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News American Indians reach trust settlement with federal government
American Indians reach trust settlement with federal government
Jamie Reese
April 12, 2012 12:28:35 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a $1.023 billion settlement with 41 American Indian Tribes Wednesday. The announcement comes following a 22-month negotiation period after the...

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News Federal appeals court rules stealing source code does not violate trade secrets law
Federal appeals court rules stealing source code does not violate trade secrets law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
April 12, 2012 12:21:28 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday issued an opinion holding that a former Goldman Sachs programmer did not violate a federal law prohibiting theft of trade secrets when he copied...

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News UN rights chief calls for action to end violations in Mali
UN rights chief calls for action to end violations in Mali
Saheli Chakrabarty
April 12, 2012 11:49:13 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday called for urgent national and international action to bring an end to the political instability and continuing human rights violations in Mali. According to Pillay,...

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News India high court upholds right to education law
India high court upholds right to education law
Jennie Ryan
April 12, 2012 11:46:19 am

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday upheld as constitutional a right to education law that requires most schools to reserve one-quarter of its class seats for poor, underprivileged children. The ruling comes after a number of...

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News ICC prosecutor asks court to report Libya to UN over Gaddafi son
ICC prosecutor asks court to report Libya to UN over Gaddafi son
Katherine Getty
April 12, 2012 11:14:51 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday asked the court to report Libya to the UN Security Council for failing to turn over the son of former Libyan leader Muammar...

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News Turkish prosecutors order arrest of former military leaders
Turkish prosecutors order arrest of former military leaders
Jennie Ryan
April 12, 2012 10:37:36 am

Prosecutors in Turkey ordered the arrest of dozens of former military leaders on Thursday for their alleged role in the ouster of former prime minister Necmettin Erbakan . Prosecutors allege that the military leaders, including four retired generals,...

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News Connecticut House passes death penalty repeal
Connecticut House passes death penalty repeal
Julia Zebley
April 12, 2012 09:13:23 am

The Connecticut House of Representatives voted late Wednesday to repeal the death penalty by a vote of 86-63. The Connecticut Senate passed the bill last week . After the bill's final passage, Governor...

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News DOJ calls Texas voter ID law discriminatory
DOJ calls Texas voter ID law discriminatory
Keith Herting
April 12, 2012 09:09:03 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday filed a brief in the US District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the recently passed Texas photo identification law [SB 14...

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News DOJ accuses Apple, publishers of e-book price fixing conspiracy
DOJ accuses Apple, publishers of e-book price fixing conspiracy
Maureen Cosgrove
April 11, 2012 02:36:20 pm

The anti-trust division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York accusing Apple and other...

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France minorities file racial profiling lawsuit
Rebecca DiLeonardo
April 11, 2012 01:36:01 pm

A group of minorities in France has filed a lawsuit alleging police searches are conducted on the basis of racial profiling, according to a statement made by their lawyers and the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) on...

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Gandhi sentenced for sedition after civil disobedience campaign

On March 18, 1922, a court in British-ruled India sentenced Mohandas Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in connection with his civil disobedience campaign for Indian home rule. Read Gandhi's famous statement to the trial court. Gandhi served two years of his sentence and was then released.

Supreme Court requires states to provide counsel for indigent defendants

On March 18, 1963, the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Constitution requires states to provide counsel for indigent criminal defendants. For a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Counsel had been required for indigent federal defendants since 1938.

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