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News Austria court finds EU data retention plan violates EU privacy law
Austria court finds EU data retention plan violates EU privacy law
Jerry Votava
December 21, 2012 04:06:00 pm

The Austrian Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the EU Data Retention Directive may violate EU law. The court has referred the case to the...

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News UK court refuses to hear drone strike case
UK court refuses to hear drone strike case
Julie Deisher-Edwards
December 21, 2012 03:51:42 pm

The High Court of England and Wales has refused to allow a legal challenge to the possible role of the UK's spy agencies in aiding CIA drone strikes in Pakistan. Noor Khan, the plaintiff, lives in Miranshah, North...

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News Russia lawmakers approve ban on US adoptions
Russia lawmakers approve ban on US adoptions
Julie Deisher-Edwards
December 21, 2012 02:42:14 pm

The Russian state Duma approved a bill on Friday banning Americans from adopting Russian children . The Duma later expanded the bill to include foreigners from all countries alleged to have violated Russians'...

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News Federal judge orders Alabama to desegregate HIV-positive prisoners
Federal judge orders Alabama to desegregate HIV-positive prisoners
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 21, 2012 01:27:27 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama ruled Friday that Alabama's policy of segregating HIV-positive prisoners violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . The American...

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News Wisconsin appeals court upholds domestic partnership registry
Wisconsin appeals court upholds domestic partnership registry
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 21, 2012 12:17:41 pm

Wisconsin's 4th District Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the state's domestic partnership registry does not infringe on the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Plaintiff Wisconsin Family Action challenged the Domestic Partnership Registry [Wisc. Stats....

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News Canada top court rules witnesses may wear face-coverings in some cases
Canada top court rules witnesses may wear face-coverings in some cases
Jerry Votava
December 21, 2012 11:17:56 am

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that trial court judges may determine on a case-by-case basis whether a Muslim woman should be required to remove her niqab while testifying in court. The split-decision...

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News Syria rights violations persist: UN update
Syria rights violations persist: UN update
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 21, 2012 10:46:09 am

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) in Syria released its latest periodic update on Thursday, finding persistent violence and human rights abuses. The update covers the period of September 28, when...

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News Madoff brother sentenced to 10 years for role in Ponzi scheme
Madoff brother sentenced to 10 years for role in Ponzi scheme
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 21, 2012 10:01:08 am

Peter Madoff , brother of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for his role in Bernard Madoff's multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme. He pleaded guilty to...

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News Argentina convicts former interior minister for ‘Dirty War’ crimes
Argentina convicts former interior minister for ‘Dirty War’ crimes
Julia Zebley
December 20, 2012 01:38:35 pm

An Argentine court on Thursday sentenced former Interior Minister Jaime Smart to life in prison for crimes against humanity during the nation's 1976-1983 "Dirty War" . Smart is the first civilian minister [La Nacion report,...

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Senegal adopts law creating special tribunal for former Chad dictator
Cynthia Miley
December 20, 2012 12:21:58 pm

Senegal's national assembly adopted a law on Wednesday that will allow Senegal to create a special tribunal to try Chad's former dictator Hissene Habre . The law allows Senegal President Macky Sall to ratifying an accord ...

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