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News War crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb general begins at ICTY
War crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb general begins at ICTY
Jeannie Shawl
January 12, 2007 09:56:00 am

The trial of Dragomir Milosevic began Thursday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia . Milosevic, a former Bosnian Serb general not related to former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, has been...

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News Supreme Court rules in railroad negligence case
Supreme Court rules in railroad negligence case
Jeannie Shawl
January 10, 2007 12:46:00 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the causation standard for railroad negligence under the Federal Employers Liability Act is the same as that for employee contributory negligence under the...

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News Iraq president calls for delay in hanging of Saddam co-defendants
Iraq president calls for delay in hanging of Saddam co-defendants
Jeannie Shawl
January 10, 2007 10:23:00 am

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Wednesday that the execution of two co-defendants of Saddam Hussein should be delayed "to see what the circumstances are," without offering any further explanation. Awad...

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News Supreme Court rules in immigration, patent cases
Supreme Court rules in immigration, patent cases
Jeannie Shawl
January 9, 2007 02:22:00 pm

The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in three cases Tuesday, including US v. Resendiz-Ponce , where the Court upheld the conviction of Juan Resendiz-Ponce on charges of attempting...

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News Germany to push for EU law criminalizing Holocaust denial
Germany to push for EU law criminalizing Holocaust denial
Jeannie Shawl
January 9, 2007 10:26:00 am

German Federal Minister of Justice Brigitte Zypries said at a press conference Monday that Germany will attempt to make denial of the World War II-era Holocaust in which millions of Jews died at the hands...

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News Lawyers for Saddam co-defendants make last efforts to stop executions
Lawyers for Saddam co-defendants make last efforts to stop executions
Jeannie Shawl
January 9, 2007 09:58:00 am

Lawyers for Awad Hamed al-Bandar , former chief judge of Iraq's Saddam Hussein-era Revolutionary Court, and former Iraqi intelligence chief Barzan Ibrahim al Tikriti , the two Saddam Hussein co-defendants sentenced to...

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News White House defends signing statement attached to postal reform bill
White House defends signing statement attached to postal reform bill
Jeannie Shawl
January 5, 2007 08:34:00 am

The White House has defended President Bush's attachment of a signing statement to the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act , dismissing arguments that the statement changes administration policy on when mail can be opened...

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News Indiana voter photo ID law upheld on appeal
Indiana voter photo ID law upheld on appeal
Jeannie Shawl
January 4, 2007 08:06:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld an Indiana law requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot. In its ruling, the court upheld a lower...

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News Iraqi Justice Ministry guards questioned over Saddam hanging cell phone video
Iraqi Justice Ministry guards questioned over Saddam hanging cell phone video
Jeannie Shawl
January 4, 2007 10:54:00 am

Two Iraqi Justice Ministry guards are now being questioned in connection with the taping and release of a camera phone video showing the execution of Saddam Hussein , according to...

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News Hanging of Saddam co-defendants delayed after ‘international pressure’
Hanging of Saddam co-defendants delayed after ‘international pressure’
Jeannie Shawl
January 4, 2007 09:12:00 am

The executions of two Saddam Hussein co-defendants, former chief judge of Iraq's Hussein-era Revolutionary Court Awad Hamed al-Bandar and former Iraqi intelligence chief Barzan Ibrahim al Tikriti , have been postponed....

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Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
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Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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