Today in legal history. http://jurist.org/thisday JURISTremove_this@pitt.edu (Jurist Webmaster) Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 On October 5, 2010, the Bangkok Criminal Court dismissed charges of money laundering and fraud that had been brought against suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The court stated that there was insufficient evidence, and other technicalities influenced the decision to drop the charges. The http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/10/thailand-court-dismissed-charges-against-suspected-russia-arms-dealer.php Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/10/thailand-court-dismissed-charges-against-suspected-russia-arms-dealer.php Katherine Bacher On October 4, 2011, jury selection began for suspected terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was accused of attempting to bring down a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 with a bomb in his underwear. Abdulmutallab was charged with eight felonies and could http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/10/jury-selection-began-for-accused-plane-bomber.php Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/10/jury-selection-began-for-accused-plane-bomber.php Katherine Bacher On October 3, 2010, two Israeli soldiers were convicted of using a 9-year-old boy to search bags for explosives during the 2008-2009 Gaza war. The boy made a statement to an advocacy group, Defense for Children International, stating that he feared the soldiers would kill http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/10/israel-military-tribunal-convicted-soldiers-of-using-boy-to-search-for-explosives.php Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/10/israel-military-tribunal-convicted-soldiers-of-using-boy-to-search-for-explosives.php Katherine Bacher On October 2, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 768, a bill preventing local governments from banning male circumcision, into law. The law was created as a response to a San Francisco ballot measure called the Male Genital Mutilation Bill, which prohibited male circumcision. http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/10/california-governor-signed-bill-prohibiting-circumcision-bans.php Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/10/california-governor-signed-bill-prohibiting-circumcision-bans.php Garrett Eisenhour On October 1, 2011, US President Barack Obama gave a speech reaffirming his intent to fight for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Among measures discussed that his administration had undertaken for equal rights, President Obama cited the recent repeal of Don't http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/10/obama-reaffirmed-support-for-doma-repeal.php Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/10/obama-reaffirmed-support-for-doma-repeal.php Garrett Eisenhour On September 30, 2009, International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced that the court would be prosecuting those responsible for 2007 post-election violence in Kenya because of the country's failure to establish its own tribunal. Because Kenya is a signatory to the Rome http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/09/icc-announced-prosecution-of-suspects-for-kenya-2007-post-election-violence.php Sun, 30 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/09/icc-announced-prosecution-of-suspects-for-kenya-2007-post-election-violence.php Kimberly Bennett On September 29, 2011, two rights organizations filed an indictment [PDF] against former US president George W. Bush with the Canadian Department of Justice for allegations that he commissioned a torture program during his time in office. The indictment was the second of the year; http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/09/rights-groups-filed-canadian-indictment-against-bush-for-torture.php Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/09/rights-groups-filed-canadian-indictment-against-bush-for-torture.php Kimberly Bennett