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News Federal appeals court upholds life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder
Federal appeals court upholds life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder
Andrea Bottorff
September 8, 2011 01:41:41 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld a ruling that juveniles convicted of murder may be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole . Kenneth Loggins was convicted of brutally murdering a...

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News Florida ACLU challenges mandatory drug screening for state welfare applicants
Florida ACLU challenges mandatory drug screening for state welfare applicants
Dan Taglioli
September 8, 2011 01:31:26 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) on Wednesday filed a federal class action lawsuit seeking to enjoin implementation of the recently passed state law that mandates drug testing for individuals seeking...

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News UK inquiry: Iraq citizen’s death result of abuse by soldiers
UK inquiry: Iraq citizen’s death result of abuse by soldiers
Dan Taglioli
September 8, 2011 11:28:33 am

A three-year probe into abuse of military detainees in Iraq was finalized Thursday with the release of a report that found numerous British soldiers were involved in specific episodes of abuse of Iraqi citizens. The independent inquiry was led...

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News ACLU: Post-9/11 security measures eroding ‘core values’
ACLU: Post-9/11 security measures eroding ‘core values’
Erin Bock
September 8, 2011 08:59:58 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a report on Wednesday claiming that the US is diminishing its "core values" with regard to various counterterrorism measures put in place during the 10 years since the...

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News Germany high court rejects constitutional challenges to Europe stimulus
Germany high court rejects constitutional challenges to Europe stimulus
Dan Taglioli
September 7, 2011 03:41:34 pm

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected as unfounded three constitutional complaints against German and European legal instruments and other measures in connection with both the European Monetary Union rescue package and the financial aid...

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News Federal appeals court upholds indefinite detention of Guantanamo detainee
Federal appeals court upholds indefinite detention of Guantanamo detainee
Dan Taglioli
September 7, 2011 01:22:19 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the 2010 denial of petition for a writ of habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainee Shawali...

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News Federal appeals court orders DOJ to disclose cell phone tracking case information
Federal appeals court orders DOJ to disclose cell phone tracking case information
Ashley Hileman
September 7, 2011 10:47:21 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disclose docket information of certain cases in which the DOJ used cell phone...

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News Rights group urges UN investigation into alleged Sri Lanka war crimes
Rights group urges UN investigation into alleged Sri Lanka war crimes
Ashley Hileman
September 7, 2011 09:40:20 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized Sri Lanka's investigation into allegations of war crimes committed during its 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and urged the UN to conduct...

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News Federal appeals court allows Arizona same-sex couples’ insurance benefits
Federal appeals court allows Arizona same-sex couples’ insurance benefits
Julia Zebley
September 7, 2011 08:56:27 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that House Bill 2013 , a law rescinding health benefits for same-sex couples in the public sector, is in violation of the equal...

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California high court hears arguments on standing in Proposition 8 case
Julia Zebley
September 7, 2011 07:47:32 am

The California Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments on whether intervening advocacy groups can defend Proposition 8 in court, in response to a certified question by...

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Cuba leases Guantanamo Bay to the US in perpetuity

On February 23, 1903, Cuba leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity" as part of the Cuban-American Treaty. The United States subsequently used the lease to establish a Naval Base at Guantanamo. With the US invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, a military prison was built at Guantanamo to house prisoners of war and terrorism suspects captured by American forces, becoming the subject of much controversy over its detentions without trial.

NAACP founder W.E.B. DuBois born

W.E.B. DuBois, founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was born on February 23, 1868. Review the W.E.B. DuBois Papers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and released FBI files on DuBois kept because of his affiliation with "communist front groups."

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