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News Switzerland court rules Google Street View constitutes breach of privacy
Switzerland court rules Google Street View constitutes breach of privacy
Ashley Hileman
April 5, 2011 12:41:16 pm

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court (FAC) on Monday publicized its ruling that Google Street View constitutes a breach of privacy for the country's citizens and ordered Google to take extra...

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News Kenya urges ICC to drop post-election violence cases
Kenya urges ICC to drop post-election violence cases
Sarah Posner
April 5, 2011 12:35:03 pm

Kenya has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to dismiss the cases against six senior Kenyan leaders accused of committing crimes against humanity and contributing to the 2007-2008 post-election violence . Kenyan...

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News UN rights office urges Yemen to halt use of force against protesters
UN rights office urges Yemen to halt use of force against protesters
Maureen Cosgrove
April 5, 2011 12:11:49 pm

The UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged the Yemeni government to discontinue using force against peaceful protesters . The OHCHR insisted that Yemen deliver on...

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News Lawyers for convicted Vietnam rights activist allege improper trial
Lawyers for convicted Vietnam rights activist allege improper trial
Matt Glenn
April 5, 2011 09:41:20 am

Lawyers for human rights lawyer and activist Cu Huy Ha Vu claimed Tuesday that the judge failed to allow key evidence at Vu's trial on charges of carrying out anti-state propaganda. The court convicted Vu on Monday,...

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News Federal appeals court dismisses challenge to FCC net neutrality rules
Federal appeals court dismisses challenge to FCC net neutrality rules
Aman Kakar
April 5, 2011 08:09:18 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday granted a motion by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to dismiss a challenge to the new net neutrality...

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News Dutch court upholds ban on religious headscarves in Catholic school
Dutch court upholds ban on religious headscarves in Catholic school
Jennie Ryan
April 4, 2011 03:06:42 pm

A Dutch court in the Amsterdam district of Haarlem on Monday upheld a ban on Islamic headscarves at Don Bosco College , a Catholic school in Volendam. The...

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News Spain court seeks extradition of Guatemalan massacre suspect
Spain court seeks extradition of Guatemalan massacre suspect
LaToya Sawyer
April 4, 2011 02:36:20 pm

A Spanish court issued an international arrest warrant on Monday for the extradition of Jose Sosa Orantes, a former Guatemalan soldier being held in Canada for his involvement in a 1982 massacre during Guatemala's 36-year civil war ....

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News Holder announces 9/11 conspirators to face military trials
Holder announces 9/11 conspirators to face military trials
Ann Riley
April 4, 2011 02:23:45 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other co-conspirators will be tried before a military commission for their roles in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Holder,...

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News Supreme Court rules challengers to Arizona tax credit lack standing
Supreme Court rules challengers to Arizona tax credit lack standing
Erin Bock
April 4, 2011 01:17:10 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn that respondents lacked standing to bring suit regarding the constitutionality of an Arizona tax credit....

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Supreme Court limits federal habeas review
Ashley Hileman
April 4, 2011 01:06:41 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Cullen v. Pinholster that review under the federal habeas law is limited to the record that was before the state court, reinstating...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Sandra Day O'Connor confirmed as first female US Supreme Court justice

On September 21, 1981, the US Senate approved the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to the US Supreme Court by a vote of 99-0, making her the first female Supreme Court justice. Learn more about Justice O'Connor from Oyez.

Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines

On September 21, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation 1081, implementing martial law in the Philippines. Marcos used the proclamation not only to suppress a communist insurgency but to eliminate political opponents as well. He remained in power until he was forced from office and into exile by the People Power Revolution in 1986.

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