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News Federal judge grants lawyers security clearance in ex-DEA agent civil suit
Federal judge grants lawyers security clearance in ex-DEA agent civil suit
Brian Jackson
August 28, 2009 08:21:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ordered the government to grant security clearance to lawyers on both sides of the civil suit brought by former Drug Enforcement...

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Facebook announces improved user privacy controls to comply with Canadian law
Brian Jackson
August 28, 2009 07:37:00 am

The popular social networking site Facebook announced Thursday that it would give users more control over the private information they share through their profiles. The changes were announced after discussions with the Office of the Privacy...

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News India Supreme Court judges to disclose assets online
India Supreme Court judges to disclose assets online
Brian Jackson
August 27, 2009 02:55:00 pm

Judges of the India Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to disclose their assets and make them available on the court's website. The decision, lauded by Indian political parties , legal authorities, and newspapers as...

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News Rights group urges creation of East Timor independent criminal tribunal
Rights group urges creation of East Timor independent criminal tribunal
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 27, 2009 02:33:00 pm

The UN Security Council should establish an independent criminal tribunal to investigate and prosecute those responsible for human rights abuses stemming from East Timor's 1999 referendum for independence from Indonesia, Amnesty International (AI)...

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News Ex-Guantanamo detainee Jawad to sue US government over alleged mistreatment
Ex-Guantanamo detainee Jawad to sue US government over alleged mistreatment
Brian Jackson
August 27, 2009 11:57:00 am

The lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad said Thursday that the Afghan citizen will sue the US government for compensation for mistreatment. Jawad, who was detained in 2002 under...

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ACLU lawsuit demands information on US border laptop search policy
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 27, 2009 11:06:00 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wednesday demanding access to documents related to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policy of searching travelers' laptop computers. The ACLU...

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Mali president rejects women’s rights law following protests
Christian Ehret
August 27, 2009 09:37:00 am

Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure announced Wednesday that he will not sign a controversial law expanding women's rights, after objections by the country's High Islamic Council. The announcement followed a mass demonstration against the law...

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Two-thirds of China organ transplants from executed prisoners: official
Ximena Marinero
August 27, 2009 08:19:00 am

Chinese Vice-Minister of Health Huang Jiefu estimated Wednesday that 65 percent of organs transplanted in China are from executed prisoners , contradicting the official posture that China has maintained for years. Huang's statement coincides with...

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CIA documents detail controversial interrogation practices
Christian Ehret
August 27, 2009 08:07:00 am

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) conducted overseas interrogations that included sleep deprivation, dietary manipulation, and physical abuse, according to documents made available earlier this week. The letters and memoranda, originally sent to the...

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Venezuela lawmakers preliminarily approve bill banning violent toys, video games
Ximena Marinero
August 27, 2009 07:12:00 am

The Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a bill to ban violent toys and video games. According to the Patria Para Todos (PPT) ,...

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Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court

On February 15, 1879, US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879. Learn more about Belva Lockwood.

British Labour Party founded

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