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News Colorado governor signs immigrant tuition bill
Colorado governor signs immigrant tuition bill
Sydney Normil
April 30, 2013 01:28:11 pm

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law on Monday allowing undocumented immigrant students to attend public universities at the same tuition rate as in-state residents. The Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy...

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News Europe rights court rules Ukraine violated ex-PM Tymoshenko’s rights
Europe rights court rules Ukraine violated ex-PM Tymoshenko’s rights
Lauren Laing
April 30, 2013 12:03:21 pm

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that Ukraine violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by jailing former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko for...

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News Pakistan court bans Musharraf from running for public office
Pakistan court bans Musharraf from running for public office
Lauren Laing
April 30, 2013 11:01:53 am

The Peshawar High Court of Pakistan on Tuesday banned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from running for public office for the rest of his life. The court also extended Musharraf's house arrest...

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News Bolivia court rules president can seek third term
Bolivia court rules president can seek third term
Sydney Normil
April 30, 2013 10:49:04 am

Bolivia's Constitutional Tribunal ruled Monday that President Evo Morales can run for a third election term despite the single re-election provision in the Bolivian Constitution . The constitution was amended ...

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News UN group: social protections key to ending child labor
UN group: social protections key to ending child labor
Jerry Votava
April 30, 2013 08:37:04 am

The UN International Labor Organization (ILO) on Monday released a report on child labor advocating social protections as the key to ending the practice. " report contributes to a better understanding of the...

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News Supreme Court denies Alabama immigration appeal, takes drug death case
Supreme Court denies Alabama immigration appeal, takes drug death case
Julia Zebley
April 30, 2013 07:42:22 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in an appeal over Albama's immigration law. In Alabama v. United States the court was asked to consider whether federal...

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News Supreme Court upholds Virginia information act that excludes non-residents
Supreme Court upholds Virginia information act that excludes non-residents
Julia Zebley
April 30, 2013 06:58:07 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in McBurney v. Young that Virginia has the right to exclude non-residents from accessing state records under its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) . The court...

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News EU Kosovo court issues prison sentences in organ trafficking case
EU Kosovo court issues prison sentences in organ trafficking case
Jerry Votava
April 29, 2013 03:50:36 pm

The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Monday sentenced five men to prison for their roles in an organ trafficking syndicate. Lufti Dervishi and his son Arban Devishi were found guilty...

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News Former Guantanamo detainee Khadr to appeal terrorism conviction
Former Guantanamo detainee Khadr to appeal terrorism conviction
Peter Snyder
April 29, 2013 11:27:53 am

A former Canadian Guantanamo prisoner is planning to appeal his US terrorism conviction, his lawyer said Sunday. Omar Khadr , who spent 10 years in Guantanamo, is currently imprisoned in a maximum security...

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News Ireland high court rules paralyzed woman has no right to assisted suicide
Ireland high court rules paralyzed woman has no right to assisted suicide
Peter Snyder
April 29, 2013 10:54:22 am

The Supreme Court of Ireland on Monday rejected an appeal by a paralyzed woman seeking to allow her partner to help her commit suicide. The appellant, Marie Fleming, suffers from end stage multiple sclerosis, a disease...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Pennsylvania police killed 19 miners during strike

The Luzerne County Sheriff and deputies opened fire on a group of 400 striking miners in the town of Lattimer, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1897. Around 19 strikers were killed, and 39 were injured as a result. Luzerne County Sheriff James Martin and his deputies were later acquitted by a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania jury after claiming that the strikers advanced upon the police. Learn more about the Lattimer Massacre from the Zinn Education Project and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book.

Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines. Learn more about Elias Howe from the University of Rochester.

Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France. The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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