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News Indonesia high court overturns Suharto defamation verdict against TIME
Indonesia high court overturns Suharto defamation verdict against TIME
Andrew Gilmore
April 16, 2009 05:29:00 pm

The Indonesian Supreme Court overturned Thursday a 2007 decision against TIME magazine awarding the late former Indonesian president Haji Mohammad Suharto $106 million in damages in Suharto's defamation suit against...

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DOJ releases secret CIA interrogation memos
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 16, 2009 04:47:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday released four top secret memos from the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) outlining controversial CIA interrogation techniques and their legal rationale. The previously undisclosed memos...

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News New York governor announces same-sex marriage legislation
New York governor announces same-sex marriage legislation
Andrew Gilmore
April 16, 2009 04:14:00 pm

New York Governor David Paterson announced Thursday the introduction of legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. If passed, the legislation would amend the state's Domestic Relations Law to...

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News Spain AG not recommending action against US officials who backed Guantanamo
Spain AG not recommending action against US officials who backed Guantanamo
Jay Carmella
April 16, 2009 01:28:00 pm

Spanish Attorney General Candido Conde Pumpido announced Thursday that he will not recommend that the Spanish government seek action against members of the Bush administration behind the establishment of the Guantanamo Bay ...

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News UN rights chief urges Fiji president to reinstate judiciary
UN rights chief urges Fiji president to reinstate judiciary
Andrew Morgan
April 16, 2009 01:18:00 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged Fijian President Ratu Josefa Iloilo to reinstate dismissed judges and lift media restrictions imposed after Iloilo suspended the country's constitution....

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News Pakistan urged to overturn provincial Sharia law ordinance
Pakistan urged to overturn provincial Sharia law ordinance
Benjamin Hackman
April 16, 2009 12:44:00 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Pakistani government to reverse a recently signed ordinance that imposes Islamic Sharia law in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)...

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Holder stresses rule of law in national security speech
Andrew Morgan
April 16, 2009 12:12:00 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that America needs to renew its commitment to the rule of law in fighting international terrorism and protecting national security. In an address to the...

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News DOJ limits NSA surveillance after finding privacy invasions
DOJ limits NSA surveillance after finding privacy invasions
Jay Carmella
April 16, 2009 11:52:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it has limited electronic surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency (NSA) . The annoucement comes after the NSA was found to have exceeded its...

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News Washington passes bill expanding rights of same-sex couples
Washington passes bill expanding rights of same-sex couples
Steve Czajkowski
April 16, 2009 11:05:00 am

The Washington State House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 62-35 to approve a bill granting same-sex couples the same rights and benefits of married couples in the state. The law effectively construes statutory gender specific...

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Israel rejects UN Gaza war crimes investigation
Steve Czajkowski
April 16, 2009 10:01:00 am

Israel will not comply with a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation into possible war crimes that were committed during recent fighting in the Gaza Strip , according to Wednesday statements by Israeli government officials. The...

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West Germany becomes a sovereign nation

On May 5, 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a fully sovereign nation. Four days later on May 9, West Germany joined NATO. West Germany then became a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1958. Read the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), which served as the constitution of West Germany and became the governing document of the reunited Germany in 1990.

Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in TN public schools

On May 5, 1925, high school science teacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in the Tennessee public schools. Learn more about the Scopes Monkey Trial.

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