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News Army officer faces court-martial over Iraqi drowning
Army officer faces court-martial over Iraqi drowning
Chris Buell
March 15, 2005 11:18:00 am

The court-martial of Army 1st Lt. Jack Saville began Tuesday at Fort Hood over charges that he ordered an Iraqi man to be thrown into the Tigris River, where he drowned, after the man was detained during a December...

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News Appeals court upholds $4 million verdict in Chilean torture case
Appeals court upholds $4 million verdict in Chilean torture case
Chris Buell
March 15, 2005 11:04:00 am

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $4 million verdict against a former Chilean Army officer for the killing of a political prisoner during the 1973 coup in Chile . The 2003 jury...

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News Former NAACP head announces Senate bid
Former NAACP head announces Senate bid
Chris Buell
March 15, 2005 10:39:00 am

Former NAACP President Kweisi Mfume has announced that he will run for US Senate in 2006, entering the race for the MD seat that Sen. Paul Sarbanes said Friday he would vacate after his current term. Mfume,...

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News Japan says chess champ Fischer must be deported to US
Japan says chess champ Fischer must be deported to US
Chris Buell
March 15, 2005 10:13:00 am

Former chess champion Bobby Fischer must be deported to the US under Japanese law, Japanese Immigration Bureau chief Masaharu Miura said Tuesday. Fischer has been fighting deportation to his home country, but Miura said that...

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News 8th Circuit rules against Wal-Mart on labor dispute
8th Circuit rules against Wal-Mart on labor dispute
Chris Buell
March 15, 2005 09:56:00 am

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Wal-Mart violated labor laws when it disciplined an employee for wearing a union t-shirt and announcing a union meeting to co-workers. In...

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News Turkey promises progress on reforms for EU membership
Turkey promises progress on reforms for EU membership
Chris Buell
March 15, 2005 09:45:00 am

Turkey is on track with reforms it pledged to undertake in its pursuit of EU membership, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Tuesday in an interview with the Financial Times. Gul rejected criticism that...

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News French court jails 6 for plot against US embassy
French court jails 6 for plot against US embassy
Chris Buell
March 15, 2005 09:39:00 am

A French court Tuesday sentenced six to jail terms for an alleged plot to bomb the US embassy in France in 2001. French-Algerian Djamel Beghal received a 10-year sentence as the leader of the group, while five...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, March 15
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, March 15
Chris Buell
March 15, 2005 12:01:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, March 15.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET, when it will consider S. Con. Res. 18 , the FY...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, March 14
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, March 14
Chris Buell
March 14, 2005 12:01:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, March 14.The US Senate convenes at 10 AM ET today to begin consideration of the FY 2006 budget resolution. Watch a...

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News UPDATE ~ UK anti-terror bill deal made
UPDATE ~ UK anti-terror bill deal made
Chris Buell
March 11, 2005 01:12:00 pm

Conservative leader Michael Howard has said he has accepted a compromise offer by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair that would likely push through contentious anti-terror legislation that had the Commons and Lords locked in back-and-forth debate Thursday...

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Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
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Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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