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News Global rights group urges states to respect migrant rights
Global rights group urges states to respect migrant rights
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
September 30, 2010 04:29:09 pm

The Global Migration Group (GMG) adopted a statement Thursday urging all governments to respect the human rights of migrants, who are more likely to face various forms of abuse as they lack proper legal status. The...

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News EU suing UK over internet privacy
EU suing UK over internet privacy
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
September 30, 2010 03:23:41 pm

The European Commission (EC) announced Thursday that it would refer the UK to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for not fully complying with EU regulations that protect the privacy of electronic communications. The EU...

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News India court divides disputed holy site between Hindus and Muslims
India court divides disputed holy site between Hindus and Muslims
Hillary Stemple
September 30, 2010 03:10:09 pm

An Indian court on Thursday ruled that the disputed holy site Ayodhya must be split among Hindus, Muslims and Nirmohi Akhara, a Hindu sect representing the Hindu...

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News US lawmakers seek to ban visas for Russia officials linked to lawyer’s death
US lawmakers seek to ban visas for Russia officials linked to lawyer’s death
Hillary Stemple
September 30, 2010 01:58:53 pm

US lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill that would prohibit the US State Department (DOS) from issuing visas to individuals, or their family members, who are connected to the death of Russian lawyer Sergei...

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News Federal court begins first civilian trial of ex-Guantanamo detainee
Federal court begins first civilian trial of ex-Guantanamo detainee
Drew Singer
September 30, 2010 12:03:25 pm

The first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee began Wednesday, as Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani appeared in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ...

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News Guantanamo detainee appeals to Supreme Court for habeas relief
Guantanamo detainee appeals to Supreme Court for habeas relief
Andrea Bottorff
September 30, 2010 11:26:12 am

Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainee Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad al Odah on Tuesday petitioned the US Supreme Court to reverse a federal appeals court decision that denied...

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News Federal judge denies rehearing in Guantanamo wrongful death suit
Federal judge denies rehearing in Guantanamo wrongful death suit
Jay Carmella
September 30, 2010 10:36:37 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied a motion for reconsideration on claims of unlawful treatment and wrongful death brought by the families of two former Guantanamo...

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News Sri Lanka president ratifies ex-army chief’s prison sentence
Sri Lanka president ratifies ex-army chief’s prison sentence
Andrea Bottorff
September 30, 2010 10:35:14 am

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday ratified a prison sentence for former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka . Fonseka was convicted two weeks ago...

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News Kenya justice minister denies challenge to ICC investigation
Kenya justice minister denies challenge to ICC investigation
Jay Carmella
September 30, 2010 09:06:55 am

Kenyan Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Mutula Kilonzo on Wednesday denied reports that he asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to stop its investigation into the violence following the 2007 Kenyan presidential...

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News UN Human Rights Council adopts report on Israel flotilla raid
UN Human Rights Council adopts report on Israel flotilla raid
Erin Bock
September 30, 2010 08:37:16 am

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday agreed to adopt a recent report criticizing Israel's raid of a Gaza-bound flotilla and finding the country committed various violations of human...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

John Locke born

On August 29, 1632, the political philosopher John Locke was born in Wrington, England. His political philosophy and social contract theory would heavily influence the American and French Revolutions as well as the democratic governments set up following those revolutions. Read works by John Locke from Project Gutenberg.

Civil Rights Act of 1957 passed

On August 29, 1957, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation since 1875. The legislation set up the US Commission on Civil Rights and the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice.

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