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News Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict date
Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict date
Sarah Posner
February 22, 2012 03:02:10 pm

An Egyptian judge on Wednesday scheduled the verdict date for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak for June 2, with Mubarak declining to address the court before the sentencing and verdict are set to...

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News Supreme Court overrules Montana high court riverbed title decision
Supreme Court overrules Montana high court riverbed title decision
Maureen Cosgrove
February 22, 2012 03:02:00 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in PPL Montana v. Montana that the Montana Supreme Court erred in failing to use a well-settled approach to determine whether the water beds at issue...

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News Rights commission urges Ecuador president to suspend sentencing in libel suit
Rights commission urges Ecuador president to suspend sentencing in libel suit
Sarah Posner
February 22, 2012 02:21:40 pm

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and his administration on Tuesday to postpone the sentencing of El Universo managers convicted of...

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News Supreme Court remands case challenging California Medicaid law
Supreme Court remands case challenging California Medicaid law
Maureen Cosgrove
February 22, 2012 02:05:58 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday in Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California that the parties to the suit could return to the US Court of Appeals for the...

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News EU to ask high court to evaluate anti-piracy agreement
EU to ask high court to evaluate anti-piracy agreement
Rebecca DiLeonardo
February 22, 2012 01:47:49 pm

The European Commission said Wednesday that they will seek guidance from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) before moving forward with the ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) , a controversial...

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Rights group urges US to investigate Yemen ex-president Saleh
Max Slater
February 22, 2012 01:05:12 pm

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) sent a letter to US officials Tuesday urging an investigation into the crackdown against protesters by forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh [official website, in...

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Journalist rights group concerned about press freedom
Rebecca DiLeonardo
February 22, 2012 12:53:54 pm

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released its annual Attacks on the Press report , expressing concern about increased censorship of journalists worldwide in 2011. The CPJ criticized the growing trend of government censorship, especially Internet...

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News New Jersey court reverses partial dismissal of same-sex marriage suit
New Jersey court reverses partial dismissal of same-sex marriage suit
Dan Taglioli
February 22, 2012 12:20:16 pm

The New Jersey Superior Court on Tuesday reinstated one count of a marriage equality lawsuit against the state's civil union system, reversing the court's own decision to dismiss the count...

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News West Africa stability threatened by organized crime, drug trafficking: UN
West Africa stability threatened by organized crime, drug trafficking: UN
Jennie Ryan
February 22, 2012 12:07:36 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Tuesday for an increase in efforts to curb transnational organized crime, drug trafficking and piracy in West Africa. In an address to the UN Security Council ,...

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Egypt court rules parliamentary election process unconstitutional
Dan Taglioli
February 22, 2012 11:33:22 am

The High Administrative Court of Egypt ruled Monday that the voting system used in the recent parliamentary election was unconstitutional. The election was held over three stages from late November to January, and its the elaborate...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Confederate rebels' voting rights restored under amnesty

On May 22, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the General Amnesty Act, allowing all but about 500 Southern male voters denied voting rights as a punishment for rebellion under the XIVth Amendment to regain their right to vote and hold office. General amnesty was finally made universal on June 6, 1898.

Sri Lanka constitution ratified

On May 22, 1972, the former British colony of Ceylon ratified a new constitution, becoming the Republic of Sri Lanka.

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