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Monday, January 27

Special Master on September 11 compensation lawsuit  
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/27/2003 08:22:15 PM

Read Special Master Kenneth Feinberg's statement reacting to Monday's lawsuit[PDF] by seven 9/11 victims' families alleging arbitrariness in awards from the September 11 Compensation Fund.



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Revised US Supreme Court Rules  
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/27/2003 03:00:47 PM

The US Supreme Court Monday adopted a revised version[PDF] of the Rules of the Court, to take official effect May 1, 2003.



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World reaction to weapons inspectors' reports  
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/27/2003 02:21:35 PM

Watch recorded video of Monday reactions to the UN weapons inspectors' reports on Iraqi compliance with Security Council Resolution 1441 from representatives of the United States, United Kingdom and South Africa, Iraq, China, Russia, Syria, France and Germany.



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UN inspectors' reports on Iraq  
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/27/2003 02:11:02 PM

The full texts of Monday's UN inspectors' reports on Iraq's compliance with Security Council Resolution 1441 are online. Read the report by UNMOVIC Chairman Dr. Hans Blix and the report by IAEA Chairman Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei. Dr. ElBaradei also offered a separate statement. Watch recorded video of the presentation of the reports to the Security Council Monday morning.



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9/11 families suit against Special Master  
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/27/2003 01:30:51 PM

Review a copy of the class action complaint[PDF] by seven families of 9/11 victims alleging that the Special Master appointed to administer the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund has acted arbitrarily.



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US Supreme Court ruling in NextWave  
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/27/2003 11:13:08 AM

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in FCC v. NextWave[PDF], affirming a DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the Federal Communications Commission had improperly confiscated 200 wireless licenses from NextWave after it had filed for bankruptcy. Opinion by Scalia, concurrence by Stevens, dissent by Breyer. Get reaction from NextWave[PDF]. Case background available from the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University.



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US Supreme Court Order List  
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/27/2003 10:35:27 AM

The official US Supreme Court Order List for Monday is now online[PDF]. No certs were granted.



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US-Iraq spy trial indictment  
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/27/2003 10:21:25 AM

Retired Air Force master sergeant Brian Patrick Regan is scheduled to go on trial in Virginia Monday on charges of offering secrets to Iraq, Libya and China in return for $13 million in Swiss francs. Read the indictment[PDF], which includes excerpts from a letter allegedly written by Regan to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.



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Ashcroft on terrorism at World Economic Forum  
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/27/2003 09:11:40 AM

Watch recorded video highlights of a panel discussion on terrorism featuring US Attorney General John Ashcroft held at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Friday.



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This day at law  
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/27/2003 06:30:03 AM

On January 27, 1967, representatives of over 60 nations signed the "Outer Space Treaty" banning the orbiting of nuclear weapons. Review the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.



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