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Thailand court convicts ‘yellow shirts’ of defaming ex-PM

September 2, 2010 09:10:28 am

A criminal court in Thailand on Thursday convicted two members of the pro-government People's Alliance for Democracy Network , known as "yellow shirts," of defaming former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra . Yellow shirt movement...

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Federal judge rules against drilling moratorium

Erin Bock

September 2, 2010 08:03:53 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday denied the government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Hornbeck Offshore Services and several other drilling companies...

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DOJ files criminal charges against Pakistan Taliban leader

Daniel Richey

September 1, 2010 03:31:30 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it has charged Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimulla Mehsud in connection with the December 30 attack on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)...

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Illinois ex-governor Ryan appeals conviction following honest services ruling

Andrea Bottorff

September 1, 2010 01:24:03 pm

Former Illinois governor George Ryan on Tuesday filed a motion in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asking the judge to vacate his prison sentence, following a recent US...

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Texas appeals court upholds same-sex marriage ban

Dwyer Arce

September 1, 2010 01:05:27 pm

The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas ruled Tuesday that the state ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the US Constitution. The court also held that state trial...

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Federal judge approves $150 million SEC-Bank of America settlement fund

Sarah Miley

September 1, 2010 12:31:03 pm

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Wednesday that a judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved a fund set up by Bank of America (BOA)...

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Federal judge dismisses police officer suit against Arizona immigration law

Ann Riley

September 1, 2010 09:53:09 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Tuesday granted a motion to dismiss a police officer's suit challenging Arizona's controversial immigration law [SB 1070 materials, JURIST news...

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UN official calls for DRC militias to face war crimes for mass rapes

Ann Riley

September 1, 2010 09:35:32 am

UN Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom on Tuesday called for an end to impunity for leaders of militias and armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

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Obama administration appeals stem cell research block

Daniel Richey

September 1, 2010 08:06:54 am

The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed last week's ruling by the US District Court for the District of Columbia that granted a preliminary injunction blocking...

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Europe rights court reviewing Russia freedom of assembly complaint

Sarah Paulsworth

September 1, 2010 07:50:56 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has begun considering a lawsuit filed by three Russian activists alleging their right to freedom of assembly has been violated, their lawyer said Tuesday. The court is reportedly deciding whether...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate

On September 20, 1884, a group of American suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class." Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party. The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.

Catholic Church tries Galileo for heresy

On September 20, 1633, the Roman Catholic Church tried Galileo Galilei on charges of heresy. Galileo was brought before the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith for his assertion that the Earth orbits the Sun. He was sentenced to spend the rest of his life under house arrest. Read documents from the trial of Galileo.

Suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate

On September 20, 1884, a group of suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class."
Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party.

The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries, and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.