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News Michigan court rules marijuana cannot be sold at private shops
Michigan court rules marijuana cannot be sold at private shops
Maureen Cosgrove
August 24, 2011 01:44:20 pm

A Michigan court of appeals ruled Tuesday that medical marijuana cannot be sold at private dispensaries. The defendants are owners of Compassionate Apothecary (CA) , a privately owned medical marijuana dispensary that facilitates...

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News Hadzic pleads not guilty at ICTY
Hadzic pleads not guilty at ICTY
Maureen Cosgrove
August 24, 2011 01:03:21 pm

Accused war criminal Goran Hadzic on Wednesday entered a not guilty plea at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Hadzic had refused to enter a plea in July when he...

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News Bangladesh must end extrajudicial killings: AI
Bangladesh must end extrajudicial killings: AI
Maureen Cosgrove
August 24, 2011 11:33:05 am

Bangladeshi authorities must put an end to extrajudicial executions by government authorities, Amnesty International (AI) urged on Wednesday. In a report entitled "Crimes Unseen: Extrajudicial Executions in Bangladesh" , AI alleges that the Rapid...

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News Thailand court acquits ex-wife of ex-PM Thaksin
Thailand court acquits ex-wife of ex-PM Thaksin
Maureen Cosgrove
August 24, 2011 10:17:17 am

A Thai court on Wednesday acquitted Pojamarn Shinawatra , the ex-wife of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra , overturning a tax evasion conviction. Shinawatra was convicted of tax evasion in...

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News ICC ends first war crimes trial
ICC ends first war crimes trial
Maureen Cosgrove
August 24, 2011 09:09:29 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday concluded its first war crimes trial after two years. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) militia leader Thomas Lubanga was taken into ICC custody in March 2006,...

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News UN rights expert urges Thailand to combat human trafficking
UN rights expert urges Thailand to combat human trafficking
Maureen Cosgrove
August 23, 2011 02:08:58 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on human trafficking Joy Ngozi Ezeilo on Monday urged the government of Thailand to improve measures to combat human trafficking , as well as protect the rights of migrant workers. The trafficking trade...

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News Federal judge rules music file-sharing site liable for infringement
Federal judge rules music file-sharing site liable for infringement
Maureen Cosgrove
August 23, 2011 01:12:37 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday ruled that a music file-sharing site could be held liable for contributory copyright infringement. EMI , along with...

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News Liberia constitutional referendum ballot errors rampant
Liberia constitutional referendum ballot errors rampant
Maureen Cosgrove
August 23, 2011 12:00:07 pm

The National Election Commission (NEC) of Liberia distributed defective paper ballots for Liberia's constitutional referendum Tuesday. Liberians were slated to vote today on four constitutional amendments, including a provision to change the election...

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News UN rights expert condemns US domestic violence laws
UN rights expert condemns US domestic violence laws
Maureen Cosgrove
August 23, 2011 09:50:59 am

UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Rashida Manjoo called Tuesday on the US government to reevaluate its domestic violence policies . The request comes in response to a report ...

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UN rights council adopts Syria probe resolution
LaToya Sawyer
August 22, 2011 09:18:22 pm

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday voted 33-4 to adopt a resolution ordering an investigation into crimes against humanity in Syria and urging the Syrian government once again to halt...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years in UK prison

On March 1, 1950, German-British atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a UK court for passing British and American nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Read a biography of Fuchs from PBS.

Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law

On March 1, 1875, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law. It declared that all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law. In 1883, in the Civil Rights Cases, the US Supreme Court ruled the 1875 Act unconstitutional and unauthorized by either the 13th or 14th Amendments. Congress passed no more civil rights legislation until 1957.

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