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News Federal appeals court postpones execution over drug secrecy
Federal appeals court postpones execution over drug secrecy
William Helbling
July 20, 2014 04:09:01 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Saturday postponed an Arizona death row inmate's execution until prison officials reveal details on the two-drug combination that will be used for the lethal injection....

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News Florida jury hands down $40 billion verdict against tobacco company
Florida jury hands down $40 billion verdict against tobacco company
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 20, 2014 10:34:59 am

A jury for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida on Friday handed down a verdict against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. , awarding the plaintiff $16.8 billion in compensatory damages, and $23.6 billion in punitive damages. The...

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News Ethiopia court charges journalists with terrorism, inciting violence
Ethiopia court charges journalists with terrorism, inciting violence
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 20, 2014 09:50:29 am

An Ethiopian court on Friday charged nine journalists with terrorism and inciting violence under Ethiopia's anti-terrorism law . The journalists, including six bloggers, were arrested in April and have been prevented from accessing their families or...

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News Executions increased worldwide last year: report
Executions increased worldwide last year: report
Kimberly Bennett
July 19, 2014 11:46:40 am

Italian advocacy group Hands off Cain released a report on Friday revealing that the number of deaths by capital punishment increased despite a general global trend toward capital punishment abolition. The organization reports that there are...

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News UN reports possible war crimes in Iraq
UN reports possible war crimes in Iraq
Kimberly Bennett
July 19, 2014 11:23:39 am

There is evidence of serious human rights violations committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) , associated armed groups, Iraqi security forces (ISF) and associated forces in the last month, including some that may...

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News Supreme Court blocks Utah same-sex marriage recognition
Supreme Court blocks Utah same-sex marriage recognition
Kimberly Bennett
July 19, 2014 10:53:47 am

The US Supreme Court on Friday issued a stay on the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in Utah pending final disposition of the appeal by the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit [official...

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News Italy appeals court overturns Berlusconi underage prostitution conviction
Italy appeals court overturns Berlusconi underage prostitution conviction
Kimberly Bennett
July 19, 2014 10:28:18 am

An Italian appeals court on Friday acquitted former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in a prostitution case, reversing a lower court conviction for paying a 17-year-old dancer for sex while he was in...

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News Federal appeals court rules against Oklahoma same-sex marriage ban
Federal appeals court rules against Oklahoma same-sex marriage ban
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 18, 2014 01:38:58 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Friday upheld a ruling striking down Oklahoma's same-sex marriage ban. A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma ...

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News Florida judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban
Florida judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 18, 2014 11:46:54 am

A judge in Florida's Monroe County ruled Thursday that the state's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Luis Garcia ruled in favor of same-sex couples who had challenged the voter-approved ban after they were denied a marriage...

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News Pentagon to transfer 6 Guantanamo detainees to Uruguay: reports
Pentagon to transfer 6 Guantanamo detainees to Uruguay: reports
Dominic Yobbi
July 18, 2014 10:02:51 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has notified Congress that it intends to transfer six Guantanamo detainees to Uruguay, officials said Wednesday. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reportedly notified Congress about the transfers last week,...

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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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