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News NJ appeals court says DNA database for convicted criminals constitutional
NJ appeals court says DNA database for convicted criminals constitutional
Jamie Sterling
September 8, 2005 12:11:00 pm

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a law requiring all convicted criminals to register for a state DNA database in New Jersey is constitutional. The New Jersey Office of the Public Defender had...

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News Yukos appeal rejected by Moscow court
Yukos appeal rejected by Moscow court
Jamie Sterling
September 8, 2005 10:45:00 am

The Arbitration Appeals Court of Moscow rejected an appeal Thursday made by Russian oil company Yukos asking the court to freeze 76.79% of the shares of its former production unit Yuganskneftegaz . The...

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News Yahoo says it obeyed local law in Chinese journalist case
Yahoo says it obeyed local law in Chinese journalist case
Jamie Sterling
September 8, 2005 10:21:00 am

Internet giant Yahoo defended itself Thursday against claims that the company aided China in the prosecution and ten-year imprisonment of journalist Shi Tao for divulging state secrets abroad. Yahoo's Hong Kong arm allegedly helped China link to...

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News Federal judge approves SEC settlement with former Qwest executive
Federal judge approves SEC settlement with former Qwest executive
Jamie Sterling
September 8, 2005 10:15:00 am

A federal judge approved a $2.1 million civil settlement Wednesday for former Qwest Communications executive Gregory M. Casey, who was charged in a civil lawsuit for his alleged involvement in an accounting...

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News Base closure cases dismissed in Illinois, New Jersey
Base closure cases dismissed in Illinois, New Jersey
Jamie Sterling
September 7, 2005 12:00:00 pm

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich that attempted to stop the military from moving part of the 183rd Fighter Wing out of the state. The governor had argued that the...

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News New charges to be filed in KPMG tax fraud investigation
New charges to be filed in KPMG tax fraud investigation
Jamie Sterling
September 7, 2005 11:39:00 am

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they planned on filing new charges against about a dozen suspects who are allegedly involved in the sale of questionable tax shelters by accounting firm KPMG . Prosecutors discussed the ongoing investigation at...

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News Media watchdog accuses Yahoo of helping Chinese prosecution of journalist
Media watchdog accuses Yahoo of helping Chinese prosecution of journalist
Jamie Sterling
September 7, 2005 11:13:00 am

An international media watchdog organization has said that internet company Yahoo divulged information to China that led to the conviction of a journalist for leaking state secrets. Reporters Without Borders Tuesday accused the...

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News UN investigator says more suspects involved in Hariri assassination
UN investigator says more suspects involved in Hariri assassination
Jamie Sterling
September 1, 2005 12:24:00 pm

The investigator leading the UN inquiry into the assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said Thursday that there may be more suspects involved in the assassination, in addition to the five pro-Syrian men...

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News ICTY prosecutor calls for EU pressure on Croatia, Serbia on war crimes suspects
ICTY prosecutor calls for EU pressure on Croatia, Serbia on war crimes suspects
Jamie Sterling
September 1, 2005 12:08:00 pm

Carla del Ponte , chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , on Thursday called for the EU to pressure Croatia and Serbia to take action on arresting suspects wanted by the UN...

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News Opposition scrambles to overturn Arroyo impeachment dismissal
Opposition scrambles to overturn Arroyo impeachment dismissal
Jamie Sterling
September 1, 2005 11:46:00 am

After legislators quashed the impeachment of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , opposition lawmakers said Thursday that they are attempting to collect enough votes to continue the impeachment process. In proceedings boycotted by the...

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Georgia became first US state to ban lynching

On December 20, 1893, Georgia became the first state in the Union to pass a law against lynching, making the act punishable by four years in prison.

The statute was not particularly effective - read the text of the 1899 pamphlet Lynch Law in Georgia by anti-lynching activist Ida Wells-Barnett.

UN Drug Trafficking Convention signed

On December 20, 1988, the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The treaty provides mechanisms for international coordination in preventing the manufacture and distribution of drugs worldwide. Over 170 countries have signed the treaty to date.

Learn more about the treaty from the UN.

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