial...

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News Aide to Iran opposition leader sentenced to 5 years in prison: report
Aide to Iran opposition leader sentenced to 5 years in prison: report
Matt Glenn
August 27, 2010 01:36:57 pm

An Iranian court has sentenced Qorban Behzadiannejad, the campaign manager for opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi during the 2009 election , to five years in prison, opposition website Kaleme reported [Kaleme...

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UN Security Council urges justice for DRC rape victims
Matt Glenn
August 27, 2010 01:07:08 pm

Members of the UN Security Council expressed "outrage" Thursday over a recent mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) , calling for justice for the victims....

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Engineering firm reaches settlement over Minneapolis bridge collapse
Matt Glenn
August 23, 2010 02:51:24 pm

Engineering firm URS Corporation agreed Monday to a $54.2 million settlement stemming from the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people. Victims sued URS for negligence, claiming that...

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News Kuwait court acquits eight accused of planning attack on US base
Kuwait court acquits eight accused of planning attack on US base
Matt Glenn
May 10, 2010 11:46:42 am

A Kuwaiti court on Monday acquitted eight men accused of planning to attack a US base 70 miles south of Kuwait city whom Kuwaiti authorities say have ties to al Qaeda. Defense lawyer Mohammad al-Kundari claims that the six...

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Obama administration seeking to limit Miranda rights in terror cases
Matt Glenn
May 10, 2010 09:28:03 am

US Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday that the Obama administration plans to ask Congress to enact legislation allowing interrogators to question terror suspects for a longer period of time than currently allowed before informing them of...

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Iraq PM files procedural challenge as recount begins
Matt Glenn
May 3, 2010 12:31:29 pm

The coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki requested Monday that an election court delay a recount of votes from the March 7 parliamentary elections that began...

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Rights group releases list of threats to press freedom
Matt Glenn
May 3, 2010 10:44:24 am

Journalism rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released a report Monday listing 40 "Predators of Press Freedom" throughout the world. The list includes several prominent politicians and groups including Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis

On April 7, 529 Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe. Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis.

Supreme Court ruled on possession of obscene materials

On April 7, 1969, the US Supreme Court ruled in Stanley v. Georgia that laws prohibiting private possession of obscene materials were unconstitutional.

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