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News Supreme Court rules on attorney’s fees under vaccine act
Supreme Court rules on attorney’s fees under vaccine act
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 20, 2013 11:56:50 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Sebelius v. Cloer that an untimely National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA) petition may qualify...

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News UK court denies bail for Abu Qatada
UK court denies bail for Abu Qatada
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 20, 2013 11:56:33 am

A UK immigration tribunal denied bail for radical cleric Abu Qatada Monday due to the high risk of escape. Qatada's lawyers insist that he should be able to spend time with his family before...

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News Former Pakistan military ruler granted bail, remains on house arrest
Former Pakistan military ruler granted bail, remains on house arrest
Lauren Laing
May 20, 2013 11:34:11 am

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was granted bail Monday by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court (ATC), but he remains on house arrest over the murder of former prime ministerBenazir Bhutto ....

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News EU concerned over Russia human rights record
EU concerned over Russia human rights record
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 20, 2013 11:18:25 am

The EU expressed concern with Russia's human rights record Sunday, focusing on the country's recent adoption of restrictive legislation, the prosecution of political activists and efforts towards establishing an independent judiciary. At the human rights consultation...

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News HRW: no progress in Sri Lanka since civil war ended
HRW: no progress in Sri Lanka since civil war ended
Lauren Laing
May 20, 2013 11:12:37 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that no progress has been made in Sri Lanka regarding respect for basic rights and liberties in the four years since the end of the country's brutal 26-year civil...

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News Supreme Court adds 5 cases to next year’s docket
Supreme Court adds 5 cases to next year’s docket
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 20, 2013 10:02:17 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in five cases. In Lawson v. FMR LLC the court will consider whether an employee of a privately-held contractor or subcontractor of...

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News UK judge upholds request to withhold evidence in Russian spy death investigation
UK judge upholds request to withhold evidence in Russian spy death investigation
Theresa Donovan
May 19, 2013 05:26:25 pm

A senior judge for the Judiciary of England and Wales on Friday partially upheld a request by British Foreign Secretary William Hague to withhold certain information from the investigation into the 2006 death...

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News Afghanistan parliament blocks women’s rights legislation
Afghanistan parliament blocks women’s rights legislation
Theresa Donovan
May 19, 2013 04:06:06 pm

The Afghanistan parliament on Saturday blocked legislation that would have worked to strengthen women's rights in the country. If passed, the legislation would have protected provisions of the 2009 Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW)...

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News Rights groups urge Cameroon to drop charges against transgender youths
Rights groups urge Cameroon to drop charges against transgender youths
Endia Vereen
May 19, 2013 11:45:06 am

Five human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) , sent a letter letter Cameroon authorities on Friday to drop the charges against two transgender youths rather than undergoing an appeal to the Cameroon Supreme Court [official...

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News Federal appeals court rules crack cocaine offenders have right to resentencing hearing
Federal appeals court rules crack cocaine offenders have right to resentencing hearing
Endia Vereen
May 19, 2013 11:36:05 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday ruled that people convicted of crack cocaine offenses have a right to resentencing hearings under the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) ....

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Accused Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, put on trial in Israel

On February 16, 1987, accused Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, went on trial in Jerusalem, Israel. The prosecution claimed that Demjanjuk was a notorious prison guard known as "Ivan the Terrible" at the Treblinka extermination camp during World War II. On this basis, Demjanjuk was convicted by the Israeli court of crimes against humanity. However, in August 1993, the conviction was overturned by Israel's Supreme Court on a finding of reasonable doubt. After the decision by the Supreme Court of Israel, Demjanjuk was returned to the United States, where he had been moved after World War II. On December 22, 2006, the US Board of Immigration Appeals ordered him deported to Ukraine on a finding that he had been a guard at other Nazi concentration camps.

American anarchist arrested for advocating birth control

On February 16, 1916, feminist and anarchist Emma Goldman was arrested in New York City for advocating birth control. Learn more about Emma Goldman and her defense of reproductive rights from the University of California, Berkeley.

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