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News Federal judge allows Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights challenge to proceed
Federal judge allows Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights challenge to proceed
Dan Taglioli
July 31, 2012 04:38:15 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Colorado on Monday ruled that a challenge to the Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) can proceed. The lawsuit argues that TABOR is unconstitutional [Denver Post...

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News India Supreme Court allows Exxon Valdez to be scrapped in country
India Supreme Court allows Exxon Valdez to be scrapped in country
Dan Taglioli
July 31, 2012 03:53:05 pm

The Supreme Court of India ruled Monday that the ship formerly known as the Exxon Valdez may be dismantled at the country's biggest scrapyard. The two-judge panel headed by Altamas Kabir overruled [Bloomberg...

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News Former Saudi Arabia Guantanamo detainee surrenders
Former Saudi Arabia Guantanamo detainee surrenders
Sung Un Kim
July 31, 2012 03:21:47 pm

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of the Interior announced Monday that a former Guantanamo Bay inmate who had completed the country's militant rehabilitation program surrendered to Saudi authorities. Adnan al-Sayegh, who was placed in the Ministry's rehabilitation...

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News London court denies bail for Muslim cleric held since 2002
London court denies bail for Muslim cleric held since 2002
Dan Taglioli
July 31, 2012 02:19:25 pm

The UK High Court in London on Monday denied an application for bail by Muslim cleric Abu Qatada . Qatada had challenged a previous ruling that had denied him bail on...

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News Report urges Mexico authorities to investigate human rights violations
Report urges Mexico authorities to investigate human rights violations
Rebecca DiLeonardo
July 31, 2012 12:39:54 pm

Complaints about violations committed by Mexico's military forces have been on the rise, a report issued by the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego (TBI) said on Monday. The report alleges that Mexican...

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News AI: Mali authorities must investigate torture, disappearances
AI: Mali authorities must investigate torture, disappearances
Rebecca DiLeonardo
July 31, 2012 11:42:40 am

Malian soldiers loyal to the country's coup leader, Captain Amadou Sanogo, have been committing human rights violations, including torture, extra-judicial killings, and enforced disappearances, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report on Tuesday....

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News India authorities, Maoists threatening activists: HRW
India authorities, Maoists threatening activists: HRW
Sung Un Kim
July 31, 2012 11:37:34 am

Indian authorities and Maoist rebel groups have threatened and attacked civil society activists thereby interfering with the human rights work in the area of central and eastern India, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported [text, PDF; press release...

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News Visa fees breach EU antitrust laws: EU Commission
Visa fees breach EU antitrust laws: EU Commission
Sung Un Kim
July 31, 2012 10:43:51 am

The European Commission on Tuesday stated that Visa Europe, a subsidiary of Visa, Inc. , has breached EU antitrust laws. Visa Europe imposes multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) that retailers must pay for accepting...

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News US State Department releases religious freedom report
US State Department releases religious freedom report
Rebecca DiLeonardo
July 31, 2012 10:35:54 am

The US Department of State (DOS) on Monday released its annual International Religious Freedom Report documenting threats to religious freedom throughout the world. The report documents current international threats to religious freedom—particularly laws that punish religious...

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News ECCC appoints US judge to investigate new war crimes cases
ECCC appoints US judge to investigate new war crimes cases
Brandon Gatto
July 31, 2012 09:48:45 am

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) , Cambodia's UN-supported war crimes tribunal, announced Monday that it has appointed a US judge to investigate two new Khmer Rouge cases, strongly opposed by...

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Supreme court overturns racially restrictive covenants

On May 3, 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that racially restrictive covenants violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, even covenants between private individuals. In Shelley v. Kraemer, the Court overturned a covenant among members of a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri that restricted home sales to only white families.

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