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News Argentina ex-president charged with hiding evidence in 1994 Jewish center bombing
Argentina ex-president charged with hiding evidence in 1994 Jewish center bombing
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 2, 2009 10:13:00 am

An Argentine judge on Thursday charged former president and current senator Carlos Menem for allegedly covering up evidence related to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires....

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Supreme Court takes gun rights, terrorism law cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 30, 2009 01:54:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a controversial case dealing with gun rights and another dealing with a terrorism law. In McDonald v. Chicago ,...

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News Federal judge refuses to block transfer of US detainee to Iraqi custody
Federal judge refuses to block transfer of US detainee to Iraqi custody
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 29, 2009 03:08:00 pm

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday denied the habeas corpus petition of suspected terrorist and US citizen Shawqi Omar , allowing him to be transferred...

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News UK chancellor urges banks to curtail bonuses in light of G-20 agreement
UK chancellor urges banks to curtail bonuses in light of G-20 agreement
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 28, 2009 02:52:00 pm

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling on Monday urged banks to cut back on bonuses immediately instead of waiting for legislation following an agreement reached at last week's G-20 summit. In a speech to the Labour...

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Germany president ratifies EU reform treaty
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 25, 2009 03:13:00 pm

German President Horst Koehler on Friday signed the EU reform treaty, known as the Lisbon Treaty , completing the country's problematic ratification process. The signature was the final step for ratification, after the...

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UK High Court upholds mandatory retirement law pending government review
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 25, 2009 01:39:00 pm

The UK High Court on Friday upheld a law that permits mandatory retirement policies for workers who reach the age of 65, but said that there is a "compelling" case for raising the age above 65. The...

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South Korea court rules ban on nighttime assemblies unconstitutional
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 25, 2009 12:43:00 pm

The South Korean Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that a ban on nighttime assemblies is an unconstitutional violation of the right to free assembly. The court gave the National Assembly until June 30, 2010, to amend...

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News Europe rights court again holds Russia liable for Chechnya disappearances
Europe rights court again holds Russia liable for Chechnya disappearances
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 25, 2009 11:48:00 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled that Russia is liable for the disappearance of two Chechen civilians. In the cases of Akhmed Rezvanov and Ramzan Babushev , the ECHR found Russia...

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Iraq president presses UN for international tribunal to try bombing suspects
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 25, 2009 11:00:00 am

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Thursday urged the UN General Assembly to establish an independent international tribunal to investigate and try suspects in a recent series of deadly bombings. Talabani...

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Federal judge denies habeas petition of Algerian Guantanamo detainee
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September 25, 2009 10:07:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia has denied the habeas corpus petition of Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee Sufiyan Barhoumi, according to a Thursday Miami Herald report . Judge...

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Anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody

On September 12, 1977, South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody after having suffered a massive head injury during interrogation following his arrest. The story of journalist Donald Woods' investigation into the circumstances of Biko's death was the basis of the 1987 film Cry Freedom.

Read an address on Stephen Biko delivered by then-South African President Nelson Mandela on the 20th anniversary of Biko's death in 1997.

Supreme Court unanimously rejects state challenge Brown v. Board of Education

On September 12, 1958, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a state government challenge to Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka Kansas, which had overturned segregation. In Cooper vs. Aaron, the State Government of Arkansas challenged the authority of the Court to implement desegregation. The Court responded by forcefully re-asserting its authority and the authority of the federal government over the states.

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