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New York top court rules towns may ban fracking
Taylor Gillan
July 1, 2014 09:40:00 am

The New York Court of Appeals ruled Monday that towns can use zoning laws to ban hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking , within their town lines. In a 5-2 decision, the court ruled in...

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Taylor Gillan
July 1, 2014 08:55:15 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday unanimously affirmed a 30-year jail sentence for former army chief Augustin Bizimungu for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide [UNCHR...

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Federal appeals court revives Abu Ghraib torture lawsuit
Kimberly Bennett
July 1, 2014 07:11:30 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Monday that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia erred in concluding that it lacked jurisdiction over a...

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Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to California fuel law
Kimberly Bennett
July 1, 2014 06:32:24 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition for certiorari in an appeal from the US Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit decision that California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard...

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