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News Pennsylvania agencies submit brief in shale drilling law appeal
Pennsylvania agencies submit brief in shale drilling law appeal
Matthew Pomy
September 5, 2012 11:41:58 am

Attorneys for Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Public Utility Commission (PUC) filed a brief with the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Tuesday arguing that the appellate court erred in overturning portions of...

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News Federal judge rules airlines must stand trial for 9/11 negligence claim
Federal judge rules airlines must stand trial for 9/11 negligence claim
Keith Herting
September 5, 2012 11:24:54 am

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that American Airlines and United Continental Holdings must stand trial to defend against a claim by World Trade Center Properties (WTCP), the owners of the World Trade Center towers, who claim that the negligence...

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News UN SG accuses Syria government, rebels of rights violations
UN SG accuses Syria government, rebels of rights violations
Keith Herting
September 5, 2012 09:59:38 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told a General Assembly meeting on Wednesday that both Syrian and rebel forces are responsible for perpetrating widespread rights abuses across the nation. In a statement accompanying his remarks, Ban noted that...

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News Planned Parenthood asks federal appeals court to reconsider Texas funding law
Planned Parenthood asks federal appeals court to reconsider Texas funding law
Maureen Cosgrove
September 5, 2012 09:57:40 am

Planned Parenthood on Wednesday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reconsider its ruling which allows Texas to impose a funding ban on clinics affiliated with abortion providers...

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News AI urges investigation of Maldives human rights violations
AI urges investigation of Maldives human rights violations
Matthew Pomy
September 5, 2012 09:48:00 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday revealed violent human rights violations committed in the Maldives against opposition groups and called for an immediate independent investigation into the actions of security forces. The Maldives have...

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News Mauritania extradites Libya ex-intelligence chief
Mauritania extradites Libya ex-intelligence chief
Maureen Cosgrove
September 5, 2012 09:29:28 am

Mauritanian authorities extradited former Libyan chief of intelligence Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya on Wednesday according to Mauritania state news agencies. Al-Senussi was arrested in Mauritania in March, and Libya is now seeking to try al-Senussi ...

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News Federal judge rules sex reassignment surgery medically necessary for inmate
Federal judge rules sex reassignment surgery medically necessary for inmate
Julia Zebley
September 5, 2012 06:33:08 am

The chief judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that an inmate serving life without parole must be granted gender reassignment surgery as it is the only possible treatment...

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News Federal judge orders Oracle to pay Google $1 million in court costs
Federal judge orders Oracle to pay Google $1 million in court costs
Dan Taglioli
September 4, 2012 04:23:37 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday ordered Oracle to reimburse Google about $1 million for costs incurred during the course of the companies' recent patent litigation...

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News Egypt charges former culture minister with corruption
Egypt charges former culture minister with corruption
Sung Un Kim
September 4, 2012 12:57:07 pm

The Egyptian Ministry of Justice on Tuesday brought charges against former culture minister Farouq Hosni for corruption. He has been accused of illegally obtaining 27 million Egyptian pounds (USD $4.5 million) during his term as culture minister...

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Cambodia to deport founder of Pirate Bay file-sharing site
Sung Un Kim
September 4, 2012 12:35:45 pm

Cambodian officials said Tuesday that they will deport the Swedish founder of the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) . The announcement came after visiting Swedish officials presented the Cambodian authorities with the conviction and prison...

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Anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody

On September 12, 1977, South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody after having suffered a massive head injury during interrogation following his arrest. The story of journalist Donald Woods' investigation into the circumstances of Biko's death was the basis of the 1987 film Cry Freedom. Read an address on Stephen Biko delivered by then-South African President Nelson Mandela on the 20th anniversary of Biko's death in 1997.

Supreme Court unanimously rejects state challenge Brown v. Board of Education

On September 12, 1958, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a state government challenge to Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka Kansas, which had overturned segregation. In Cooper vs. Aaron, the State Government of Arkansas challenged the authority of the Court to implement desegregation. The Court responded by forcefully re-asserting its authority and the authority of the federal government over the states.

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