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Wisconsin AG asks court to block order halting union bargaining law

Wisconsin AG asks court to block order halting union bargaining law

Jennie Ryan

March 21, 2011 02:58:00 pm

Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen (R) asked the state's Court of Appeals on Monday to block an order issued last week temporarily halting a legislative measure designed to curb the collective bargaining...

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Peru national first to be arrested under new UK genocide law

Peru national first to be arrested under new UK genocide law

Jennie Ryan

March 17, 2011 01:46:37 pm

A spokesperson for the UK's Metropolitan Police Service on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 46-year-old Peruvian national on suspicion of crimes against humanity and torture. He is suspected of involvement with the Shining Path , a...

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Obama calls for gun law reforms to minimize violence

Obama calls for gun law reforms to minimize violence

Jennie Ryan

March 14, 2011 03:26:02 pm

US President Barack Obama called Sunday for greater enforcement of gun laws in the wake of the January shootings in Arizona . In an opinion piece published by the Arizona Daily Star, Obama called for...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

UN replaces Republic of China with People's Republic of China

On October 25, 1971, the United Nations dismissed the Republic of China (Taiwan) and allowed the People's Republic of China to replace it in all UN bodies, including China's permanent seat on the Security Council. The Republic of Taiwan has sought to rejoin the UN in its own right, but these efforts have been consistently blocked by the People's Republic of China.

First trial televised in New York

On October 25, 1988, the murder trial of Joel Steinberg became the first trial to be televised in New York during a 18-month experiment with televised courtroom proceedings that eventually led to the founding of Court TV in July 1991.