Chinese authorities on Friday executed the former head of the company that owns the Beijing Capital International Airport, after he was convicted of bribery and embezzlement. Li Peiying, former chairman of the Capital Airports Holding Company [corporate...
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China executes former airport executive for bribery and embezzlement
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Japan court reaches guilty verdict in first lay judge trial
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Blackwater ex-employees accuse company of misconduct in Iraq
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ICE announces major reforms to immigration detention policy
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Senate confirms Sotomayor for Supreme Court
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Former AIG executives settle SEC financial fraud case
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CAN-SPAM Act private suit rejection [9th Circuit]
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Mandatory sex education judgment [Germany CC]
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Ninth Circuit denies FOIA request for potential blast ranges at military base
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Sexual orientation anti-discrimination bill introduced in US Senate
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Japan's first jury trial since World War II ended Thursday, with the Tokyo District Court convicting Katsuyoshi Fujii of murder. A mixed panel of six lay and three professional judges sentenced the...
The security company known formerly as Blackwater Worldwide and its former CEO and founder Erik Prince illegally smuggled weapons into Iraq, indiscriminately killed Iraqi civilians, and committed a number of other crimes, according to...
The US plans to implement large-scale changes to its immigration detention system, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Thursday. According to ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton , the goal is to reduce the number...
The US Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court by a vote of 68-31 Thursday. The vote split mainly along party lines, with only nine Republicans voting to confirm. Senate Judiciary...
Former American International Group (AIG) executives on Thursday agreed to settle a suit brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging their involvement in inflating the company's reported financial...
Gordon v. Virtumundo, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, August 6, 2009 ....
Die Verfassungsbeschwerde betrifft ein bußgeldrechtliches Verfahren wegen Verstößen gegen die Schulpflicht, denen religiöse Erwägungen zugrunde liegen, Constitutional Court of Germany, August 6, 2009 . Reported in...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that the US Navy did not have to disclose the locations and potential blast ranges of explosive artillery stored at a Puget Sound...
A bill aimed at banning workplace discrimination motivated by an employees sexual orientation or gender identification was introduced in the US Senate on Wednesday by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) . The Employment Non-Discrimination...
