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News Supreme Court hears arguments on child pornography, gun purchasing
Supreme Court hears arguments on child pornography, gun purchasing
Cynthia Miley
January 23, 2014 08:07:14 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Paroline v. United States , the court is considering whether a causal relationship must exist under 18 USC § 2259 ...

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News Supreme Court reverses Federal Circuit in Medtronic patent case
Supreme Court reverses Federal Circuit in Medtronic patent case
Daniel Mullen
January 23, 2014 07:15:28 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in the case of Medtronic v. Mirowski Family Ventures reversing the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit . While the Supreme Court held that...

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News Federal judge rules Samsung infringed on Apple’s patented word recommendation technology
Federal judge rules Samsung infringed on Apple’s patented word recommendation technology
Daniel Mullen
January 23, 2014 06:23:52 am

Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in favor of Apple on Tuesday in its patent case against Samsung. Koh partially granted Apple's motion for summary judgment, finding...

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News Same-sex couples sue to overturn Florida marriage ban
Same-sex couples sue to overturn Florida marriage ban
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 22, 2014 01:39:44 pm

Six same-sex couples and the Equality Florida Institute filed a lawsuit in a Florida state court on Tuesday seeking to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage marriage. The lawsuit argues that Florida's...

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News HRW: US undermining efforts to try Assad regime in global court
HRW: US undermining efforts to try Assad regime in global court
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 22, 2014 01:15:28 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday accused the US of undermining efforts to try the Syrian government and its president Bashar al-Assad in the International Criminal Court (ICC) ....

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News Senior UN officials call for dialogue to end unrest in Ukraine
Senior UN officials call for dialogue to end unrest in Ukraine
Peter Snyder
January 22, 2014 11:48:37 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay issued statements Tuesday urging Ukrainian protesters to use restraint and calling on both the government and protesters to work towards constructive...

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News Virginia Supreme Court declines to reconsider Virginia Tech ruling
Virginia Supreme Court declines to reconsider Virginia Tech ruling
Peter Snyder
January 22, 2014 11:14:31 am

The Supreme Court of Virginia on Tuesday declined to reconsider the court's 2013 overturning of a wrongful death verdict against the commonwealth stemming from the 2007 shooting ...

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News Federal appeals court rules juror exclusion for sexual orientation unconstitutional
Federal appeals court rules juror exclusion for sexual orientation unconstitutional
Benjamin Minegar
January 22, 2014 11:04:56 am

A unanimous three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday held that, pursuant to the equal protection clause, sexual orientation is not a permissible basis upon which to exclude...

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News India high court commutes 15 death sentences to life in prison
India high court commutes 15 death sentences to life in prison
Benjamin Minegar
January 22, 2014 10:39:03 am

A three-judge panel for the Supreme Court of India ruled Tuesday that a death sentence can be commuted to a life sentence based upon the government's delay. In ruling, the court nullified the death sentences ...

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News Supreme Court upholds Hawaii redistricting plan
Supreme Court upholds Hawaii redistricting plan
Samuel Franklin
January 22, 2014 09:58:34 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the case of Kostick v. Nago without issuing an opinion, upholding the Hawaii state legislature's redistricting plan. The case was on appeal from the US District Court for...

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Marie Antoinette convicted of treason and guillotened

French Queen consort Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason by a Revolutionary court and then guillotined on October 16, 1793. The queen consort was convicted of conspiring with foreign powers, depleting the treasury, and high treason only four days after her initial arrest on October 12. Her husband Louis XVI was executed nine months prior. Learn more about the trial and execution of Marie Antoinette.

Nazi war criminals hanged

On October 16, 1946, 10 Nazi war criminals, including former German Foreign Minister von Rippentrop, were hanged following the verdicts of the Nuremberg war crimes tribunal.

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