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News Connecticut Senate approves marijuana decriminalization bill
Connecticut Senate approves marijuana decriminalization bill
Michael Haggerson
June 7, 2011 09:30:00 am

The Connecticut Senate on Saturday approved by a 19-18 vote SB 1014 which provides for the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana. The vote was at 18-18 until Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman ...

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News Kenya appeals ICC decision on jurisdiction for post-election violence cases
Kenya appeals ICC decision on jurisdiction for post-election violence cases
Michael Haggerson
June 7, 2011 07:54:12 am

Kenyan Attorney General Amos Wako on Monday appealed the refusal by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to transfer two cases against high-ranking Kenyan officials for their alleged involvement in the violence after the 2007 Kenyan...

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News ICTR prosecutor uses new rule to preserve evidence against fugitive genocide financier
ICTR prosecutor uses new rule to preserve evidence against fugitive genocide financier
Michael Haggerson
May 24, 2011 09:54:08 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) used a new procedure Monday to begin hearing evidence against alleged genocide financier Felicien Kabuga who has yet to be arrested. The special deposition...

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News Australia lodges complaint against Japan whaling in ICJ
Australia lodges complaint against Japan whaling in ICJ
Michael Haggerson
May 9, 2011 03:51:47 pm

Australia brought a complaint against Japan in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday for its whaling practices in the Antarctic. Australia initiated proceedings in May 2010, and oral arguments are scheduled to...

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News Austria court rules Croatia ex-PM can be extradited
Austria court rules Croatia ex-PM can be extradited
Michael Haggerson
May 9, 2011 02:29:53 pm

The Salzburg Provincial Court ruled on Monday that the extradition of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader can proceed. Sanader was arrested by Austrian officials in December on charges of abuse of power, corruption and fraud for...

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News Cambodia asks ICJ to review disputed temple on Thailand border
Cambodia asks ICJ to review disputed temple on Thailand border
Michael Haggerson
April 29, 2011 12:14:45 pm

The Cambodian government requested Friday that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) clarify its 1962 decision awarding the Temple of Preah Vihear to the Cambodian city of Phnom Penh. Cambodia has...

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News ICC prosecutor to brief UN on Libya war crimes probe
ICC prosecutor to brief UN on Libya war crimes probe
Michael Haggerson
April 29, 2011 11:14:12 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced on Thursday his plans to brief the UN Security Council on May 4 on the progress of his investigation into alleged human...

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News Federal judge denies challenge to Virginia prison grooming policy
Federal judge denies challenge to Virginia prison grooming policy
Michael Haggerson
April 25, 2011 03:30:15 pm

A judge for the US District Court of the Western District of Virginia has ruled that the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) did not violate the rights of a Muslim inmate by not...

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News Federal appeals court reinstates case against Blackwater guards
Federal appeals court reinstates case against Blackwater guards
Michael Haggerson
April 22, 2011 01:25:09 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday reinstated a case against four former Blackwater employees involved in the September 2007 shootings of 17 Iraqi civilians [JURIST...

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News Kenya leaders ask for evidence from ICC prosecutor
Kenya leaders ask for evidence from ICC prosecutor
Michael Haggerson
April 18, 2011 01:02:26 pm

Defense lawyers for six Kenyan leaders charged in the International Criminal Court (ICC) with inciting violence after the December 2007 Kenyan elections called for the timely release of evidence against their clients on...

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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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