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News Yugoslav war crimes tribunal refuses to revoke release of Serb nationalist
Yugoslav war crimes tribunal refuses to revoke release of Serb nationalist
Bradley McAllister
January 14, 2015 07:18:37 am

Judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday denied a request from the ICTY prosecutor's office to revoke the provisional release of a Serb nationalist who was granted...

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News Supreme Court upholds bank robber’s conviction
Supreme Court upholds bank robber’s conviction
Bradley McAllister
January 13, 2015 04:27:19 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously affirmed the conviction of a bank robber for violating the forced accompaniment provision of the Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes section of the US Code, 18 USC §...

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News Federal judge blocks use of Arizona identity theft laws
Federal judge blocks use of Arizona identity theft laws
Bradley McAllister
January 6, 2015 01:30:28 pm

Judge David Campbell for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Monday ruled Maricopa County officials may not enforce two Arizona identity-theft laws used to convict hundreds of undocumented immigrant workers. The court...

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News North Carolina fracking rules challenged
North Carolina fracking rules challenged
Bradley McAllister
January 6, 2015 12:33:39 pm

Environmental conservation group, Haw River Assembly , filed a lawsuit in the Wake County Clerk of Superior Court in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Monday, seeking to vacate new rules adopted to regulate hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,...

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News Israel to withhold Palestinian tax payments
Israel to withhold Palestinian tax payments
Bradley McAllister
January 4, 2015 04:23:42 pm

Israeli officials announced on Saturday that Israel will withhold the transfer of tax revenues to the government of the Palestinian Authority. The withholding of $127 million collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA) is a strategic response [Haaretz...

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News President of India approves new judicial appointment measure
President of India approves new judicial appointment measure
Bradley McAllister
December 31, 2014 02:20:07 pm

India's President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee approved the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill on Wednesday to modify the judicial selection process in the nation's supreme courts and 24 high courts. The bill replaces [Times of...

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News Illinois Governor signs new eavesdropping law
Illinois Governor signs new eavesdropping law
Bradley McAllister
December 31, 2014 02:04:11 pm

Illinois Governor Patt Quinn on Tuesday signed into law a bill that establishes new rules over how private conversations may be recorded. The new law requires that all parties involved in a private conversation...

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News Croatian Presidential election triggers runoff vote
Croatian Presidential election triggers runoff vote
Bradley McAllister
December 28, 2014 04:00:00 pm

The citizens of the Republic of Croatia voted in the nation's presidential election on Sunday. The first-round of voting ended in a runoff between the incumbent, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic , and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic , an ex-ambassador...

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News US city files suit against Brazil’s Petrobras for securities fraud
US city files suit against Brazil’s Petrobras for securities fraud
Bradley McAllister
December 28, 2014 02:00:00 pm

The City of Providence, Rhode Island filed a class action suit against Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York . The complaint...

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News Obama signs defense spending bill with provisions preventing Guantanamo closure
Obama signs defense spending bill with provisions preventing Guantanamo closure
Bradley McAllister
December 21, 2014 03:35:01 pm

US President Barack Obama signed the annual federal defense policy bill into law Friday but expressed dissatisfaction over provisions that limit the his ability to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. HR 3979 authorizes...

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Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court

On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879.

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On February 15, 1906, the British Labour Party was organized. By the 1920's, Labour had surpassed the Liberal Party to become the primary opposition to the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Today, the government is controlled by Labour, headed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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