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News Turkish court bans access to Charlie Hebdo cover
Turkish court bans access to Charlie Hebdo cover
Taylor Gillan
January 14, 2015 12:23:28 pm

A Turkish court on Wednesday banned access to websites showing the new cover of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo , which features a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad. The court's prohibition of access to the sites is reportedly...

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News Senators propose legislation to halt release, transfers of Guantanamo inmates
Senators propose legislation to halt release, transfers of Guantanamo inmates
William Helbling
January 14, 2015 11:59:19 am

A group of US senators on Tuesday proposed legislation that would place a moratorium on the releases or transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. Republican Senators Kelly Ayotte, John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Richard Burr touted [press...

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News New York City officials agree to end solitary confinement for young offenders
New York City officials agree to end solitary confinement for young offenders
William Helbling
January 14, 2015 11:31:20 am

New York City officials announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a plan that will eliminate the use of solitary confinement for inmates 21 or younger at Rikers Island prison . The new plan comes on...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on EEOC, False Claims Act
Supreme Court hears arguments on EEOC, False Claims Act
Peter Snyder
January 14, 2015 11:29:18 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday. In Mach Mining, LLC v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission the court has been asked to settle a circuit split...

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News France police arrest 54 people for supporting terrorism
France police arrest 54 people for supporting terrorism
Peter Snyder
January 14, 2015 11:04:00 am

French police have arrested 54 people for verbally supporting or threatening terrorist acts in the wake of the terrorist attacks at the offices of French humor magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket. The French...

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News Yugoslav war crimes tribunal refuses to revoke release of Serb nationalist
Yugoslav war crimes tribunal refuses to revoke release of Serb nationalist
Bradley McAllister
January 14, 2015 07:18:37 am

Judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday denied a request from the ICTY prosecutor's office to revoke the provisional release of a Serb nationalist who was granted...

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News Supreme Court upholds bank robber’s conviction
Supreme Court upholds bank robber’s conviction
Bradley McAllister
January 13, 2015 04:27:19 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously affirmed the conviction of a bank robber for violating the forced accompaniment provision of the Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes section of the US Code, 18 USC §...

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Zimbabwe court halts eviction of farmers
Valerie Howell
January 13, 2015 01:08:11 pm

Zimbabwe's High Court on Tuesday ordered an immediate halt to the demolition of the homes of farmers who were evicted to clear space for a game park envisioned by First Lady Grace Mugabe . The case...

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News South Carolina judge declares mistrial in police shooting case
South Carolina judge declares mistrial in police shooting case
Laura DeGeer
January 13, 2015 12:40:03 pm

Judge Edgar Dickson of the South Carolina Circuit Court , on Tuesday, declared a mistrial in the murder case against a former police chief for the 2011 killing of an unarmed black man. This decision followed...

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Saudi Arabia increases prison sentence for human rights lawyer
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 13, 2015 12:34:06 pm

A Saudi judge on Tuesday sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Walid Abu al-Khair to an additional five years in jail after he refused to show remorse for "showing disrespect" to authorities and creating an unauthorized...

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Gandhi sentenced for sedition after civil disobedience campaign

On March 18, 1922, a court in British-ruled India sentenced Mohandas Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in connection with his civil disobedience campaign for Indian home rule. Read Gandhi's famous statement to the trial court. Gandhi served two years of his sentence and was then released.

Supreme Court requires states to provide counsel for indigent defendants

On March 18, 1963, the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Constitution requires states to provide counsel for indigent criminal defendants. For a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Counsel had been required for indigent federal defendants since 1938.

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