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News UK court gives government one week to seek release of US ‘torture’ intelligence
UK court gives government one week to seek release of US ‘torture’ intelligence
Andrew Morgan
April 23, 2009 12:06:00 pm

A London High Court judge said Wednesday that the court will issue an order for the release of classified US intelligence relating to the detention of Binyam Mohamed if the UK government...

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News Supreme Court hears school strip search, timely appeal cases
Supreme Court hears school strip search, timely appeal cases
Andrew Morgan
April 21, 2009 03:59:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two cases. In Safford United School District No. 1 v. Redding , the Court will consider...

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News UN rights chief urges Fiji president to reinstate judiciary
UN rights chief urges Fiji president to reinstate judiciary
Andrew Morgan
April 16, 2009 01:18:00 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged Fijian President Ratu Josefa Iloilo to reinstate dismissed judges and lift media restrictions imposed after Iloilo suspended the country's constitution....

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News Holder stresses rule of law in national security speech
Holder stresses rule of law in national security speech
Andrew Morgan
April 16, 2009 12:12:00 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that America needs to renew its commitment to the rule of law in fighting international terrorism and protecting national security. In an address to the...

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News Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio begins serving sentence for insider trading after losing appeals
Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio begins serving sentence for insider trading after losing appeals
Andrew Morgan
April 14, 2009 03:51:00 pm

Former Qwest Communications CEO Joseph Nacchio on Tuesday began serving a six-year sentence for insider trading after the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied Monday his request...

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News Fiji appeals court declares post-coup military government illegal
Fiji appeals court declares post-coup military government illegal
Andrew Morgan
April 9, 2009 02:13:00 pm

The Court of Appeal of Fiji ruled Thursday that the country's appointment of a military government following a 2006 coup was unconstitutional and must be replaced immediately by an interim prime minister until democratic elections can be...

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News Lebanon judge begins transfer of Hariri case to new UN tribunal
Lebanon judge begins transfer of Hariri case to new UN tribunal
Andrew Morgan
April 9, 2009 12:07:00 pm

A Lebanese judge on Wednesday ordered the transfer of documents related to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to a UN tribunal created to investigate and try suspects in the killing. Judge Sakr...

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News Fiji appeals court hears ousted PM’s challenge to 2006 coup
Fiji appeals court hears ousted PM’s challenge to 2006 coup
Andrew Morgan
April 7, 2009 05:10:00 pm

The Court of Appeal of Fiji on Tuesday began considering a challenge to the legitimacy of the sitting government brought by ousted Fijian prime minister Laisenia Qarase . Qarase appeals from a November High Court...

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News Federal judge overturns ex-senator Stevens conviction, orders prosecutors investigated
Federal judge overturns ex-senator Stevens conviction, orders prosecutors investigated
Andrew Morgan
April 7, 2009 03:56:00 pm

A judge from the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday granted a government motion to set aside the conviction of former senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) on corruption charges....

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News UN Hariri tribunal seeks case documents from Lebanon
UN Hariri tribunal seeks case documents from Lebanon
Andrew Morgan
April 2, 2009 12:23:00 pm

The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) has asked Lebanese authorities to turn over documents related to the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , according to a court order released...

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President Johnson signed law against burning draft cards

On August 31, 1965, President Johnson signed a law making the burning of draft cards a federal offense subject to a five-year prison sentence and $1000 fine. In response to the law and in protest of the war in Vietnam, the student-run National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam staged the first public burning of a draft card in the United States on October 15, 1965. The constitutionality of the federal law was upheld in 1968 by the US Supreme Court in US v. O'Brien.

Gdansk Agreement reached

On August 31, 1980, the communist government of Poland and labor leaders settled the Gdansk Agreement. The accord settled a summer of labor strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. With the Agreement, Poland became the first communist country to allow the creation of an independent labor union, which was called Solidarity. Solidarity then became the driving force that ended communism in Poland.
Learn more about the history of Solidarity.

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