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DOJ seeks dismissal of diplomatic immunity suit in Italy CIA rendition case
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 2, 2009 09:36:00 am

Lawyers for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former State Department official seeking diplomatic immunity against Italian charges of...

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Federal judge denies Al Odah Guantanamo habeas petition
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 1, 2009 11:24:00 am

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the US District Court for the District of Columbia denied the habeas corpus petition of Guantanamo Bay detainee Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah in a partially redacted opinion [text,...

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DC Circuit strikes down FCC rule limiting cable companies’ market control
Jaclyn Belczyk
September 1, 2009 08:34:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday struck down a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule preventing cable companies from controlling more than 30 percent of the US...

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DOJ seeks deportation of Michigan man suspected of killing Jews during WWII
Jaclyn Belczyk
August 31, 2009 04:19:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced the initiation of removal proceedings against a Michigan man accused of killing Jews while serving as a member of the Nazi-sponsored Ukrainian Auxiliary Police (UAP) in...

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Cambodia genocide court announces appointment of acting co-prosecutor
Jaclyn Belczyk
August 31, 2009 03:27:00 pm

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced Monday that William Smith of Australia has been appointed acting international co-prosecutor to replace Canadian Robert Petit when his resignation takes...

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Iran president urges prosecution of opposition leaders over election protests
Jaclyn Belczyk
August 28, 2009 02:26:00 pm

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Friday for the prosecution of opposition leaders who allegedly conspired to orchestrate widespread protests after the country's disputed June 12 presidential election . Ahmadinejad spoke in front...

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Jaclyn Belczyk
August 28, 2009 12:32:00 pm

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has rejected a call from Amnesty International (AI) to establish an independent international criminal tribunal to investigate and prosecute those responsible for human rights abuses stemming...

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DHS announces increased oversight for US border laptop searches
Jaclyn Belczyk
August 28, 2009 10:29:00 am

US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Thursday new restrictions on controversial searches of laptop computers at the US border. DHS issued directives to the Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

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Pakistan high court refuses Musharraf treason charges petition
Jaclyn Belczyk
August 28, 2009 09:12:00 am

The registrar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday rejected a petition seeking treason charges against former president Pervez Musharraf , finding that the applicant lacked standing and that the Supreme Court...

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News Rights group urges creation of East Timor independent criminal tribunal
Rights group urges creation of East Timor independent criminal tribunal
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August 27, 2009 02:33:00 pm

The UN Security Council should establish an independent criminal tribunal to investigate and prosecute those responsible for human rights abuses stemming from East Timor's 1999 referendum for independence from Indonesia, Amnesty International (AI)...

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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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