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News Federal judge dismisses lawsuits against bin Laden relatives
Federal judge dismisses lawsuits against bin Laden relatives
Sarah Miley
June 19, 2010 12:33:28 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Friday dismissed 49 terrorism lawsuits, including five cases against relatives of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden , citing lack...

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News Obama administration to file lawsuit challenging Arizona immigration law: reports
Obama administration to file lawsuit challenging Arizona immigration law: reports
Sarah Miley
June 19, 2010 10:38:18 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to file a lawsuit challenging Arizona's controversial immigration legislation , according to media reports Friday. Senior officials for the Obama administration are said to have...

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News Taiwan court extends sentence for ex-president Chen
Taiwan court extends sentence for ex-president Chen
Sarah Miley
June 18, 2010 03:16:56 pm

The Taiwan High Court on Friday extended the jail sentence of former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian for two months while the former leader prepares his appeal...

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News Federal judge orders ex-Guantanamo detainee subject to strip searches
Federal judge orders ex-Guantanamo detainee subject to strip searches
Sarah Miley
June 18, 2010 02:52:50 pm

A ruling was released Thursday by Judge Lewis Kaplan of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) denying a request from former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani ...

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News Israel security cabinet agrees to ease blockade in Gaza Strip
Israel security cabinet agrees to ease blockade in Gaza Strip
Sarah Miley
June 18, 2010 01:38:56 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced that the Security Cabinet has agreed to ease the nation's land blockade of the Gaza Strip . The Israeli government has been under increasing international pressure to...

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FCC opens broadband proceedings to determine legal approach to regulation
Sarah Miley
June 18, 2010 09:06:59 am

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday opened a new proceeding to identify the legal approach that will best support its efforts to develop universal access to "high quality" Internet broadband services. The FCC...

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News Supreme Court rules objection to bankruptcy exemption not required to recover excess value
Supreme Court rules objection to bankruptcy exemption not required to recover excess value
Sarah Miley
June 17, 2010 03:53:16 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 in Schwab v. Reilly that a trustee assigned to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case is not...

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News Supreme Court rules NLRB must have 3 member panel to exercise authority
Supreme Court rules NLRB must have 3 member panel to exercise authority
Sarah Miley
June 17, 2010 12:08:02 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in New Process Steel v. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that the NLRB lacks the authority to decide cases where only...

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Supreme Court allows reasonable searches of private texts on work-issued devices
Sarah Miley
June 17, 2010 10:25:10 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled in City of Ontario v. Quon that an employer's search of private text messages on a work-issued device does...

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BP to set aside $20 billion in escrow to pay oil spill damage claims
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June 16, 2010 03:43:01 pm

US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that BP will subsidize a $20 billion compensation fund to indemnify the workers and business owners harmed as a result of the BP oil spill ...

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First impeachment trial began in US Senate

On December 17, 1798, the US Senate began its first impeachment trial. Senator William Blount of Tennessee, a land speculator, was accused of plotting with England to wrest control of Florida from Spain.

The Senate ultimately dismissed the charges for lack of jurisdiction - and, perhaps incidentally, lack of Blount, who had gone to Tennessee and had refused to return to the Senate for trial. Read more on the attempted arrest of William Blount.

Simon Bolivar dies

On December 17, 1830, South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar died in Colombia. During his lifetime, Bolivar led successful revolutions against Spanish colonial rule throughout South America. His efforts led to the independence of the modern-day nations of Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador and Bolivia, a nation named in his honor.

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