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News Zimbabwe government urged to address ‘persistent and serious’ rights violations
Zimbabwe government urged to address ‘persistent and serious’ rights violations
Christian Ehret
June 18, 2009 01:31:00 pm

Zimbabwe is still experiencing serious human rights violations and needs to confront issues that led to such problems, Amnesty International (AI) said Thursday. Calling the violations "persistent and serious," AI called for Zimbabwean leaders to...

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News Iran activists arrested following election protests
Iran activists arrested following election protests
Christian Ehret
June 18, 2009 11:51:00 am

Political activists and politicians in Iran have been arrested following protests of the country's controversial presidential election , human rights groups said Wednesday. According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) , former foreign...

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News Supreme Court finds no constitutional right to post-conviction DNA evidence testing
Supreme Court finds no constitutional right to post-conviction DNA evidence testing
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 18, 2009 11:21:00 am

The US Supreme Court issued opinions in four cases Thursday. The Court ruled 5-4 in District Attorney's Office v. Osborne that a defendant does not have the...

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News Spain weighing US request to take 4 Guantanamo detainees
Spain weighing US request to take 4 Guantanamo detainees
Christian Ehret
June 18, 2009 10:34:00 am

Spain will consider accepting four Guantanamo Bay detainees at the request of the US government, foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Wednesday. Before Spain responds to the request, Moratinos said that the...

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News Rhode Island legislators approve medical marijuana bill over governor’s veto
Rhode Island legislators approve medical marijuana bill over governor’s veto
Christian Ehret
June 18, 2009 09:00:00 am

The Rhode Island General Assembly approved a medical marijuana bill Tuesday, overriding a veto from Governor Donald Carcieri . The legislation seeks to establish three state-licensed dispensaries to provide marijuana for patients...

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News Eleventh Circuit rejects HealthSouth settlement challenge
Eleventh Circuit rejects HealthSouth settlement challenge
Christian Ehret
June 18, 2009 07:46:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday rejected challenges to a securities fraud class action suit brought by former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy , affirming...

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News Obama extends benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees
Obama extends benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees
Brian Jackson
June 18, 2009 07:23:00 am

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a memorandum that would provide certain benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees. In a fact sheet released earlier in the day, the White House...

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News Holder tells Senate judiciary committee hate crimes legislation is a DOJ priority
Holder tells Senate judiciary committee hate crimes legislation is a DOJ priority
Brian Jackson
June 18, 2009 06:44:00 am

US Attorney General Eric Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that passing hate crimes legislation is one of his top priorities for the future, during the first Department of Justice (DOJ) [official...

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News Slavery apology resolution [US Senate]
Slavery apology resolution [US Senate]
June 18, 2009 03:23:00 am

Resolution apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African Americans, S Con Res 26, US Senate, June 18, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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News Scrushy HealthSouth shareholder liability ruling [Jefferson County AL CC]
Scrushy HealthSouth shareholder liability ruling [Jefferson County AL CC]
June 18, 2009 03:11:00 am

Tucker, et al. v. Scrushy, et al., Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, June 18, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.FindLaw | Opinion in Tucker v....

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Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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