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News DC Circuit upholds Congressional lobbying disclosure law
DC Circuit upholds Congressional lobbying disclosure law
Steve Czajkowski
September 9, 2009 11:07:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a district court decision upholding the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA) , which requires...

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News UK terrorism suspect freed from control order
UK terrorism suspect freed from control order
Steve Czajkowski
September 7, 2009 10:56:00 am

The UK Home Office has released a top terrorism suspect from a control order subjecting him to virtual house arrest because it did not want to reveal secret evidence, according to...

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News Bangladesh ex-PM Zia facing October corruption trial
Bangladesh ex-PM Zia facing October corruption trial
Steve Czajkowski
September 7, 2009 09:58:00 am

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and her son, Tarique Rahman , will face court proceedings on corruption charges starting in October, officials from the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court said...

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News Iran media activists urge new prosecutor to free detained journalists
Iran media activists urge new prosecutor to free detained journalists
Steve Czajkowski
September 6, 2009 11:25:00 am

Media workers and reformists are urging Iran's new prosecutor general Abbas Jafari Dolat-Abadi to remove bans placed on newspapers and to free journalists who were imprisoned during the term of his predecessor, Saeed Mortazavi ,...

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News Afghanistan election commission defends poll results against fraud allegations
Afghanistan election commission defends poll results against fraud allegations
Steve Czajkowski
September 6, 2009 10:01:00 am

Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Saturday that it is doing its job faithfully and impartially in an attempt to reassure the Afghan public amid allegations of voter fraud in the recent presidential election ....

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Australia court allows accused Serb war criminal extradition appeal
Steve Czajkowski
September 2, 2009 01:31:00 pm

The Federal Court of Australia ruled Wednesday that former Serbian paramilitary commander Dragan Vasiljkovic may appeal his extradition to Croatia, finding a real chance of prejudice if the extradition were carried out....

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Fiji suspended from Commonwealth for not reinstating constitutional democracy
Steve Czajkowski
September 2, 2009 12:14:00 pm

The Commonwealth of Nations on Tuesday suspended the island nation of Fiji from its organization because it failed to meet the September 1 deadline for reinstating a constitutional democracy and opening a...

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Iran prosecutor removed by new judiciary head
Steve Czajkowski
August 30, 2009 10:34:00 am

Iranian judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani has removed controversial Tehran Prosecutor General Saeed Mortazavi from office, according to state media reports Saturday. The reason for the dismissal is as yet unclear. Mortazavi was appointed as...

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Australia High Court rules military justice system unconstitutional
Steve Czajkowski
August 26, 2009 01:09:00 pm

The High Court of Australia ruled Wednesday that the Australian Military Court (AMC) is unconstitutional. The High Court held that the AMC employed the judicial power of the Commonwealth while AMC...

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Michigan Supreme Court permits judges to ban religious headscarves
Steve Czajkowski
August 26, 2009 11:49:00 am

The Michigan Supreme Court has permitted lower courts to use "reasonable control" over the appearance of those who arrive in court, effectively allowing judges to ban certain religious clothing. In an order issued Tuesday, the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

France abolishes slavery

On February 4, 1794, the legislature of France abolished slavery throughout the territories of the French Republic. The practice was then reinstituted by Napoleon in 1804, before being banned permanently in 1814 after Bonaparte was exiled to Elba. As of 2001, slavery is defined as a "crime against humanity" by French law.

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks born

On February 4, 1913, late civil rights activist Rosa Parks—who became famous in 1956 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and go to the back of a Montgomery Alabama bus—was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Learn more about Rosa Parks.

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