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News Ireland court orders ISPs to block Pirate Bay file-sharing site
Ireland court orders ISPs to block Pirate Bay file-sharing site
G. Redd
June 12, 2013 02:59:28 pm

The High Court in Dublin on Wednesday ordered several Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) and its proxy servers within 30 days. TPB is one of the largest...

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News ICTR prosecutor urges UN sember states to assist in locating Rwanda fugitives
ICTR prosecutor urges UN sember states to assist in locating Rwanda fugitives
Theresa Donovan
June 12, 2013 01:48:32 pm

Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow , Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday reiterated the UN Security Council's request for member states to help bring to justice nine fugitives allegedly responsible...

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News Federal appeals court allows challenge to Oklahoma ‘rain god’ license plate
Federal appeals court allows challenge to Oklahoma ‘rain god’ license plate
Sydney Normil
June 12, 2013 09:02:35 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday ruled that an Oklahoma man had stated a First Amendment compelled speech claim when he challenged Oklahoma's "rain god" license plates. Oklahoma's standard...

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News ACLU challenges Nebraska order denying driver’s licenses to certain immigrants
ACLU challenges Nebraska order denying driver’s licenses to certain immigrants
Laura Klein Mullen
June 12, 2013 08:08:33 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Nebraska filed a lawsuit Monday against Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles challenging the governor's decision to deny...

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News DOJ drops appeal of Plan B contraceptive ruling
DOJ drops appeal of Plan B contraceptive ruling
G. Redd
June 11, 2013 04:54:59 pm

The US Department of Justice and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that neither agency will seek to continue the appeal of a ruling that allows women of all ages to access emergency...

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News US military prosecutors charge Guantanamo detainee with war crimes
US military prosecutors charge Guantanamo detainee with war crimes
Theresa Donovan
June 11, 2013 04:20:40 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday announced that military commission charges have been filed against Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi . Al-Hadi is an Iraqi prisoner who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay...

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News ACLU challenges NSA surveillance measures
ACLU challenges NSA surveillance measures
G. Redd
June 11, 2013 02:53:16 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in conjunction with the New York Civil Liberties Union filed suit Tuesday against the National Security Agency (NSA) challenging its recently revealed phone data collection. As a...

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News Zimbabwe court begins trial of human rights lawyer
Zimbabwe court begins trial of human rights lawyer
Benjamin Minegar
June 11, 2013 01:38:51 pm

A Zimbabwe court on Monday began the trial of Beatrice Mtetwa, a prominent human rights lawyer charged with obstruction of justice and unruly behavior towards police forces. Mtetwa was arrested in March for allegedly interfering with a...

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News UK court upholds expulsion of Chagos islanders in marine protected area
UK court upholds expulsion of Chagos islanders in marine protected area
Benjamin Minegar
June 11, 2013 12:25:41 pm

The High Court in London ruled Tuesday that the British government acted legally when it set up the Chagos Conservation Trust (CCT) in 2010 on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Chagos . In 1965, the UK...

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News Pakistan court grants bail to Musharraf over detention of judges
Pakistan court grants bail to Musharraf over detention of judges
Theresa Donovan
June 11, 2013 11:20:13 am

A Pakistani court on Tuesday granted bail to former president Pervez Musharraf in the case of his 2007 detention of senior judges. The detention came after Musharraf imposed emergency rule in Pakistan. Musharraf, however,...

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On June 2, 1946, Italians approved a public referendum to change their country from a monarchy into a republic for the first time in the nation's history. The Constitution of Italy later came into force on January 1, 1948.

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