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News Federal judge blocks controversial Florida election law
Federal judge blocks controversial Florida election law
Max Slater
June 1, 2012 11:23:17 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Thursday blocked part of a new Florida election law that plaintiffs claim restrict voter registration efforts. Judge Robert Hinkle struck down...

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News DOJ defends warrantless GPS tracking
DOJ defends warrantless GPS tracking
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 1, 2012 11:09:32 am

A lawyer for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday defended the warrantless use of global positioning system (GPS) devices on suspects' vehicles despite a January Supreme Court ruling declaring GPS...

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News Federal judge allows Google Books class action to proceed
Federal judge allows Google Books class action to proceed
Sung Un Kim
June 1, 2012 10:28:57 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday granted class action status to numerous authors suing Google over its book-scanning initiative ....

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News France PM: same-sex marriage, adoption laws to be introduced
France PM: same-sex marriage, adoption laws to be introduced
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 1, 2012 10:15:15 am

Laws legalizing marriage and adoption for same-sex couples will soon be introduced in France, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told a French television station on Friday. Same-sex marriage is currently banned by law in France. The prime minister's...

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News Anti-gay killings increased in 2011: report
Anti-gay killings increased in 2011: report
Max Slater
June 1, 2012 10:05:06 am

Incidents of hate-based murders against LGBT individuals in the US increased in 2011, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) reported Thursday. The annual report, entitled "Hate Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and...

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News Ecuador plaintiffs file suit against Chevron in Canada
Ecuador plaintiffs file suit against Chevron in Canada
Sung Un Kim
June 1, 2012 09:11:20 am

Ecuadorian plaintiffs seeking to collect on a judgment against Chevron Corp over Amazon pollution on Wednesday filed a collection action in Ontario's Superior Court of Justice . The pollution was originally...

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Syria government releases 500 detained protesters
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 1, 2012 09:07:00 am

The Syrian government has released more than 500 prisoners detained during pro-democracy demonstrations in the last month, Syria's official news agency reported Thursday. The report indicated that the government released 265 prisoners on May 5 and another...

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News Libya to begin prosecution of senior Gaddafi officials
Libya to begin prosecution of senior Gaddafi officials
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 1, 2012 08:27:18 am

Libya will begin the prosecution of senior officials who served under former leader Muammar Gaddafi in June, Prosecutor-General Abdul Azizi al-Hassadi told reporters on Thursday. The trials will begin with the prosecution of former...

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News SunTrust Mortgage agrees to settle discrimination case for $21 million
SunTrust Mortgage agrees to settle discrimination case for $21 million
Sung Un Kim
June 1, 2012 07:45:10 am

SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. agreed on Thursday to a $21 million settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for discrimination in the pricing of mortgage loans. DOJ had filed a suit against the...

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Nuremberg war crimes trials began

On October 18, 1945, the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals began. Read US prosecutor Robert H. Jackson's opening statement.

Women declared "Persons" in Canada

On October 18, 1929, The Privy Council of the United Kingdom declared that women were considered "persons" under the laws of Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada had held in Edwards v. Canada that women were not considered "persons" under Canada's governing law, the British North America Act. The Privy Council overturned this ruling, declaring "that the exclusion of women from all public offices is a relic of days more barbarous than ours. And to those who would ask why the word 'persons' should include females, the obvious answer is, why should it not?"

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