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Convening authority throws out conviction of Noor Uthman Mohammed

January 10, 2015 11:07:11 AM

The convening authority for the Office of Military Commissions retired Marine Major General Vaughn A. Ary on Friday overturned the terror conviction against Sudanese national Noor Uthman Muhammed and dismissed the charges against him...

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Obama reaffirms support for DOMA repeal

October 2, 2011 02:42:25 PM

US President Barack Obama on Saturday told gay rights activists that he would continue to fight for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) . During a speech given at the...

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Obama supports DOMA repeal

July 20, 2011 09:09:06 AM

US President Barack Obama supports repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) , Press Secretary Jay Carney announced at a White House press briefing Tuesday. Carney also said that Obama supports the Respect for...

August 5, 2009 01:04:00 PM

A Turkish court on Wednesday accepted an indictment against 52 individuals accused of planning to overthrow the country's ruling Justice Development Party (AKP) . The individuals are accused of belonging to the...

October 7, 2008 12:56:00 PM

Former Bosnian Serb leader and war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic has requested, in a motion released Monday by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ,...

July 25, 2006 08:01:00 AM

JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Robbie Sabel of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law in Jerusalem, Israel, says that many of the international law issues in the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah come down to matters of common sense... As...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).