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News Spain parliament passes law limiting reach of universal jurisdiction statute
Spain parliament passes law limiting reach of universal jurisdiction statute
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 16, 2009 03:49:00 pm

The Spanish Congress of Deputies on Thursday gave final approval to a law limiting use of the country's universal jurisdiction statute to those offenses committed by...

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News House passes bill allowing transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US for trial
House passes bill allowing transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US for trial
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 15, 2009 02:49:00 pm

The US House of Representatives voted 307-114 Thursday to approve legislation that would allow Guantanamo Bay detainees to be transferred to US soil for prosecution. The measure was part of a...

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News Rwanda genocide suspect pleads not guilty
Rwanda genocide suspect pleads not guilty
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 14, 2009 04:58:00 pm

Former Hutu intelligence chief Idelphonse Nizeyimana on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to charges related to his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on property seizure, attorney’s fees
Supreme Court hears arguments on property seizure, attorney’s fees
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 14, 2009 12:15:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Alvarez v. Smith , the Court heard arguments on whether the due process clause...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on intervening in Carolina water dispute
Supreme Court hears arguments on intervening in Carolina water dispute
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 13, 2009 03:30:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In South Carolina v. North Carolina , the Court heard arguments on whether...

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Peru Catholic bishops criticize proposed abortion law
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 13, 2009 12:15:00 pm

The Peruvian Catholic Bishops Conference (CEP) on Monday strongly condemned a proposed law that would legalize abortion in cases of rape or fetal deformity. The CEP's statement called the proposed legislation "arbitrary,"...

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News Supreme Court to hear Enron ex-CEO appeal
Supreme Court to hear Enron ex-CEO appeal
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 13, 2009 10:25:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in four cases, including the case of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling . In Skilling v. United States [docket; cert. petition,...

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News House passes amendments to Military Commissions Act
House passes amendments to Military Commissions Act
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 9, 2009 02:44:00 pm

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that amends the Military Commissions Act of 2006 to provide suspected terrorists with greater due process rights. The Military Commissions Act of...

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News Senate committee approves reauthorization of expiring Patriot Act provisions
Senate committee approves reauthorization of expiring Patriot Act provisions
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 8, 2009 04:22:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-8 Thursday to approve legislation reauthorizing three provisions of the USA Patriot Act set to expire at the end of the year. The...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in First Amendment religious display case
Supreme Court hears arguments in First Amendment religious display case
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 7, 2009 03:09:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in three cases. In Salazar v. Buono , the Court heard arguments on whether an individual has Article...

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying

On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.

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Lockerbie bombers turned over for trial

On April 5, 1999, the government of Libya turned over to British authorities two of its citizens who were accused of blowing up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. The subsequent trial of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah began on May 3, 2000. When the court reached its verdict, Fhimah was found not guilty and returned to Libya, while Megrahi was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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