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News Supreme Court considers federal habeas corpus cases
Supreme Court considers federal habeas corpus cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 29, 2010 02:50:20 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Wall v. Kholi . The court is considering whether a state court sentence-reduction motion consisting...

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News Federal jury convicts 5 Somali pirates
Federal jury convicts 5 Somali pirates
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 24, 2010 01:01:22 pm

A jury for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Wednesday convicted five Somali men on charges of piracy , the first such conviction in the US in nearly 200 years....

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News Germany high court upholds genetically modified crop restrictions
Germany high court upholds genetically modified crop restrictions
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 24, 2010 10:58:29 am

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld restrictions on the use of genetically modified (GM) crops. The German state of Saxony-Anhalt had challenged the 2008 law, which requires "buffer zones"...

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News Malaysia high court rejects former opposition leader’s defamation suit
Malaysia high court rejects former opposition leader’s defamation suit
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 24, 2010 09:37:28 am

The Federal Court of Malaysia , the country's highest court, on Wednesday rejected a defamation suit filed by former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim against former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad . Anwar...

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News Supreme Court considers railroad tax, gender discrimination cases
Supreme Court considers railroad tax, gender discrimination cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 10, 2010 02:05:34 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue on whether a state's exemption of...

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News Supreme Court hears arbitration, death penalty cases
Supreme Court hears arbitration, death penalty cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 9, 2010 02:04:18 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion on whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) , which provides...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on copyright, tax exemption for medical residents
Supreme Court hears arguments on copyright, tax exemption for medical residents
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 8, 2010 02:09:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Costco v. Omega on whether the first-sale doctrine , which provides...

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News Supreme Court takes up Arizona school tuition case
Supreme Court takes up Arizona school tuition case
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 3, 2010 03:59:39 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn on the constitutionality of an Arizona tax...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on violent video game law
Supreme Court hears arguments on violent video game law
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 2, 2010 03:02:25 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association on whether the First Amendment permits any limits...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on summary judgment appeal
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 1, 2010 02:01:31 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Ortiz v. Jordan on whether a party may appeal an order denying summary judgment...

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Eugene Debs sentenced for opposing US entry into WWI

On September 14, 1918, socialist and labor activist Eugene Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison for violating the Espionage Act and opposing the entry of the United States into World War I.

Incarcerated in the Atlanta Penitentiary, he was still there when he ran for President as the Socialist Party candidate in the 1920 election, receiving 919,799 votes. He was pardoned by President Warren Harding in December 1921. Learn more about Eugene Debs on the website of the Debs Foundation.

OPEC founded

On September 14 1960, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad, Iraq. OPEC was created to promote higher crude oil prices for its members through the restriction of global supply.

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Eugene Debs sentenced for opposing US entry into WWI

On September 14, 1918, socialist and labor activist Eugene Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison for violating the Espionage Act and opposing the entry of the United States into World War I.

Incarcerated in the Atlanta Penitentiary, he was still there when he ran for President as the Socialist Party candidate in the 1920 election, receiving 919,799 votes. He was pardoned by President Warren Harding in December 1921. Learn more about Eugene Debs on the website of the Debs Foundation.

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